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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791216503321

Autore

Hanson Marci J.

Titolo

Understanding families : supportive approaches to diversity, disability, and risk / / Marci J. Hanson, and Eleanor W. Lynch with Mary Kanne Poulsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland ; ; London, [England] ; ; Sydney, [Australia] : , : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-59857-638-0

1-59857-522-8

1-59857-525-2

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Disciplina

362.82

Soggetti

Family social work

Family services

Dysfunctional families - Services for

Families - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Book Title; Contents; About the Authors; About the Contributor; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Families in the 21st Century; Chapter 2: Cultural, Ethnic, and Linguistic Diversity; Chapter 3: Families in Context: Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding and Supporting Families; Chapter 4: Traditional and Evolving Family Roles and Functions; Chapter 5: Families with Children with Disabilities; Chapter 6: Families Living in Poverty; Chapter 7: Family Life at Risk: Pressure from Outside and Turmoil Within; Chapter 8: Infant/Family and Early Childhood Mental Health

Chapter 9: Creating Family-Professional AlliancesChapter 10: Communicating and Collaborating with Families; Chapter 11: Strategies for Supporting Families; Appendix 11A: Getting to Know Each Family; Conclusion: The Family as Possibility; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Today's American families are more complex and diverse than ever



before-and today's child and family professionals must be fully prepared to meet their needs. Interventionists educators, health care professionals, therapists, and social workers will get the strong foundation they need with the NEW edition of this trusted textbook, a comprehensive guide to working effectively and respectfully with contemporary families.Highly respected experts Marci Hanson and Eleanor Lynch have expanded and updated their bestselling text, weaving in cutting-edge research on social, demographic, and economi