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| Preface | |
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| Foundations of Generalist Social Work Practice with Families | |
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| Generalist Practice with Families | |
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| Family Forms in American Society | |
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| A Brief History of Family Work | |
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| Foundations of Generalist Practice with Families | |
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| Family Systems Theory | |
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| An Ecological Perspective | |
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| A Strengths Approach | |
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| Human Diversity | |
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| Diversity Competence | |
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| The Family Ecosystem | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Foundations of Generalist Social Work Practice | |
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| A Brief History of Generalist Practice in Social Work | |
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| The Johnson/Yanca Model of Generalist Practice | |
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| Concern or Need | |
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| Creative Blending of Knowledge, Values, and Skills | |
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| The Change Process | |
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| Diversity Competence | |
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| Two Intertwined Processes | |
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| The Environment as an Ecosystem | |
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| The Community | |
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| The Agency | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Diversity Competent Practice with Families | |
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| Diversity Competent Practice | |
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| Becoming Diversity Competent | |
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| Gender Competent Practice with Families | |
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| Resources | |
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| Diversity Competent Practice with Gay and Lesbian Families | |
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| Resources | |
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| A Schema for Studying Families from Diverse Ethnic Groups | |
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| Diversity Competent Practice with African American Families | |
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| Historical Considerations | |
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| Cultural Patterns | |
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| Family | |
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| Communication Processes | |
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| Coping Patterns | |
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| Community Structure | |
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| Current Issues | |
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| Resources | |
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| Diversity Competent Practice with Hispanic/Latino Families | |
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| Historical Considerations | |
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| Cultural Patterns | |
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| Family | |
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| Communication Processes | |
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| Coping Patterns | |
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| Community Structure | |
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| Current Issues | |
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| Resources | |
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| Diversity Competent Practice with Native American Families | |
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| Historical Considerations | |
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| Cultural Patterns | |
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| Family | |
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| Communication Processes | |
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| Coping Patterns | |
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| Community Structure | |
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| Current Issues | |
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| Resources | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Interaction and Engagement with Families | |
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| Engagement and Formation of an Action System | |
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| Engagement | |
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| Formation of an Action System with the Family | |
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| Blocks to Formation of an Action System | |
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| Forming an Action System with Other Members of the Ecosystem | |
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| Relationship | |
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| The Helping Relationship | |
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| Special Influences on the Helping Relationship | |
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| Communication | |
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| The Interview: An Interactional Tool | |
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| Preparing for an Interview | |
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| The Stages of an Interview | |
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| Skills Used by the Worker during the Interview | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Generalist Social Work Practice with Families | |
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| Family Assessment | |
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| Selection of the Client System | |
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| The Assessment Process with Families | |
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| Important Elements of the Assessment Phase with Families | |
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| Stages in the Assessment Phase with Families | |
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| Identify the Initial Need or Concern | |
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| Identify the Nature of the Concern or Need and Decide If Family Work Is Needed | |
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| Identify Potential Strengths and Resources in the Family Ecosystem | |
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| Select and Collect Information Regarding the Family and Its Ecosystem | |
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| Analyze the Available Information | |
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| Transactional Assessment | |
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| The Dual Perspective | |
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| Mapping | |
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| Social Support Network Analysis | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Planning with Families | |
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| Planning with Families | |
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| Components of a Plan | |
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| Goals, Objectives, and Tasks | |
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| Units of Attention | |
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| Strategy | |
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| Factors Affecting a Plan of Action | |
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| The Community | |
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| The Agency | |
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| The Social Issue | |
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| The Worker | |
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| The Family | |
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| Diversity and Populations at Risk | |
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| Strengths and Challenges of the Systems Involved | |
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| The Planning Process with Families | |
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| Agreement between Worker and Family | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Direct Practice Actions with Families | |
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| Diversity Competent Practice Actions with Diverse Families | |
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| Gender Competent Practice Actions | |
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| Diversity Competent Practice Actions with African American Families | |
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| Diversity Competent Practice Actions with Hispanic/Latino Families | |
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| Action to Develop Relationships | |
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| Actions Taken to Enable Understanding of Person in Environment and Planning | |
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| Action to Enable Families to Use Available Resources | |
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| The Service Delivery System | |
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| Referral | |
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| Broker and Advocate Roles | |
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| Action to Empower and Enable Families | |
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| Empowerment | |
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| Enabling | |
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| Action in Response to Crisis | |
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| Recognizing Crisis | |
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| Responding to Crisis | |
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| Action That Is Supportive | |
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| Use of Activity as an Interventive Strategy with Families | |
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| Action as Mediation within the Family | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Indirect Practice Actions with Families | |
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| Action as Mediation with the Family and the Environment | |
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| Action Involving the Use of Influence | |
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| Action to Change the Environment | |
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| Action to Coordinate Services | |
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| Case Management | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Evaluation and Termination with Families | |
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| Kinds of Evaluation | |
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| Single-System Design and Research Techniques in Evaluation | |
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| Some Considerations Regarding Evaluation | |
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| Evaluation during Phases of the Change Process | |
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| Kinds of Termination | |
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| Planned Termination with Individual Family Members | |
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| Components of Termination | |
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| Disengagement | |
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| Stabilization of Change | |
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| Evaluation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Generalist Practice with Family Subsystems | |
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| Generalist Practice with Couples | |
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| Interaction and Engagement with Couples | |
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| Assessment with Couples | |
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| Assessment as a Process | |
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| Assessment as a Product | |
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| Planning with Couples | |
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| Direct Practice Actions with Couples | |
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| Action Taken to Empower or Enable Couples to Strengthen Their Relationship | |
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| Action Taken in Crisis Situations | |
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| Action Taken to Use Support in Working with Couples | |
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| Action Taken That Uses Activity with Couples | |
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| Action Taken to Mediate with Couples and between Couples and Their Environment | |
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| Indirect Practice Actions with Couples | |
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| Action That Involves the Use of Influence | |
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| Action Designed to Change the Environment | |
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| Action Relative to Coordination of Services | |
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| Evaluation and Termination with Couples | |
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| Generalist Practice with Couples Who Are Older | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Generalist Practice with Parents | |
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| Interaction and Engagement with Parents | |
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| Assessment with Parents | |
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| Assessment as a Process | |
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| Assessment as a Product | |
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| Planning with Parents | |
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| Direct Practice Actions with Parents | |
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| Action Taken to Enable Parents to Know and Use Community Resources | |
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| Action Taken to Enable or Empower Parents | |
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| Action Taken in Crisis Situations | |
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| Action Taken to Use Support in Working with Parents | |
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| Action Taken That Uses Activity with Parents | |
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| Action Taken to Mediate with Parents and between Parents and Their Environment | |
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| Indirect Practice Actions with Parents | |
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| Action That Involves the Use of Influence | |
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| Action Designed to Change the Environment | |
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| Action Relative to Coordination of Services | |
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| Evaluation and Termination with Parents | |
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| Generalist Practice with Parents in Groups | |
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| Generalist Practice with Parents Who Are Older | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Generalist Practice with Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Interaction and Engagement with Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Assessment with Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Assessment as a Process | |
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| Assessment as a Product | |
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| Planning with Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Direct Practice Actions with Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Action Taken to Enable Parent-Child Subsystems to Know and Use Community Resources | |
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| Action Taken to Enable or Empower Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Action Taken in Crisis Situations | |
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| Action Taken to Use Support in Working with Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Action Taken That Uses Activity with Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Action Taken to Mediate with Parent-Child Subsystems and with Their Environment | |
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| Indirect Practice Actions with Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Action That Involves the Use of Influence | |
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| Action Designed to Change the Environment | |
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| Action Relative to Coordination of Services | |
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| Evaluation and Termination with Parent-Child Subsystems | |
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| Generalist Practice with Older Parent-Adult Child Subsystems | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Generalist Practice with Siblings | |
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| Interaction and Engagement with Sibling Subsystems | |
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| Assessment with Sibling Subsystems | |
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| Assessment as a Process | |
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| Assessment as a Product | |
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| Planning with Sibling Subsystems | |
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| Direct Practice Actions with Sibling Subsystems | |
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| Action Taken to Enable Siblings to Know and Use Community Resources | |
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| Action Taken to Enable or Empower Siblings | |
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| Action Taken in Crisis Situations | |
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| Action Taken to Use Support in Working with Siblings | |
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| Action Taken That Uses Activity with Siblings | |
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| Action Taken to Mediate with Siblings and with Their Environment | |
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| Indirect Practice Actions with Siblings | |
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| Action That Involves the Use of Influence | |
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| Action Designed to Change the Environment | |
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| Action Relative to Coordination of Services | |
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| Evaluation and Termination with Siblings | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Good Practices with Families with Special Challenges | |
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| A Model for Good Practices in Generalist Social Work Practice | |
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| Case Management | |
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| Good Practices with Families with Members Who Abuse Substances | |
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| Good Practices with Families Experiencing Violence | |
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| Good Practices with Families Requiring Child Welfare Services | |
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| Good Practices with Families Experiencing Crime and Delinquency | |
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| Good Practices with Families with Members Who Are Mentally Disabled | |
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| Good Practices with Families with Members Who Are Older | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |