Social Work Practice with Children and Families : A Family Health Approach

ISBN-13: 9780789017963 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 273 str.

Francis K. O. Yuen

Opis

Presents the framework for family health social work and its applications in various practice environments. Provides a unique blend of academic deliberations and practical service guidelines.

Spis treści

• 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

O autorze

Francis K. O. Yuen