@article{Banerjee_2014, title={Strengths Despite Constraints: Memoirs of Research in a Slum in Calcutta}, volume={3}, url={https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/510}, abstractNote={This narrative focuses on apowerful experience I had with Raquella, one of the respondents I met during myresearch in a slum in Calcutta. This encounter allowed me to identify strengthsin Raquella that she did not identify herself. To enable readers to understandthe context within which this strength emerged, I first share someobservations, interviews, and thoughts related to what it was like to live in aslum. Then I will present Raquella’s story reflecting her strengths andconstraints. Finally, I will tell you about my experience with Raquella and mystruggle to make sense of it; and end the narrative with some words on strengthbased social work practice, teaching and research.Copyright of Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping is the property of ClevelandState University and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to alistserv without the copyright holder’s express written permission. However, users may print,download, or email articles for individual use.}, number={3}, journal={Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping}, author={Banerjee, Mahasweta M.}, year={2014}, month={May}, pages={36–45} }