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"The text builds upon and integrates the theoretical and conceptual material students have had in foundations courses in the MSW program. I will find the text helpful in teaching family practice."
—Cynthia Weaver, Marywood University
"I believe the book is an excellent choice for both introductory and applied practice courses."
—Denise Liley, Boise State University
SOCIAL WORK WITH FAMILIES
Robert Constable, Loyola University Chicago, Emeritus
Daniel B. Lee, Loyola University Chicago
Social workers have worked with families for over 100 years. Drawing
on this rich history, the authors develop a clear, flexible approach
to couples and family therapy, which accommodates family and individual
intervention, multiple methodologies, and the institutions where social
workers practice. To create this approach, Robert Constable and Daniel
B. Lee draw upon the contributions of family therapy, symbolic interactionist
social psychology, as well as a century's tradition of social work with
families. Using social work as an overall framework, the authors show
how to use, draw on, and integrate a variety of schools of thought into
therapy.
A teaching goal of this book is to elaborate the process and content
of social work with families. Content and process are used to integrate
various theory bases. Process is an interaction sequence, taking place
between family members at different stages of family development, and
with the social worker. Content reflects the purposes of the intervention,
helping families reconstruct relationships. The many case studies and
examples reflect the content and process of situations that social workers
encounter every day in family work.
FEATURES
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The book is a logical step-by-step guide to family practice. |
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The authors do not overwhelm students with theory but instead show the direct correlation between theory and practice. |
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The book provides an integrative social work perspective for working with families at different family life cycle stages. |
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Examples of how to use theory and practice for work with families in different fields of practice: Social work in education, health care, mental health, the judicial system, child welfare, and more. |
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Extensive case studies of real-life situations, which
social workers often encounter in different contexts and stages
of family life cycle development. |
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The text employs a transcultural perspective that assumes cultural diversity as a constant reality of current practice and provides a bridge for working with families in diverse cultures. |
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The authors show how a counselor can balance individual and family intervention. |
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Each chapter includes chapter summaries and current references. |
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CONTENTS
Preface 
| Chapter 1 |
A Theoretical Framework for Social Work with Families |
| Chapter 2 |
The Family Life Cycle and Relational Tasks |
| Chapter 3 |
Family Interaction and Family Intervention |
| Chapter 4 |
Assessment and Intervention with Families in a Multicultural World |
| Chapter 5 |
Beginning Phases with Couples: Process and Theory |
| Chapter 6 |
Middle Phases with Couples |
| Chapter 7 |
Beginnings and Middle Phases with Families of Two or More Generations |
| Chapter 8 |
Radical Family Reconstruction: Toward Middle-Stage Work |
| Chapter 9 |
Working Between Families and Outside Social Institutions: Schools,
Courts, and Health Care |
| Chapter 10 |
Ending Processes with Families |
Index
About the Authors
Robert Constable has been a social work practitioner
for more than thirty years, practicing in Chicago, Illinois and Valparaiso,
Indiana. He is professor emeritus in the school of social work at Loyola
University Chicago and continues teaching assignments in the United
States and overseas.
Professor Constable has been published extensively in social work including
the widely used School Social Work: Practice, Policy, and Research
Perspectives, 5th edition.
Daniel B. Lee is professor of social work and family
therapy in the school of social work at Loyola University, Chicago.
He has been a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy since 1972. He is also the founder of the Transcultural
Family Institute and co-founder and former president of the Global Awareness
Society International.
Professor Lee was educated in Korea and in the United States. Daniel
Lee served as a commissioned social worker in the United States Army,
working with clients in the U.S. and overseas. Professor Lee is also
an ordained minister in the Methodist church. He has been in private
practice since 1987 and is the author of several books and over 100
journal articles.
2004, Paper, 288 Pages, ISBN 978-0-925065-77-3, Price $39.95
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