Fostering humanistic counseling via utilizing the Search Institute's Asset Checklist: An outcome study

Abstract

This study combined asset (i.e., strength) assessment, measured by the Search Institute's Asset Checklist, and humanistic counseling approaches to measure effects on self-reported assets in two similar vulnerable adolescent populations in therapeutic residential treatment centers located in the rural Rocky Mountain West. Results indicated that seven of eight asset categories increased from baseline to follow-up assessment, with four of those categories having statistically significant increases. Total Asset scores also indicated substantial overall asset building during treatment. Suggestions are included, especially for one concerning area, Constructive Use of Time.