1st Edition
Social Work Practice with Children and Families A Family Health Approach
By Francis K.O. Yuen
Copyright 2005
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
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Effectively engage clients in working for personal change Social Work Practice with Children and Families presents the framework for family health social work and its applications in various practice environments. This vital textbook provides a unique blend of academic deliberations and practical service guidelines. Case examples or discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter to... Read more
- About the Editor
- Contributors
- Foreword (Doman Lum)
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Family Health Social Work Practice and Change (Francis K. O. Yuen)
- Family Health Social Work Practice
- Reasons and Needs for Change
- Working for Change and Outcomes of Change
- SECTION I: PRACTICE INTERVENTIONS
- Chapter 2. Forensic Social Work and Child Sexual Abuse: Family Health Practice and Institutional Constraints (Gregory J. Skibinski and George E. Connor)
- Introduction
- Types of Diversion Programs
- Legal Constraints
- Political Constraints
- Professional Constraints
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Using Bibliotherapy in Family Health Social Work Practice with Children of Divorce (John T. Pardeck)
- Introduction
- Family Health Considerations
- Family Health and Bibliotherapy
- Goals and Principles Guiding Bibliotherapy
- The Process of Bibliotherapy
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Adaptive Strategies for Rural Families Living with HIV/AIDS (Susan C. Dollar)
- Introduction
- HIV/AIDS in the Rural Context
- Family and Community Interventions
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5. Beyond Crisis Intervention: Services for Families with Children with Disabilities (Ute C. Orgassa)
- Introduction
- Families with Children with Disabilities
- The Double ABCX Model
- Services and Interventions for Families with Children with Disabilities
- Chapter 6. Understanding Children’s Reactions to Loss: A Holistic Approach (Joyce Burris)
- Introduction
- Cultural Practices and the Role of Children
- The Grieving Process
- What Helps to Support Children As They Grieve?
- Grieving Children and Developmental Issues
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7. Family Health Social Work Practice with Mexican Migrant and Seasonal Farmworking Families (Chrystal C. Ramirez Barranti)
- Introduction
- My Name Is Compesino
- Biopsychosocial Dimensions Impacting Well-Being and Family Health
- Conclusion
- SECTION II: POLICY, PROGRAMS, AND EMERGING FAMILIES
- Chapter 8. Grandparents As Parents: An Emerging Family Pattern (Christine A. Price)
- Introduction
- Concerns of Custodial Grandparents
- Family Health Practice Concerns
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions and Resources
- Chapter 9. Lesbian and Gay Families: The Changing and Often Unsteady Legal and Social Environment (Robin Kennedy)
- Introduction
- Legal Inequities
- Current State of Gay AND Lesbian Families
- Legal Interventions
- Health Care for Gay and Lesbian Families
- The Developmental Stages of a Gay/Lesbian Family
- Suggested Readings
- Chapter 10. When the Family Becomes the State: Child Welfare and Foster Care Policies Affecting Family Health and Well-Being (Susan A. Taylor)
- Introduction
- The Child Welfare System: A Graduated Approach to State Intervention
- Child Welfare Service Differentiation
- What Children Need
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Homeless Women with Children: Their Health and Implications for Family Health Practice (Susan Talamantes Eggman)
- Introduction
- Homeless Families: A Definition
- Why Are Families Homeless?
- Poverty and Homelessness
- Health Care Policy to Homeless Families
- Health and Health Care Issues for Homeless Families
- Implications
- Chapter 12. The Neighborhood As a Resource for Family Health Social Work Practice (Nicole Nicotera)
- Introduction
- Part One: Understanding the Neighborhood As Habitat and Niche
- Part Two: Literature Review from the Adult's Worldview
- Part
Biography
Francis K. O. Yuen
