Ciczkowska-Giedziun, Małgorzata2013-02-092013-02-092011Roczniki Socjologii Rodziny, 2011, tom 21, s. 213-228.0867-2059http://hdl.handle.net/10593/4460New initiatives that release strengths, resources and power are undertaken in the process in supporting families. Discovering clients' strengths, sources, competences and potential possibilities are described in a conception of strengths-based social work practice. This model of social work strengthens human capital, depends on redress the balance,strengths, self-respect, improves abilities and in a consequence increases to empowers selfcontrol and own life. The practical example of this idea is a proposal of building solutions, which is called solution-focused approach. The aim of this article is to present how to work with clients (with methodical hints in working with families) in this idea and also examples how to use this approach in working with families in specific problems.plArtykuł