Working with Families by Patricia Spindel

Working with Families by Patricia Spindel

This accessible manual provides both students and health and human services professionals with a wealth of information about the issues and challenges facing families. Drawing from clinical and sociological perspectives and employing an empowerment approach, Spindel provides practical strategies for promoting resilience and positive family functioning.The chapters cover a wide spectrum of topics, including diverse family structures, healthy and unhealthy forms of communication, family culture and beliefs, couple dynamics, addiction, and developmental and psychiatric disabilities. The book also pays special attention to military families, the effects of violence and trauma, and professional ethics and self-care.Working with Families is an indispensable resource for students of social services, child and youth work, and early childhood education, as well as for faculty and practitioners in the helping professions.

Dr. Patricia Spindel has worked with children, adolescents, and families for over thirty-five years. She taught at both the University of Guelph-Humber and the Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, where she also coordinated the Social Services Worker Program and was an Associate Dean of Health Sciences.

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ISBN 13	9781551307176
ISBN 10	1551307170
Titel	Working with Families
Autor	Patricia Spindel
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Brown Bear Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-05-30
Seitenanzahl	192
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.