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Residents’ Councils and Strengths-Based Approaches – Fact Sheet
This Fact Sheet introduces a strength-based approach in the context of engaging residents throughout the home’s operations, committee meetings and Residents’ Council. It includes an overview of the model, with a detailed explanation of what it means to focus on strengths, as well as a simple set of questions, inspired by Eden Alternatives, to illustrate how one might use this approach in various scenarios.