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Nurturing the One, Supporting the Many
Hess, Peg; McGowan, Brenda G.; Botsko, Michael
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Description for Nurturing the One, Supporting the Many
Paperback. A narrative of the development of the center and its relations with the surrounding community. The authors supply case studies and supporting theoretical material and discuss the implications for professional practice, education, research, and policy that can be derived from studying the center's experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 figures, 14 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Since its establishment in 1978 the Center for Family Life has been an integral source of assistance to immigrant families in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a community struggling with poverty, unemployment, health issues, drug-related problems, youth gang activity, a housing shortage, and oversubscribed schools. This book is a narrative of the development of the Center and its relations with the surrounding community. With its unique combination of community-rootedness and clinical sophistication, the Center serves as a programmatic model for other family service contexts. Underlying the Center's programs and the staff's interactions with families is a philosophy and theoretical orientation that ... Read more
Since its establishment in 1978 the Center for Family Life has been an integral source of assistance to immigrant families in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a community struggling with poverty, unemployment, health issues, drug-related problems, youth gang activity, a housing shortage, and oversubscribed schools. This book is a narrative of the development of the Center and its relations with the surrounding community. With its unique combination of community-rootedness and clinical sophistication, the Center serves as a programmatic model for other family service contexts. Underlying the Center's programs and the staff's interactions with families is a philosophy and theoretical orientation that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231115957
SKU
V9780231115957
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Ref
99-15
About Hess, Peg; McGowan, Brenda G.; Botsko, Michael
Currently on leave from the faculty of the Columbia University School of Social Work where she served for seven years as associate dean, Dr. Peg Hess is Associate Director for Research and Scholarship at the Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina. Brenda McGowan (D.S.W., Columbia University) is Ruth Harris Ottman Professor of Family and Child ... Read more
Reviews for Nurturing the One, Supporting the Many
[T]his book should be read by all social work practitioners if for no other reason than to get a taste of what a true community-centered agency looks like; one that supports its staff and clients, believes in on-going development of practice through open dialogue and consistent supervision, and looks first to the needs of the community members when developing and ... Read more