Empowerment Practice with Families in Distress

Name: Empowerment Practice with Families in Distress
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ISBN: 9780231124638

ISBN-10: 0231124635

ISBN-13: 9780231124638

Edition: 2004

Authors: Judith Bula Wise

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'Empowerment Practice With Families in Distress' synthesizes several theoretical supports - the strengths perspective, system theory, theories of family well-being, & theories of coping. The author responds to the question 'What works?' with todays families in need. Practice illustrations are provided.

Book details

List price: $46.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 2/9/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.89" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction



A Family-Centered Empowerment Framework



Empowerment Then and Now



Seeing Families Through an Empowerment Lens



Three Family Profiles: The Journey from Oppression to Empowerment



The Laurencio-Smith Family: Our Differences Saved Us



The Williams Family: New Lives Beyond Incest



The Brown-Wiley Family: Homeless No More



Helping Families



The Phases and Actions of Empowering Practice



A Closer Look at Families WITH Their Communities



Empowering Families with Community Resources



Supporting Theories that Empower Social WorkernFamily Transactions



Cross-Cultural Counseling Competencies: A Conceptual Framework



The Family Power Analysis