Elements of Change
Understanding Strengths
Random
Assessing Change-Readiness & Variables comprising Underlying Conditions
Behavior
100

Persons sense of uneasiness with the present situation; Generally associated with an unmet need. 

What is Discomfort?

100

This must be identified and build on to help families.

What is strength? 

100

Seriousness of behaviors/circumstances reflected by the safety factor; the number of safety factors identified; the degree of a child's vulnerability and need for protection; the age of the child.

What is sand?

100

Internalization of responsibility

What is Phase 3?

100

This is a physical or psychological drive or instinct leading to or sustaining behavior design to satisfy its self.

What are needs?

200

The vision of something different - a goal or changed state of relationships, conditions, and behavior patterns - for which the individual can strive.

What is Preferred Future?

200

This can control impulsive behavior when there would be negative.

What is defense and coping mechanisms? 

200

A child is safe when there is no immediate or impending danger of serious harm to a child’s life or health as a result of acts of commission or omission (actions or inactions) by the child’s parents and/or caretakers.

What is safety?

200

Discomfort and Preferred Future

What is Phase 1?

200

These are patterns in individuals that arise from their history, evolve over time, and influence behavior.

What are underlying conditions?

300

The confidence or belief in one's power or ability to produce desired results.

What is Efficacy?

300

Using the skill can help you confide and others and feel listen to.

What is interpersonal skills and support? 

300

Create or allows to be created a substantial risk of physical injury to such child by other than accidental means which would be likely to cause death or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted impairment of physical or emotional health or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ.

What is child abuse? 

300

 A talent or ability that has potential for development or use. It includes cognitive ability, interpersonal skills, physical ability, etc. 

What is Capability?

300

These are psychological, physical, sociological, and/or environmental circumstances that may contain strengths or undermine your family's ability to meet its members needs.

What are contributing factors?

400

A state in which an individual believes that personal physical safety, attachments, identity, trust in others, and autonomy are not threatened while the individual is engaged in the change process. 

What is Emotional Security?

400

This can create emotional safety through healthy imagination play.

What is creativity? 

400

Expressed as a question as ideas or values or wishes; often begins with openers like "Don't you think..." or "Wouldn't you like..."

What is statement question?

400
The set of beliefs a person has about him/herself. it evolves out of interaction with the environment over time, is expressed in behavior, and consists of four descriptors: Lovable, Worthwhile, Capable, & Responsible. 

What is self-concept? 

400

N+UC+CF+S

What is behavior?

500

The extent to which an individual accepts personal responsibility for working to achieve the preferred future. 

What is Internalization of Responsibility? 

500

I will use humor to deal with feelings of hurt or anger.

What is humor?

500

Organize the current information about the case and yourself. Develop multiple hypotheses. Gather data from multiple sources in relation to the current hypothesis. Evaluate the information including any hypothesis related to abuse and maltreatment. Take action based on the decisions, while continually re-evaluating and making changes accordingly.

What is ODGET?

500

"That complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society." 

What Is Culture?

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