Working with families
By: Rena Shimoni (Bow Valley College), Joanne Baxter (Mount Royal University)
Contributors: Baxter, Joanne, 1955- author
Edition: Sixth edition.
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780321883803
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Family social work; Textbooks; Social work with children; Families; Service social familial; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur; Service social aux enfants; Familles
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-322) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Understanding families. Defining and describing families; title: Family members and family roles; title: Family transitions; title: Part 2: Facing family challenges. Resilience; title: Divorce; title: Blended families; title: Single parents; title: Teenage parents; title: Culturally diverse families; title: Modern families; title: Children with special needs; title: Parents with special needs; title: Families and poverty; title: A death in the family; title: Violence and abuse in the home; title: Part 3: Working with families. Understanding parent involvement; title: Resolving conflicts and tensions; title: Enhancing parent-staff collaboration.