STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH IN WORKING WITH TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES: A REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE

Based on the analysis of literature, paper reviews characteristic application strength-based approach at level territorial community, which has become widespread since 1990s. It was stressed that this belongs to emancipatory (developmental) macro-practice social work and is aimed using community resources solve collective problems, as well ensuring more equitable relations in community. The highlights for relatively stable situations communities developing communities, following strategies could be used: participation; empowerment; asset-based development. authors specify peculiarities these approaches within communities.While crises emergencies, a resilience development strategy commonly used. This involves building members' ability use their own overcome emergencies return normal life. reveals process working with considers stages: assessment losses risks; determining capacity; education training; formation resilience. These stages are presented such way can pass gradually or cyclically, case when impact emergency prolonged repeated.The features key components strengths-based applied community: action self-organization; positive self-identification values; viability (resilience) specifics outlined, differences from classical typology models (by J. Rothman) discussed.