Understanding families : approaches to diversity, disability, and risk by Hanson, Marci J, Lynch, Eleanor W instant download

Understanding families : approaches to diversity, disability, and risk by Hanson, Marci J, Lynch, Eleanor W instant download

xiv, 247 pages : 26 cm, The contemporary American family has many different faces, beliefs, backgrounds, and value systems. This work combines research on families and family-centred services with practical suggestions for working successfully with caregivers, especially those whose young children are at risk, Includes bibliographical references and index, Sect. I. Contemporary family issues -- Ch. 1. Diversity in contemporary families -- Ch. 2. Theoretical perspectives for understanding families -- Ch. 3. Traditional and evolving family roles and functions -- Sect. II. Risk and resilience -- Ch. 4. The effects of disability on family life -- Ch. 5. Families in poverty: cumulative risks and resilience -- Ch. 6. Addiction and violence in the home: family life at risk -- Sect. III. Family support and services -- Ch. 7. Forming family-professional alliances: research and practice -- Ch. 8. Communicating and collaborating with families: cornerstones of family-centered practices -- Conclusion: the family as possibility