William E. Gordon advocates matching which elements to enhance potential and relieve problems?

William E. Gordon advocates matching which elements to enhance potential and relieve problems?

• A. Coping capacities of the individual and qualities of the environment
• B. Clinical diagnoses with treatment plans
• C. Community resources with national policy
• D. Economic resources with service quotas

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is person-environment fit: matching what an individual can cope with (their coping capacities) to the qualities and supports of their environment. When this alignment is good, the person has the resources they need and the environment offers appropriate support, which together enhances potential and reduces problems. In practice, you assess both sides—the client's strengths and coping skills and the environment’s resources, demands, and supports—and then work to either bolster the person’s coping or modify the environment to create a better fit. For example, someone with strong problem-solving skills but unstable housing benefits from stable housing and access to community resources, while someone with limited supports but solid coping skills benefits from strengthening social connections and supports. This approach differs from focusing solely on diagnoses with treatment plans, or addressing macro-level policy or resource quotas, which do not center on aligning an individual's coping with their immediate environment.

The idea being tested is person-environment fit: matching what an individual can cope with (their coping capacities) to the qualities and supports of their environment. When this alignment is good, the person has the resources they need and the environment offers appropriate support, which together enhances potential and reduces problems. In practice, you assess both sides—the client's strengths and coping skills and the environment’s resources, demands, and supports—and then work to either bolster the person’s coping or modify the environment to create a better fit. For example, someone with strong problem-solving skills but unstable housing benefits from stable housing and access to community resources, while someone with limited supports but solid coping skills benefits from strengthening social connections and supports. This approach differs from focusing solely on diagnoses with treatment plans, or addressing macro-level policy or resource quotas, which do not center on aligning an individual's coping with their immediate environment.