5 Column Approach : A Tool for Strength Based Work
We do better when we build from what we do well. We do better when we work from our strengths. We mostly know this about ourselves, but how do we put it into practice? Working from a strengths based approach does not always come easily and naturally to everyone, yet it can be life changing for both the facilitator and the person being assisted. One of the tools I have found helpful is the 5 Column approach. Developed by St Lukes I have found it an effective tool to guide and assist myself, and others to identify steps for change. For more about the strengths approach I recommend a book I have found very useful: “The Strengths Approach: a strengths-based resource for sharing power and creating change” by Wayne McCashen. Along with information on developing and working from a strengths based approach in a very practical way, it also contains an explanation with examples of the 5 column approach in action. While…