Wise, Judith Bula,

Empowerment practice with families in distress / Judith Bula Wise. - xiii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Empowering the powerless . - Empowering the powerless. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-313) and index.

Empowerment then and now -- Seeing families through an empowerment lens -- The Laurencio-Smith family : our differences saved us -- The Williams family : new lives beyond incest -- The Brown-Wiley family : homeless no more -- The phases and actions of empowering practice -- Empowering families with community resources -- Supporting theories that empower social worker-family transactions -- Cross-cultural counseling competencies : a conceptual framework -- The family power analysis. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. App. A. App. B.

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Family social work
Social work with people with social disabilities
Dysfunctional families--Services for
Power (Social sciences)

HV697 / .W57 2005

362.82532