Strength-Centered Services
Empowering. Healing. Life-changing. These are some of the words survivors have used to describe Strengths-Centered services, an innovative approach to survivor-centered services that Friendship Home has developed, implemented and continually refined over the last 24 years.
In the year 2000, Friendship Home partnered with the Gallup organization, becoming the first domestic violence shelter to use the CliftonStrengths assessment with survivors of domestic violence. Building from that initial partnership, we developed a curriculum, resources and training specific to using Gallup’s research-based tools within the unique setting of a domestic violence shelter program.
Strengths-Centered Services has transformed our program and we would love to help other agencies experience that same transformation through the multi-layered benefits it provides:
For Survivors:
Honors each survivor’s unique strengths, creating more individualized and empowering support, and encouraging deeper healing from the negative impacts of domestic violence.
For Children:
Values each child’s natural talents, building positive self-concept, resilience and sense of self-efficacy.
For Advocates:
Builds a more supportive, positive and empowering workplace, decreasing the potential for vicarious trauma and burnout.
For Agencies:
Reduces turnover, and increases staff satisfaction, engagement and team building.
If you are interested in learning more about our Strengths-Centered Services or how to implement this transformative approach in your program, please email info@friendshiphome.org.
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