For more than 150 years, empowering practices have been used by social workers in their work with families, but the techniques of today differ significantly from those of the pioneers or even from those of a few years ago. Today's practitioners recognize that empowering others is impossible; social workers can, however, assist others as they empower themselves. This book integrates time-honored approaches with today's more modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. Synthesizing several theoretical supports—the strengths perspective, system theory, theories of family well-being, and theories of coping—the author responds to the question "What works?" with today's families in need. Practice illustrations are provided throughout to bring concepts to life and, more important, to present families describing their own experiences with achieving empowerment.
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This book reveals the great potential of empowerment practices through specific principles and actual case materials.
(Families In Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Sciences )This volume adds to the discourse of empowerment practice with families.
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This book is a masterful blend of the processes and principles of family-centered social work practice, as seen through the powerful lens of empowerment and strengths. Substantive family narratives add richness to this finely nuanced presentation from a stellar social work practitioner and educator.
(Ann Weick, Dean and Professor, University of Kansas School of Social Work 87 (3))
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For nearly two centuries, social workers have been familiar with empowerment thinking as it relates to work with families in distress. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
empowerment lens, empowerment thinking, equalizing power differentials, multicultural respect, work with this family, empowering practice, anticipatory empathy, empowerment practice, empowerment framework, major oppressions, multicultural factors, family group conference, mutual aid support groups, enhancing coping skills, empowerment perspective, empowering context, empowering families, empowering principles, empowerment principles, skilled counselors, lowering anxiety, participation with others, social work practice, ending phase, core actions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Empower Social Worker-Family Transactions, African American, Emergency Family Assistance, Susan Williams, Cynthia Wiley, Sergeant Bernard, Cynthia Brown-Wiley, Jane Williams, Mary Lou, Department of Commerce, Family Power Analysis, Life Model, Code of Ethics, John Williams, Mike Brown, Times of Need Committee, Valle Ferrer, After Sheila, Community All, Needy Families New!
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empowerment lens, empowerment thinking, equalizing power differentials, multicultural respect, work with this family, empowering practice, anticipatory empathy, empowerment practice, empowerment framework, major oppressions, multicultural factors, family group conference, mutual aid support groups, enhancing coping skills, empowerment perspective, empowering context, empowering families, empowering principles, empowerment principles, skilled counselors, lowering anxiety, participation with others, social work practice, ending phase, core actions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Empower Social Worker-Family Transactions, African American, Emergency Family Assistance, Susan Williams, Cynthia Wiley, Sergeant Bernard, Cynthia Brown-Wiley, Jane Williams, Mary Lou, Department of Commerce, Family Power Analysis, Life Model, Code of Ethics, John Williams, Mike Brown, Times of Need Committee, Valle Ferrer, After Sheila, Community All, Needy Families New!
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- Social Work Practice by Carel B. Germain on 4 pages
- The Life Model of Social Work Practice by Professor Carel B. Germain in Front Matter, page 277, and Back Matter
- Social Work Processes (with InfoTrac) by Beulah R. Compton in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Social Work Practice by Louise C. Johnson on page 277, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations by Alex Gitterman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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