As Chris' highly acclaimed book, Reflecting Strengths, made its way around the world, requests poured in from folks who wanted to use this remarkable collection for personal and professional development, staff training, parenting and more. The Workbook is designed to meet those needs with…

• Extensive new learning materials to walk you, progressively and logically, through the development of a strengths-focused perspective and practice with young people - and yourself!
• Nearly 100 exercises for discussion, writing and putting the ideas into action.
• Several additional articles and printable materials for you to use as you wish.
• A special set of questions and exercises in each section designed to help you focus on 1-2 specific youth.

Over the course of the workbook, every chapter of Reflecting Strengths is used to illustrate key concepts, challenge your thinking and provide the foundation for exercises, discussion, reflection and ways to practice. Use it as:

• a progressive, experiential course that you can complete by yourself or in a group;
• a facilitator's guide to staff training and development;
• a wonderful collection of ideas, stories, concepts and resources to enhance whatever you do, from parenting to management to your own personal development.

The complete package includes The Workbook plus one copy each of the book and the audio book CD. (Great for staff development or group discussion!)You may also purchase the Workbook/book combo, Workbook/CD combo or, if you already own Reflecting Strengths, the Workbook by itself.

Want a taste? Preview select sections by clicking on the links below.

Workbook Contents

a note from the author
about this workbook

1. why focus on strengths?
2. what are "strengths"?
3. embrace paradox
4. embrace the person in front of you
5. FOCUS & become an alternate mirror
   
6. be a strengths detective
7. ask… then teach them right back
8. name the strengths… specifically, authentically, effectively
   
9. while holding them accountable
10. what do you mean, it's all about me?
11. now join the improvisation
12. yea, but...
13. as you begin to see with new eyes
    

Addendum I: Additional articles by Chris Trout
Addendum II: Additional resources from SIF

Book & Audiobook Contents

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1. Introduction
2. Bring it on! 
3. Your beautiful children 
4. Treat me "as if" 
5. It takes time to change my mind 
6. But she's so passive! 
7. What if you didn't know my past? 
8. If only you knew why 
9. What about the negative stuff? 
10. Incredibly powerful… and absolutely powerless 
11. Who's in a rut? 
12. Parenting is like jazz? 
13. Here's the deal (view pdf) (Listen)
14. The power of "and" 
15. What do you want? 
16. Do you believe? 
17. The power of one 
18. Who believed in Ray? 
19. Everyone wins 
20. Saying goodbye well 
21. Give yourself a break! 
22. Life's little miracles (Listen)
23. Closing and resources