Outlines the strengths-based approach & details 41 interventions across several strengt...
Kevin M. Powell, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, trainer, consultant, and author who has provided assessment and treatment services to at-risk (or what he likes to call ‘at-promise’) children, adolescents, and their families for over three decades. He has worked in schools, community-based agencies, a hospital, and residential programs, including 20+ years in a maximum-security detention centre. Dr. Powell is also an adjunct faculty member at Colorado State University in the Department of Psychology where he is conducting research on protective factors associated with resilience in youth and adults (Powell, Rahm-Knigge, & Conner, 2021).
He has authored several publications focusing on strengths-based services and story books aimed at children and their caregivers.
Dr. Powell presents nationally and internationally on a variety of strengths-based topics to help promote healthy, prosocial development in youth and families.