Understanding Family Support

Author : John Pinkerton
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0857002589
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Family Support written by John Pinkerton and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Family Support provides a definition of family support and a clear perspective on the role that it has in promoting the welfare of children and their families. Family support is a concept that has been used in a range of ways to describe various aspects of child welfare policy and practice. The authors argue that this weakens family support as an overarching child welfare paradigm. They present a unifying definition of family support along with ten principles and a series of reflective practice questions applicable to: legislation and policy; organisation, management and planning; direct work with children and families; and research and evaluation. This is an important resource for any professional engaged in policy development, service design, delivering or evaluation of family support, including social workers, residential care staff, community development workers, teachers, community police, human services managers, evaluators and policy makers.

Author : Carlfred B. Broderick
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803937789
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Family Process written by Carlfred B. Broderick and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1993-03-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systems theory is the basic theoretical model underlying most contemporary family therapy. In this accessible introduction, the author traces how systems theory gave rise to family systems theory, outlines the basic propositions of family systems and links it both to other family theory literature and to clinical practice. Among the topics covered are relational space, family boundaries, family stratification and child socialization. Family meanings and such shared realities as family folklore, stories, myths and memorabilia are discussed. Family rituals are also explored.

Author : Marci J. Hanson
Publisher : Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781598572155
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Families written by Marci J. Hanson and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the needs of today's diverse American families with the second edition of this cornerstone textbook for early childhood professionals. With timely NEW information on demographic changes, cultural and linguistic diversity, effects of the recession, and infant mental health.

Author : John Canavan
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781846424748
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Support as Reflective Practice written by John Canavan and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-01-27 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family support is an increasingly important strategic approach to welfare services for children and families. This invaluable resource for all professionals engaged in the development and delivery of these services is underpinned by reflective practice values and structured around four themes: * conceptual frameworks and vocabulary (defining) * policy and organisational structures and processing (planning) * tools for creative practice (doing) * approaches to evaluation (measuring). Contributors from around the world provide international perspectives on core issues in family support. These include the importance of community, the role of statutory and voluntary agencies, youth advocacy, culturally appropriate family support, child protection, disability services and effective means of evaluation. Providing a combination of clear theoretical frameworks and practical guidance, with clear 'how to' messages and a strong emphasis on evaluation, this book will be of interest to social workers, care staff, teachers, community development and police officers, students, policy-makers, evaluators and all those working in all areas of family support.

Author : Marie Connolly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0230365418
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Child and Family Welfare written by Marie Connolly and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do workers around the world balance risk and support to ensure that their practice meets the ever-changing needs of children and their families? Renowned authors Marie Connolly and Kate Morris join forces to explore the frameworks and ideas which have shaped contemporary child and family welfare practice. From definitions of abuse to assessment models, they examine the knowledge base which lies at the heart of safe and effective statutory practice with children and families. Drawing on examples from a range of English-speaking jurisdictions, the book explores: - How to engage families, including participatory approaches and the role of the Family Group Conference - How to create positive out-of-home environments for children, discussing foster, kinship and residential care and adoption settings - How to improve professional decision-making through supervision and other organizational frameworks. At a time when child welfare systems across the globe are undergoing review, Understanding Child and Family Welfare provides a timely exploration of the reform agendas which will shape future practice. With sharp analytic insights into the difficulties and dilemmas which characterize this field, it is fundamental reading for all students studying child and family support or child protection, as well as for practitioners working within children and family settings.

Author : Mike Nolan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Family Care written by Mike Nolan and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrates several perspectives to provide a more holistic understanding of the needs of caregivers in informal family care, shedding light on the burdens and satisfactions of caring and the coping strategies of caregivers. Presents a new longitudinal model of caring and its various stages, and discusses implications for policy and practice. For practitioners and managers in health and social services, as well as students of social science, nursing, gerontology, and social work. Distributed by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : John DeWitt Gregory
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780769847443
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Family Law written by John DeWitt Gregory and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Family Law includes comprehensive coverage of topics such as traditional and nontraditional families, nonmarital and postmarital contracts, annulment, paternity and legitimacy, procreation rights, contraception, abortion, sterilization, artificially assisted conception, and adoption and termination of parental rights. Like the prior edition published in 2005, this new Fourth Edition of Understanding Family Law explains specific family law issues, such as intrafamily tort immunity and liability, medical care for child and spouse, wrongful life and wrongful birth, domestic violence, PINS, CHINS, ethical issues for the lawyer, alternative dispute resolution, equitable distribution, community property, and child custody and visitation. This Fourth Edition is updated to reflect changes in the law since the last edition. The discussion of assisted conception in particular, has been substantially revised to address technological changes and new law, such as the post- death conception case. This Fourth Edition also includes references to 50 states surveys so the reader can find their local law quickly.

Author : Lara Goitein
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538153955
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The ICU Guide for Families written by Lara Goitein and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ICU events are not uncommon but knowing what to do when a loved one is placed there is. This work explores the ICU with an eye toward guiding families to getting the best care for their beloved patient Intensive care will touch almost all of us at some point – whether directly, or through our families and or friends. This book is for every family of patients in the ICU, who have suddenly entered an intimidating and alien world, in which they feel powerless and out of control. In simple, direct language, Lara Goitein, MD, gives clear explanations of all aspects of intensive care – what all those lines and tubes are; common conditions such as sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); physical changes in patients and what they mean; common procedures and their risks and benefits; and the people and the culture of the ICU. One full section of the book is devoted to Covid-19-specific issues. In addition, the book provides concrete advice for how family members can be effective advocates on behalf of their loved ones –what to know before giving consent for procedures, how to interact with ICU staff, how to help the ICU team guard against common complications of ICU care, and how to approach important decisions about end-of-life care. Along the way, the author gently reminds of us of what, in the end, matters most in the ICU. For readers who may be distracted and exhausted, this is a clear, accessible guide with concrete recommendations for getting the best care and asking the right questions along the way. A compassionate resource in a time of extreme stress, this book offers support to anyone touched by an ICU stay.

Author : Nathan Hughes
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038421596
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding and Supporting 'Families with Complex Needs' written by Nathan Hughes and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Understanding and Supporting 'Families with Complex Needs'" that was published in Social Sciences

Author : Jennifer A. Johnson-Hanks
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400719450
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Family Change and Variation written by Jennifer A. Johnson-Hanks and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-27 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fertility rates vary considerably across and within societies, and over time. Over the last three decades, social demographers have made remarkable progress in documenting these axes of variation, but theoretical models to explain family change and variation have lagged behind. At the same time, our sister disciplines—from cultural anthropology to social psychology to cognitive science and beyond—have made dramatic strides in understanding how social action works, and how bodies, brains, cultural contexts, and structural conditions are coordinated in that process. Understanding Family Change and Variation: Toward a Theory of Conjunctural Action argues that social demography must be reintegrated into the core of theory and research about the processes and mechanisms of social action, and proposes a framework through which that reintegration can occur. This framework posits that material and schematic structures profoundly shape the occurrence, frequency, and context of the vital events that constitute the object of social demography. Fertility and family behaviors are best understood as a function not just of individual traits, but of the structured contexts in which behavior occurs. This approach upends many assumptions in social demography, encouraging demographers to embrace the endogeneity of social life and to move beyond fruitless debates of structure versus culture, of agency versus structure, or of biology versus society.