1st Edition
Collaborative Family Work A practical guide to working with families in the human services
By Chris Trotter
Copyright 2013
256 Pages
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Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
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Routledge
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Life can be a struggle for some families and support from skilled human service workers can make a real difference. Collaborative Family Work offers practical strategies for working with families, always emphasising the importance of collaboration in assisting them in developing strategies to learn new skills and improve their lives. Chris Trotter explains how to identify strengths, assist... Read more
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Acknowledgements
1 Introduction: Why Collaborative Family Work?
2 Family work models and theories
3 The Collaborative Family Work model
4 Preparing families for family work and developing ground rules
5 Identifying issues to work on and focusing on strengths
6 Deciding what to work on first and setting goals
7 Problem exploration and developing strategies
8 Reviewing and concluding the family work sessions
References
Index
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction: Why Collaborative Family Work?
2 Family work models and theories
3 The Collaborative Family Work model
4 Preparing families for family work and developing ground rules
5 Identifying issues to work on and focusing on strengths
6 Deciding what to work on first and setting goals
7 Problem exploration and developing strategies
8 Reviewing and concluding the family work sessions
References
Index
Biography
Chris Trotter is Professor in Social Work at Monash University. He has an international reputation for his research on family work, offender supervision and pro-social modelling. He is author of Working with Involuntary Clients and Helping Abused Children and their Families, and his books have been translated into German, Japanese and Chinese.
