What's Right With You? Using strength-based approaches to empower patients, communities, and learners

Authors

Luke Sanchez, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine
Derek Lin, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine
Anthony Fleg, University of New Mexico, Family and Community Medicine

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2-9-2024

Abstract

A deficits model is the cornerstone for the health professions education, practice and scholarship. With a focus on diseases, deficits, addictions, social risk factors, this approach has a risk of disempowering patients, communities, and learners. A strength-based approach instead focuses on what people and communities do well – resources, skills, strengths, resilience, etc. – with intention of building upon these to improve health. Strength-based approaches are critical for decolonization and for undoing racism. This session, led by HSC students, presents a mixture of data and personal experience to elucidate the importance of strength-based approaches to health, with guidance on how to move our HSC closer to this reality.

Comments

Presented at the HSC Education Day 2024

Recommended Citation

Sanchez, Luke; Derek Lin; and Anthony Fleg. "What's Right With You? Using strength-based approaches to empower patients, communities, and learners." (2024). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hsc_ed_day/189