LEADER 03729nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910451842503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-52947-3 024 7 $a10.7312/wise12462 035 $a(CKB)2550000000101818 035 $a(EBL)895294 035 $a(OCoLC)826477580 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC895294 035 $a(DE-B1597)459444 035 $a(OCoLC)796813119 035 $a(OCoLC)979967702 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231529471 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL895294 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10563431 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL684170 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000101818 100 $a20040624d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEmpowerment practice with families in distress$b[electronic resource] /$fJudith Bula Wise 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (341 p.) 225 1 $aEmpowering the powerless 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-12463-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tEditor's Note -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tPart I. A Family-Centered Empowerment Framework -- $t1. Empowerment Then and Now -- $t2. Seeing Families Through an Empowerment Lens -- $tPart II. Three Family Profiles: The Journey from Oppression to Empowerment -- $t3. The Laurencio-Smith Family: Our Differences Saved Us -- $t4. The Williams Family: New Lives Beyond Incest -- $t5. The Brown-Wiley Family: Homeless No More -- $tPart III. Helping Families -- $t6. The Phases and Actions of Empowering Practice -- $tPart IV. A Closer Look at Families WITH Their Communities -- $t7. Empowering Families with Community Resources -- $t8. Supporting Theories that Empower Social Worker-Family Transactions -- $tAppendix A. Cross-Cultural Counseling Competencies: A Conceptual Framework -- $tAppendix B. The Family Power Analysis -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aFor more than 150 years, empowering practices have been used by social workers in their work with families, but the techniques of today differ significantly from those of the pioneers or even from those of a few years ago. Today's practitioners recognize that empowering others is impossible; social workers can, however, assist others as they empower themselves. This book integrates time-honored approaches with today's more modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. Synthesizing several theoretical supports-the strengths perspective, system theory, theories of family well-being, and theories of coping-the author responds to the question "What works?" with today's families in need. Practice illustrations are provided throughout to bring concepts to life and, more important, to present families describing their own experiences with achieving empowerment. 410 0$aEmpowering the powerless. 606 $aFamily social work 606 $aSocial work with people with social disabilities 606 $aDysfunctional families$xServices for 606 $aPower (Social sciences) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFamily social work. 615 0$aSocial work with people with social disabilities. 615 0$aDysfunctional families$xServices for. 615 0$aPower (Social sciences) 676 $a362.82/532 700 $aWise$b Judith Bula$01046588 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451842503321 996 $aEmpowerment practice with families in distress$92473599 997 $aUNINA