TY - BOOK AU - Rapp, C A AU - Goscha, R J TI - The strengths model: a recovery-oriented approach to mental health services SN - 0199764085 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press N2 - This book demonstrates an evidence-based approach to helping people with mental illness identify and achieve meaningful and important life goals. This third edition charts the evolution of the strengths model, reviews the empirical support behind it, and illustrates the techniques and values that guide its application. Chapters cover: a beginning theory of strengths; the purpose, principles and research results of the strengths model; engagement and relationship; strengths assessment; personal planning; resource acquisition; commonly asked questions (objections) ER -