Family Group Conferencing indicates a large-scale shift in assumptions about the way child welfare services are planned and delivered--away from models that emphasize pathology, and toward those seeking an ecological understanding of the families and social networks involved. The contributors also present a wealth of information on related approaches, such as community conferences, circles, and wraparound services. The British Journal of Social Work noted that -there are issues relating to both process and outcome. This book offers some answers that are intelligent and passionate.-

Life's little challenges get a little easier --- and a lot less embarrassing --- when you know you're not the only one going through them. Here is a collection of stories about life with all it's sorrows, joys, fears, and hope. Told with warmth, ease and humor, these stories encapsulate the feeling of life in the new South, of growing up in the old South, working hard, making mistakes and finding our way. So grab a glass of iced tea, pull up a chair, and get ready to laugh, cry and recognize yourself and your own friends and family in these stories --- and, of course, learn why the biggest...