Social Work Practice with Children and Families: A Family Health Approach

by Yuen; Francis K.O.

• ISBN13: 9780789017956
• ISBN10: 0789017954
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

California State Univ., Sacramento. Focuses on children and families within the context of family social health. Distinguishes approaches for defining and understanding health issues. Topics also include family health practice interventions, policy, and emerging themes. Hardcover, softcover also available.

Table of Contents

About the Editor	xi
Contributors	xiii
Foreword	xvii
Doman Lum
Acknowledgments	xxi
Chapter 1. Family Health Social Work Practice and Change	1	(22)
Francis K.O. Yuen
Family Health Social Work Practice	1	(6)
Reasons and Needs for Change	7	(4)
Working for Change and Outcomes of Change	11	(12)
SECTION I: PRACTICE INTERVENTIONS
Chapter 2. Forensic Social Work and Child Sexual Abuse: Family Health Practice and Institutional Constraints	23	(22)
Gregory J. Skibinski
George E. Connor
Introduction	23	(3)
Types of Diversion Programs	26	(1)
Legal Constraints	27	(8)
Political Constraints	35	(3)
Professional Constraints	38	(2)
Conclusion	40	(5)
Chapter 3. Using Bibliotherapy in Family Health Social Work Practice with Children of Divorce	45	(12)
John T. Pardeck
Introduction	45	(1)
Family Health Considerations	46	(1)
Family Health and Bibliotherapy	46	(1)
Goals and Principles Guiding Bibliotherapy	47	(2)
The Process of Bibliotherapy	49	(6)
Conclusion	55	(2)
Chapter 4. Adaptive Strategies for Rural Families Living with HIV/AIDS	57	(16)
Susan C. Dollar
Introduction	57	(1)
HIV/AIDS in the Rural Context	58	(5)
Family and Community Interventions	63	(5)
Conclusion	68	(5)
Chapter 5. Beyond Crisis Intervention: Services for Families with Children with Disabilities	73	(16)
Ute C. Orgassa
Introduction	73	(1)
Families with Children with Disabilities	73	(2)
The Double ABCX Model	75	(5)
Services and Interventions for Families with Children with Disabilities	80	(9)
Chapter 6. Understanding Children's Reactions to Loss: A Holistic Approach	89	(28)
Joyce Burris
Introduction	89	(3)
Cultural Practices and the Role of Children	92	(3)
The Grieving Process	95	(2)
What Helps to Support Children As They Grieve?	97	(2)
Grieving Children and Developmental Issues	99	(10)
Conclusion	109	(8)
Chapter 7. Family Health Social Work Practice with Mexican Migrant and Seasonal Farmworking Families	117	(28)
Chrvstal C. Ramirez Barranti
Introduction	117	(3)
My Name Is Compesino	120	(3)
Biopsychosocial Dimensions Impacting Well-Being and Family Health	123	(15)
Conclusion	138	(7)
SECTION II: POLICY, PROGRAMS, AND EMERGING FAMILIES
Chapter 8. Grandparents As Parents: An Emerging Family Pattern	145	(20)
Christine A. Price
Introduction	145	(2)
Concerns of Custodial Grandparents	147	(3)
Family Health Practice Concerns	150	(6)
Conclusion	156	(4)
Discussion Questions and Resources	160	(5)
Chapter 9. Lesbian and Gay Families: The Changing and Unsteady Legal and Social Environment	165	(18)
Robin Kennedy
Introduction	165	(2)
Legal Inequities	167	(4)
Current State of Gay and Lesbian Families	171	(3)
Legal Interventions	174	(1)
Health Care for Gay and Lesbian Families	175	(2)
The Developmental Stages of a Gay/Lesbian Family	177	(3)
Suggested Readings	180	(3)
Chapter 10. When the Family Becomes the State: Child Welfare and Foster Care Policies Affecting Family Health and Well-Being	183	(16)
Susan A. Taylor
Introduction	183	(1)
The Child Welfare System: A Graduated Approach to State Intervention	184	(1)
Child Welfare Service Differentiation	185	(6)
What Children Need	191	(3)
Conclusion	194	(5)
Chapter 11. Homeless Women with Children: Their Health and Implications for Family Health Practice	199	(20)
Susan Talarnantes Eggman
Introduction	199	(1)
Homeless Families: A Definition	200	(2)
Why Are Families Homeless?	202	(1)
Poverty and Homelessness	203	(2)
Health Care Policy to Homeless Families	205	(2)
Health and Health Care Issues for Homeless Families	207	(8)
Implications	215	(4)
Chapter 12. The Neighborhood As a Resource for Family Health Social Work Practice	219	(34)
Nicole Nicotera
Introduction	219	(1)
Part One: Understanding the Neighborhood As Habitat and Niche	220	(2)
Part Two: Literature Review from the Adult's Worldview	222	(8)
Part Three: Literature Review from the Child's Worldview	230	(11)
Part Four: Case Study and Application	241	(5)
Part Five: Conclusion, Learning Exercises, and Recommended Readings	246	(7)
Chapter 13. Family Health: Community Practice to Benefit Families and Children	253	(14)
John L. Erlich
Introduction	253	(1)
Background	253	(5)
Community Practice Models	258	(5)
Discussion Questions, Exercises, and Recommended Readings	263	(4)
Index	267