| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 社會政策與社會工作學系 === 95 === This study aims at applying the Strengths Perspective to the teenagers with emotional and behavioral problems from high risk families. The specific purposes are: (1) to observe the changes on the emotional and behavioral problems within the teenagers who were served; (2) to examine the adaptability and effects of the Strengths Perspective on this population and (3) based on the findings to suggest treatment model for this population.. Therefore, this study used a single subject design and utilized both qualitative and quantative approaches. Multiple sources of data were collected, including archive, case records, interviews, direction observation, and participation observation. Two teenagers and their family from Nantau were the subjects of this study.
Thd major findings are as follows:
First, the emotional and behavioral development of teenagers from high risk families: The impact that families brought to the teenagers were: Family resources could influence the diversity of the choices that the teenagers had; the conflicts between parents and children had also affected the teenagers’ adaptation to life;in terms of the teenagers’ developmental characteristics, they faced the crisis of self-identity, however they also tried to cope with their emotional and behavioral difficulties; yet, teenagers from high risk families also hadtheir own strengths,for instance, they could understand the situation of their families and they displayed good social learning abilities, to name only a few.
Second, the findings concering the application of the Strengths Perspective to the teenagers with the emotional and behavioral problems: the relationship built between the case manager and the teenagers could influence the trust that the teenagers had on the case managers. The teenagers expected that the case manager played a role that was different from that of a teacher or their parents, and they liked to be director of their own goal. Using the strengths perspective the teenager and the case manager worked together as a teem to exert synergy, and the case manager tried every possible way to facilitate the goal-setting and personal plan; yet the ultimate purpose was to instill hope and empower them therefore their autonomy could be enhanced.
Third, the influence of the researcher: In this study, the researcher was also the case manager. Thus, the researcher’s personal attributes, such as the reflection of his/her own personal life, work style, the counterpart and counterbalance between the role as a researcher and as a case manager, and the division of labor between the researcher and the agency all had crucialinfluence on the development of the cases.
Based on the above mentioned findings, the discussions and suggestions are madefor the reference of related research and practice in the future.
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