Understanding families : approaches to diversity, disability, and risk /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hanson, Marci J.
Imprint:	Baltimore : P.H. Brookes, c2004.
Description:	xiv, 247 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Family social work. Family services. Dysfunctional families -- Services for. Families -- United States. Dysfunctional families -- Services for. Families. Family services. Family social work. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5037825

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Other authors / contributors:	Lynch, Eleanor W.
ISBN:	1557666997
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Section I. Contemporary Family Issues
Chapter 1. Diversity in Contemporary Families
Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding Families
Chapter 3. Traditional and Evolving Family Roles and Functions
Section II. Risk and Resilience
Chapter 4. The Effects of Disability on Family Life
Chapter 5. Families in Poverty: Cumulative Risks and Resilience
Chapter 6. Addiction and Violence in the Home: Family Life at Risk
Section III. Family Support and Services
Chapter 7. Forming Family--Professional Alliances: Research and Practice
Chapter 8. Communicating and Collaborating with Families: Cornerstones of Family-Centered Practices
Conclusion: The Family as Possibility
Index

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