Black Family - Strengths, Self-Help and Positive Change

"With numerous selections designed to reinforce the goal of empowering clients to take charge of their lives, this revised and updated second edition of The Black Family serves a two-fold purpose. It e"

List of contents

Foreword , Introduction , Building Strength Through Self-Help and Innovations , A Strengths Perspective on Black Families: Then and Now , Building on the Strengths of Black Families: Self-Help and Empowerment , Caregiving in African American Families: Caring for Children with Sickle Cell Disease , Helping Black Families Who Are Providing Care to Persons with AIDS , Homelessness Among African American Families , Revisiting Youth Violence: Implication for Positive Change , Creating and Promoting Positive Change , Effective Programs and Services for African American Families and Children: An African-Centered Perspective , Racial Identity Issues for Black Children in Foster Care , Resiliency and the African American Family: A Model of Family Preservation , Strengthening Family Ties: Working with Black Female Single-Parent Families , The Black Church as a Resource for Change , Epilogue: Understanding Help-Seeking Behavior and Empowerment Issues for Black Families

About the author

Sadye Logan

Summary

"With numerous selections designed to reinforce the goal of empowering clients to take charge of their lives, this revised and updated second edition of The Black Family serves a two-fold purpose. It e"

Product details

• Authors: G Herring, G. Herring, Geoffrey Herring, Sadye Logan, Sadye L. Logan, Sadye L. Herring Logan
• Assisted by: Sadye L.M. Logan (Editor)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.11.2000
• EAN: 9780813367972
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-6797-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sozialwesen und Sozialsysteme, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Black & Asian Studies, Welfare & benefit systems, Welfare and benefit systems, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General