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Social Work Practice with Families and Children
Maluccio, Anthony N.; Pine, Barbara; Tracy, Elizabeth M.
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Description for Social Work Practice with Families and Children
Hardback. This text emphasizes family-centred social networks and school-based interventions in the preparation of social workers for practice with vulnerable clients. The conclusion evaluates practice and service delivery, including the impact of welfare reform and managed care. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 351 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
This book emphasizes family-centered, social network, and school-based interventions in the preparation of social workers for direct and indirect practice with clients from vulnerable populations, especially the poor, people of color, and recent immigrant groups. With an eye to recent changes in social work practice and service delivery, including the impact of welfare reform and managed care on vulnerable families and children, Social Work Practice with Families and Children helps social work students and practitioners understand the increasingly complex needs of their clients. Three valuable appendixes include information about tools and instruments to support practice, child welfare resource centers, and ... Read more
This book emphasizes family-centered, social network, and school-based interventions in the preparation of social workers for direct and indirect practice with clients from vulnerable populations, especially the poor, people of color, and recent immigrant groups. With an eye to recent changes in social work practice and service delivery, including the impact of welfare reform and managed care on vulnerable families and children, Social Work Practice with Families and Children helps social work students and practitioners understand the increasingly complex needs of their clients. Three valuable appendixes include information about tools and instruments to support practice, child welfare resource centers, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
Series
Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series
Number of Pages
351
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231107662
SKU
V9780231107662
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Ref
99-15
About Maluccio, Anthony N.; Pine, Barbara; Tracy, Elizabeth M.
Anthony Maluccio is professor of social work at the Graduate School of Social Work at Boston College. He is coauthor of Teaching Family Reunification, Reconnecting Families: A Guide to Strengthening Family Reunification Services, and The Child Welfare Challenge: Policy, Practice, and Research.Barbara Pine is a professor at the University of Connecticut and coauthor of Teaching Family Reunification and Reconnecting Families: ... Read more
Reviews for Social Work Practice with Families and Children
Detailed, scholarly, balanced and a must-have for those who want to bring conceptual rigour and careful planning to interventions. It is a richly detailed, informed and balanced text and will be a lifeline for practitioners struggling to be effective in an increasingly complex area of pracice. Child and Family Social Work