Family health social work practice : a macro level approach
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Family health social work practice : a macro level approach
Auburn House, 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Pardeck and his contributors approach the topic of family health from a macro perspective. Family health is a holistic approach to treatment embracing aspects of family functioning not typically considered in other more traditional approaches to assessment and treatment. They place particular emphasis on the ecological context in which the family functions, including the neighborhood, community, and other larger social systems.
Family health is defined as the development of, and continuous interaction among, the physical, mental, emotional, social, economic, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of the family, that result in the holistic well-being of the family and its members. The chapters in the book are guided by a number of key premises, including (a) Family health social work practice is grounded in a biopsychosocial approach to assessment and treatment; (b) Family health is based in a systems-ecological approach to assessment and intervention because of the role that various systems play in the well-being of the family; (c) Family health views the family system as the most important system for promoting the growth and development of the person; (d) Family health social work practice requires close collaboration between social work practitioners and other professionals. Based on these basic premises, Pardeck focuses on the macro level issues of family health practice that include community intervention, policy and program development, and program administration. The book is an important resource for social work professionals, scholars, students, and other researchers involved with social work practice and human services.
Table of Contents
Preface by John T. Pardeck An Introduction to Macro Level Family Health Social Work Practice by John T. Pardeck An Exploration of Family Health in the Social Work Literature by John T. Pardeck Clinical Instruments for Assessing Family Health by John T. Pardeck Treating Family Stress through the Family Health Approach by John T. Pardeck Analysis of Factors Preventing the Development of a National Policy for Supporting Family Health by John T. Pardeck A Family Health Organizational Model: Policy and Practice by Diane Elliott Family Health and Social and Economic Justice by John Gunther and Alan Kirk Adapting Family Health Principles to a Hispanic Migrant Health Care Model by Susan C. Dollar Administration and Family Health by Francis K. O. Yuen Suggested Selected Readings
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