Strengths Based Approach

Strengths Based Approach

Strengths Based Approach to Listening and Asking

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A worker listened to a young unwed mother talks about how she dropped out of school and got pregnant and has no skills necessary to find a job paying higher than minimum wage. Finally, the worker interrupts to ask, “Did you have to get pregnant? Didn’t you know about any birth control?”

The worker questions are inappropriate because they insinuate irresponsibility and ignorance on the part of the young unwed mother. The worker assumes that birth control is an obvious thing. He/she does not take into account possible reasons why the mother may not have utilized it. More so, the worker interrupts the speaker which does not allow her to give full information…………………………