Using the Strength-Based Approach Described by Kretzmann and Colleagues to Establish

question 7

Multiple Choice

Using the strength-based approach described by Kretzmann and colleagues to establish occupational therapy practice in the area of community development, you would begin with an assessment of the community. Which of the following should be included in this assessment?

• A) Identify financial resources that communities could contribute to people with mental illness.
• B) Identify skills and resources that people with mental illness could contribute to their communities.
• C) Identify potential residential facilities for people with mental illness.
• D) Determine how community agencies can prevent re-hospitalization for individuals with mental illness.

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