Everything is normal until proven otherwise
Subtitle: a book about wraparound services
By: Karl W. Dennis and Ira S. Lourie.
Contributors: Lourie, Ira S.
Publisher: CWLA Press; UNKNO
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781587600784
Subjects: Psychiatric social work -- United States.; Mentally ill children -- Family relationships.; Social work with children with mental disabilities -- United States.
Description: "Through personal stories and commentary by two of the model's creators, this book describes the evolution and philosophy behind Wraparound, a model of individualized service provision for children and families in the social service system"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Tyrone and Carol : how we started doing this strange job; title: Cindy : a story about the essence of wraparound; title: Alex and Shirley : a story about family focus and family strengths; title: Brenda : a story about individual strengths and strengths-based approaches; title: Samuel and Ramon : stories about creativity, flexibility, and individualized approaches; title: Larry and Marcus : stories about unconditional care; title: Desmond and Tori : stories about community-based care; title: Thomas, Robert, and Karl's friends and relatives : stories about cultural competence and celebrating cultural diversity; title: Andrew and George : stories about meeting clients' needs through child and family teams; title: Unnatural acts : stories about interagency collaboration; title: Never pay for anything you can get for free; title: Everything is normal until proven otherwise; title: The first family I provided care to.