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After many decades of focus on the individual as the unit of attention, social workers in almost every field of practice are returning to the profession's original emphasis on serving families and on understanding and helping individuals in the context of their families. Family-oriented social workers have been drawing upon the burgeoning family therapy field for theory, models, and tools for practice, but until now, there has been no comprehensive integration of this rich and diverse body of knowledge into the social work literature. This important book presents an ecological systems model of practice that places the family at the center of concern, and integrates and applies theory and technique from many sources. Family-Centered Social Work Practice offers a practical "how to" approach to family therapy that practitioners may apply in many different settings. And it illustrates the processes of family-centered practice with numerous case examples from the authors' own work. In Part I, Hartman and Laird discuss the emerging family focus in social work practice, analyze the current state of the American family, and examine the context of social policies and programs that surround

Author

Hartman, Ann, Laird, Joan

Publisher

New York: Free Press ; London: Collier Macmillan

Published

1983

Language

EN

ISBN

9780029141007

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences