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For more than 150 years, empowering practices have been used by social workers in their work with families, but the techniques of today differ significantly from those of the pioneers or even from those of a few years ago. Today's practitioners recognize that empowering others is impossible; social workers can, however, assist others as they empower themselves. This book integrates time-honored approaches with today's more modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. Synthesizing several theoretical supports--the strengths perspective, system theory, theories of family well-being, and theories of coping--the author responds to the question "What works?" with today's families in need. Practice illustrations are provided throughout to bring concepts to life and, more important, to present families describing their own experiences with achieving empowerment.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Social services & welfare, criminology Social welfare & social services

• Full title: Empowerment Practice with Families in Distress
• Author: Judith Bula Wise
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 336
• EAN: 9780231124621
• ISBN: 0231124627
• ID: 04557855
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Weight: 681 g
• Dimensions: 238 × 164 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. January 2005

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