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Author : George Thorman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Helping Troubled Families written by George Thorman and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Curtis Janzen
Publisher : Wadsworth
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Family Treatment in Social Work Practice written by Curtis Janzen and published by Wadsworth. This book was released on 1986 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeks to address the needs of social workers in finding effective ways to deal with family problems encountered in practice.
Author : Frances Scherz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351520326
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book Family Social Welfare written by Frances Scherz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our changing cultural environment and societal attitudes are subtly but unmistakably altering the personality development of the individual and the functioning of the family. The increasing complexity of the emotional and social problems of their clients is requiring social workers to understand and meet the needs of the entire family group as well as of its individual members. Two nationally known experts in the field have collaborated in writing the first comprehensive work to deal with this new trend in social work. The authors' many years of experience in practice, teaching, and observation throughout the field are reflected in this lucid and systematic book, which introduces the reader to what is known about normal and deviant behavior in the context of family life, how families can be helped to lead normal lives, and how disrupted family structures can be rebuilt. In addition, the practitioner will find in this pioneering volume important new diagnostic insights and valuable guidelines for his work. The case material used throughout the book, in brief form, for illustrative purposes, is drawn from various social welfare agencies. In general, the cases were chosen because each has applicability to the work of different kinds of social agencies. Selected reading suggestions have been compiled with respect to each section for the reader interested in enlarging his knowledge about human behavior, our society, and the giving of help to troubled families and individuals. These reading suggestions include not only relevant nonfiction, but also fiction-old and new-that offers valuable insights into certain behaviors and circumstances of troubled individuals and families. Of immediate usefulness as a text in all courses in social work and sociology dealing with the family, this book will prove equally valuable to social workers in voluntary agencies as well as to those in public social agencies at local, state, and national levels, to teachers, and
Author : Robert T. Constable
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Social Work with Families written by Robert T. Constable and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Keith Davies
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0857009745
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Social Work with Troubled Families written by Keith Davies and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2015-03-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical introduction to the Troubled Families Programme (TFP), this book explores the roots, significance and effectiveness of troubled family approaches in social work. An important strand of government social policy, the TFP gives rise to a number of ethical and political questions about assertive outreach, choice, use of power and eliding the structural inequalities which, it is often argued, largely account for the difficulties troubled families face. Social Work with Troubled Families: A Critical Introduction debates these issues, offers an examination of the systemic framework which underpins it and looks at the initiative in a broader context. This interdisciplinary study will be an important resource for social workers, social work students, practice educators and academics for its examination of practice methods. As an exploration of social policy it will appeal to social scientists and to policy makers along with those who seek to influence them.
Author : Michael J. Holosko
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118420918
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)
Download or read book Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families written by Michael J. Holosko and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lifespan approach presenting evidence-informed interventions for working with individuals and families Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families covers assessment of and intervention with children, adolescents, adults, the elderly, and families. It offers an array of pedagogical features within each chapter, as well as online resources and review questions at the conclusion of each chapter to help guide critical thinking about topics. Reflecting the current state of evidence-informed social work practice, each chapter's contributors emphasize the incorporation of wider forms of systematically collected data such as case studies, best or promising practices, and consumer-focused data. Reading this book will not only give readers the tools to work effectively with individuals and families, but also develop their skills in evidence informed practice. Comprehensive and insightful, Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families is a student- and practitioner-friendly text identifying the best assessment tools and strategies available for social workers to successfully serve individuals and families facing a broad range of challenges.
Author : Andrew Turnell
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 033523030X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Working with Denied Child Abuse written by Andrew Turnell and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2006-09-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can professionals build constructive relationships with families where the parents dispute professional allegations of serious child abuse? How can meaningful safety for children be created in these families? How can professionals work together constructively in such cases? Situations where parents refute child abuse allegations made against them are often deemed to be impossible or untreatable by statutory and treatment professionals. These cases can consume enormous amounts of professional time and energy and frequently become bogged down by ongoing professional-family mistrust and dispute. Often, the decision to close such cases comes about not because the children are safe, but rather because the professionalsrun out of ideas, time and energy. Working with ‘Denied’ Child Abuse presents an innovative, safety-focused, partnership-based, model called Resolutions, which provides an alternative approach for responding rigourously and creatively to such cases. It describes each stage of this practical model and demonstrates the approach through many case examples from therapists, statutory social workers and other professionals working in Europe, North America and Australasia. The book is key reading for legal, health and social care professionals working in the area of child protection.
Author : Christopher G. Petr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195157559
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Social Work with Children and Their Families written by Christopher G. Petr and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensively revised version of the first edition, this text focuses on the practical foundational knowledge required to practice social work effectively in the complex and fast-changing world of services to children and their families. The core organizing framework consists of eight pragmatic perspectives: combating adultcentrism, family-centered practice, the strengths perspective, respect for diversity and difference, the least restrictive alternative, ecological perspective, organization and financing, and achieving outcomes. Unlike most texts that focus either on direct practice or on policy, Petr's revised volume integrates current policy-including recent reform efforts-with "best practices." The student thus gains a deep appreciation for how direct social work practice is linked to, and even guided by, contemporary policy initiatives and the values that underscore those initiatives. Two new chapters are devoted specifically to the fields of child welfare and children's mental health, providing an overview of the laws, policies, practices, and terminology pertaining to each setting. The next eight chapters focus on each pragmatic perspective and its relevance to child welfare and children's mental health. The in-depth case studies that comprise the concluding two chapters illustrate how typical client situations can be successfully addressed within the context of the pragmatic perspectives. Packed with case studies, specific practice instruction, chapter summaries, and suggested learning activities, this book prepares students and practitioners to think and act professionally in ways that are consistent with current laws, values, policies, and reform efforts in the field.
Author : Malcolm Bush
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520360796
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Families in Distress written by Malcolm Bush and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.
Author : Joel F. Handler
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1483260143
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)
Download or read book The Coercive Social Worker written by Joel F. Handler and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coercive Social Worker: British Lessons for American Social Services focuses on the role of social services in public departments of welfare, with emphasis on the enormous power of the social worker to impose the casework plan on the client. It explains how traditional social work theory combines with the delivery of "hard" services in the integrated, comprehensive family service to produce social workers with such power. Some of the lessons that can be learned by American social service agencies from the British experience are discussed. Comprised of seven chapters, this volume begins with a historical background on Britain's public social service program, launched in 1970 to provide a comprehensive, integrated family service at the local government level. The significance of the British experience to American social services is considered, with particular reference to the relationship between social work theory and social service policy and administration. The foundations of the modern welfare state are also discussed, along with social services in America in an income maintenance setting. The final chapter examines the problems facing the consumer of a comprehensive, integrated family service; the creation and implementation of administrative discretion in the social service context; legal rights of consumers; and alternative systems for the delivery of social services. This book is intended for social work professionals, administrators, policymakers, and advocates of the rights of people who deal with social welfare agencies.
Author : Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309522692
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Violence in Families written by Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-02-27 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, myriad treatment and prevention programs are providing services to victims and offenders. Although limited research knowledge exists regarding the effectiveness of these programs, such information is often scattered, inaccessible, and difficult to obtain. Violence in Families takes the first hard look at the successes and failures of family violence interventions. It offers recommendations to guide services, programs, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for offenders, and law enforcement. Included is an analysis of more than 100 evaluation studies on the outcomes of different kinds of programs and services. Violence in Families provides the most comprehensive review on the topic to date. It explores the scope and complexity of family violence, including identification of the multiple types of victims and offenders, who require different approaches to intervention. The book outlines new strategies that offer promising approaches for service providers and researchers and for improving the evaluation of prevention and treatment services. Violence in Families discusses issues that underlie all types of family violence, such as the tension between family support and the protection of children, risk factors that contribute to violent behavior in families, and the balance between family privacy and community interventions. The core of the book is a research-based review of interventions used in three institutional sectors--social services, health, and law enforcement settings--and how to measure their effectiveness in combating maltreatment of children, domestic violence, and abuse of the elderly. Among the questions explored by the committee: Does the child protective services system work? Does the threat of arrest deter batterers? The volume discusses the strength of the evidence and highlights emerging links among interventions in different institutional settings. Thorough, readable, and well organized, Violence in Families synthesizes what is known and outlines what needs to be discovered. This volume will be of great interest to policymakers, social services providers, health care professionals, police and court officials, victim advocates, researchers, and concerned individuals.
Author : Pat Starkey
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780853236665
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (366 download)
Download or read book Families and Social Workers written by Pat Starkey and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.
Author : Institute For Institute For Career Research
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781717013354
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Your Career As a Social Worker written by Institute For Institute For Career Research and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY SOCIAL WORKERS focus on working with individuals under the age of 18 as well as their family members, guardians, foster parents, and any other adults who are living in the same households. These social workers may provide all of the services their clients require in terms of counseling and guidance. They may also become the advocate for the client, representing their needs to various social service agencies that provide food, clothing, shelter, education, and a deeper level of therapy than the social worker can offer. School social workers are primarily concerned with the problems their young clients are having in school, but they will often have to reach into the student's home experience to understand where the problems are coming from. Youth and family social workers can deal directly with their clients' problems on their own, or they can advocate to social service agencies for further professional help. Social work in general is one of the most challenging professions. Whether working with troubled youths, families in crisis, the homeless, substance addiction, pregnant teenagers, abused elders - you are entering a world of trouble. It takes someone with a strong will, a sense of purpose, extreme dedication, a commitment to social justice and to serving others. The people you will be working for are only there because they have problems - often serious problems - and they are counting on you to help solve them. Sometimes there will be solutions but often, too often, there will not be any readily available. It is a profession that will often beat you down, bring you to tears, and push your self-control to the limit. It will also time and again reward you with overwhelming joy when you have succeeded in helping a child or a family escape from a terrible situation that has been wrecking their lives. If you are considering becoming a social worker specializing in working with children and families, it is worth noting that there will be a strong demand for your services for several years to come. You should also know that an important part of your undergraduate and graduate education will include being an intern in a social work agency - referred to as field placement - so you can get a very good idea of whether you want to continue pursuing social work as a career fairly early on in the process.
Author : Nancy Boyd Webb
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462537553
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Social Work Practice with Children, Fourth Edition written by Nancy Boyd Webb and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of the author's Social work practice with children, c2011.
Author : Jo Cunningham
Publisher : Learning Matters
ISBN 13 : 1473933838
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)
Download or read book Social Policy and Social Work written by Jo Cunningham and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework that they work within. From safeguarding service users and enabling them to improve their lives, to protecting the most vulnerable in society, social policy also has a vital role to play within social work education. It is important therefore for students to engage critically with social policy. This book introduces policy and shows how it has changed and evolved over time, how it reflects changes in society and how it is applied to everyday practice.
Author : Jill Duerr Berrick
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190295759
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Take Me Home written by Jill Duerr Berrick and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a profound crisis in the United States' foster care system, Jill Duerr Berrick writes in this expertly researched, passionately written book. No state has passed the federally mandated Child and Family Service Review; two-thirds of the state systems have faced class-action lawsuits demanding change; and most tellingly, well over half of all children who enter foster care never go home. The field of child welfare has lost its way and is neglecting its fundamental responsibility to the most vulnerable children and families in America. The family stories Berrick weaves throughout the chapters provide a vivid backdrop for her statistics. Amanda, raised in foster care, began having children of her own while still a teen and lost them to the system when she became addicted to drugs. Tracy, brought up by her schizophrenic single mother, gave birth to the first of eight children at age fourteen and saw them all shuffled through foster care as she dealt drugs and went to prison. Both they and the other individuals that Berrick features spent years without adequate support from social workers or the government before finally achieving a healthier life; many people never do. But despite the clear crisis in child welfare, most calls for reform have focused on unproven prevention methods, not on improving the situation for those already caught in the system. Berrick argues that real child welfare reform will only occur when the centerpiece of child welfare - reunification, permanency, and foster care - is reaffirmed. Take Me Home reminds us that children need long-term caregivers who can help them develop and thrive. When troubled parents can't change enough to permit reunification, alternative permanency options must be pursued. And no reform will matter for the hundreds of thousands of children entering foster care each year in America unless their experience of out-of-home care is considerably better than the one many now experience. Take Me Home offers prescriptions for policy change and strategies for parents, social workers, and judges struggling with permanency decisions. Readers will come away reinvigorated in their thinking about how to get children to the homes they need.
Author : Darren Hill
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137604352
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (376 download)
Download or read book Exploring and Locating Social Work written by Darren Hill and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging and accessible introduction to social work encourages reflective learning in preparation for practice. Direct linking of key concepts to professional standards ensures that students are able to build up an understanding through context and reflective points, and with an emphasis on diversity, ideology, and preparing for practice, students will benefit from both practical and theoretical guidance. Sections are designed to work as both integrated and standalone resources and the flexible methodology will support a range of courses and learning techniques.
