Promoting Family Change The Optimism Factor

Name: Promoting Family Change The Optimism Factor
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ISBN: 9781864489453

ISBN-10: 1864489456

ISBN-13: 9781864489453

Edition: 2000

Authors: Bronwen Elliott, Louise Mulroney, Di O'Neil

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Life can be a struggle for some families, and support from skilled family workers can make a real difference.Promoting Family Changeis a guide to working with vulnerable and marginalized families outside formal therapy settings. It introduces several approaches to family work that have proven to be very successful: solution-focused, narrative, cognitive, and community-building. These approaches assume that the starting point for change is the strengths and capacities of family members. The book is illustrated with detailed case studies drawn from actual practice, and it includes examples of innovative programs. It also looks at ways in which workers can incorporate these approaches into…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication date: 7/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgements


Introduction



Optimism and Family Work



Four Optimistic Approaches to Family Work



Solution-Focused Work with Families



Narrative Approach to Working with Families



Cognitive Work with Families



Community Building and Family Work



Working within One Approach



Beyond Technique: Optimism in Practice



Optimism on Another Level: Working with Other Agencies


References


Index