Family · Strengths
Family Strengths Inventory Worksheet
Six strengths of resilient families
Family therapy over-focuses on what's broken. This inventory — adapted from strengths-based family research (Stinnett, DeFrain) — names what's actually working, so you know what to keep protecting.
Six strengths of resilient families — rate 0–10
Strength
0–10
Example
Appreciation & affection · commitment · positive communication · time together · spiritual / meaning wellbeing · ability to manage stress & crisis.
What we do well that we don't celebrate
The single strength I'm most grateful for right now
One strength we want to grow — and one small experiment
What you water grows
Families become more of what they pay attention to. Attention on strengths isn't denial of problems — it's fuel for solving them.