Methoden vergleichen

	Social Support Assessment	Strengths Assessment
Fachgebiet	Social Work	Social Work
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1988	2012
Urheber	Multiple traditions; perceived-support scale by Zimet et al., buffering theory by Cohen & Wills	Dennis Saleebey (strengths perspective); Charles Rapp & Richard Goscha (strengths model assessment)
Typ	Assessment of the structure, function, and perceived adequacy of a client's social support	Structured, domain-based assessment of client and environmental strengths
Wegweisende Quelle	Zimet, G. D., Dahlem, N. W., Zimet, S. G., & Farley, G. K. (1988). The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Journal of Personality Assessment, 52(1), 30–41.	Saleebey, D. (Ed.). (2013). The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice (6th ed.). Pearson. ISBN: 9780205011544
Aliasnamen	Social Support Measurement, Perceived Social Support Assessment, Social Support Network Assessment, Social Support Inventory	Strengths-Based Assessment, Strengths Perspective Assessment, Strengths Model Assessment, Asset-Based Assessment
Verwandt	4	3
Zusammenfassung	Social support assessment is the systematic appraisal of the people and resources a client can draw on, the kinds of support they provide, and how adequate that support feels relative to the client's needs. Drawing on the structural-functional theory of support and on validated instruments such as the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, it gives social workers a structured way to map who is in a client's network, what emotional, instrumental, informational, and appraisal support those ties offer, and where gaps leave the client vulnerable — information that is central to strengths-based intervention and care planning.	Strengths assessment is a structured way of assessing a client that deliberately foregrounds capabilities, resources, and aspirations rather than deficits and problems. Grounded in the strengths perspective articulated by Dennis Saleebey and operationalized in Charles Rapp and Richard Goscha's strengths model, it surveys the client's life domains — such as daily living, health, finances, relationships, leisure, and spirituality — to record what is already working, what the person wants, and the personal and environmental resources available to get there. Those strengths then become the raw material for goal-setting and intervention.