The Experiences of Homeless Youth When Using Strengths Profiling to Identify Their Character Strengths.

ABSTRACT: Individuals, particularly those considered "hard-to-reach," often engage well with assessment tools that involve active dialogue and the co-construction of knowledge. Strengths profiling is one such tool that enables a person-centered and autonomy supportive approach to the identification of character strengths. Strength profiling is an adaptation of performance profiling used in sport psychology, which has not yet been utilized in broader psychological research or clinical practice. Supporting an individual by raising awareness of their personal character strengths is an effective and growing mechanism for promoting psychological well-being. Strengths profiling involves several stages of exploring, defining, and assessing character strengths, leading to the identification of signature str

SUBMITTER: Cooley SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6769124 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature