Keeping Families Together - The Homebuilders Model

Informationen zum Autor Charlotte Booth Klappentext When a familys problems become so severe that traditional community resources are unable to help them effectively! caseworkers are usually advised to place children outside the home. Family preservation services such as Homebuilders are designed to give caseworkers and families another option: services that are more intensive! accessible! flexible! and goal-oriented than conventional supports. Keeping Families Together profiles the kinds of families that are assisted by prevention services such as this! tracing the salient features of its innovative approach to crisis intervention! its organiational features! and its knowledge and research base. When the book first appeared! Contemporary Psychology said that it speaks for itself as a wonderful description of how to be of help to families in crisis. Zusammenfassung When a family's problems become so severe that traditional community resources are unable to help them effectively, caseworkers are usually advised to place children outside the home Inhaltsverzeichnis I: The Overview; 1: Program Context and Philosophy; 2: Basic Components of the Family Preservation Approach; II: Stages of Intervention; 3: Keeping People Safe; 4: Getting Off to a Good Start; 5: Maintaining Progress between Visits; 6: Assessing Strengths and Problems, and Formulating Goals; 7: Helping Clients Learn; 8: Helping Clients Learn to Meet Their Basic Needs; 9: Solving Problems; 10: Completing the Intervention; III: Organizational Issues; 11: Administering Family Preservation Services; 12: Recruiting and Screening Staff; 13: Training and Supervising Staff; 14: Program Evaluation

Product details

• Authors: Charlotte Booth, Booth Charlotte, David Haapala, David A. Haapala, Jill Kinney, Jill Haapala Kinney, Jill/ Haapala Kinney
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.1991
• EAN: 9780202360676
• ISBN: 978-0-202-36067-6
• No. of pages: 235
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Modern Applications of Social Work S.; Modern Applications of Social Work Series; Modern Applications of Social Work Series
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Welfare & benefit systems, Welfare and benefit systems