Gordon Hamilton's approach centers on releasing resources in the immediate environment and capacities of the individual to achieve what outcome?

Gordon Hamilton's approach centers on releasing resources in the immediate environment and capacities of the individual to achieve what outcome?

• A. A fuller life
• B. Better compliance with rules
• C. Reduction of all support services
• D. Elimination of environmental risks

Answer: (A)

Strengths-based, resource-focused practice centers on releasing the resources that already exist in a person’s life—their environment and personal capacities—to support a fuller, more meaningful life. By identifying what the individual can do, what supports are accessible (family, friends, community services, skills), and how these pieces can work together, the worker helps expand options, promote autonomy, and enhance wellbeing. The aim is not just compliance with rules, not to reduce services, and not to eliminate risks, but to enable a richer, more engaged life.

Strengths-based, resource-focused practice centers on releasing the resources that already exist in a person’s life—their environment and personal capacities—to support a fuller, more meaningful life. By identifying what the individual can do, what supports are accessible (family, friends, community services, skills), and how these pieces can work together, the worker helps expand options, promote autonomy, and enhance wellbeing. The aim is not just compliance with rules, not to reduce services, and not to eliminate risks, but to enable a richer, more engaged life.