This book provides students and practitioners with a theoretical and methodological foundation for implementing client- and family-centered partnership' approaches in human services. Unlike other texts in the field, the author integrates the principles and practices of sociology with applied work in the helping professions and shows how key sociological concepts can be used to explain the nature of clients' perspectives and expand client opportunities.
This book provides students and practitioners with a theoretical and methodological foundation for implementing client- and family-centered partnershi...
This popular clinical reference and text provides a multisystems perspective on childhood disability and its effects on family life. The volume examines how child, family, ecological, and sociocultural variables intertwine to shape the ways families respond to disability, and how professionals can promote coping, adaptation, and empowerment. Accessible and engaging, the book integrates theory and research with vignettes and firsthand reflections from family members.
This popular clinical reference and text provides a multisystems perspective on childhood disability and its effects on family life. The volume examin...
Families of children with special health needs frequently cite difficulties in their communications with physicians and other medical professionals. Indeed, parents of high-risk, chronically ill, and disabled infants often regard interactions with health care providers as one of the most stressful parts of their early experiences with their children.
This volume was designed to present a variety of medical education approaches used to overcome this problem. After providing an overview of some of the difficulties faced by physicians and families of children with special health needs in...
Families of children with special health needs frequently cite difficulties in their communications with physicians and other medical professionals...
This book provides students and practitioners with a theoretical and methodological foundation for implementing client- and family-centered partnership' approaches in human services. Unlike other texts in the field, the author integrates the principles and practices of sociology with applied work in the helping professions and shows how key sociological concepts can be used to explain the nature of clients' perspectives and expand client opportunities.
This book provides students and practitioners with a theoretical and methodological foundation for implementing client- and family-centered partnershi...
