Understanding families : supportive approaches to diversity, disability, and risk

Hanson, Marci J. (Author). Lynch, Eleanor W. (Added Author). Poulsen, Mary Kanne. (Added Author).

Summary: Todayâ€TMs American families are more complex and diverse than ever before-and todayâ€TMs child and family professionals must be fully prepared to meet their needs. Interventionists educators, health care professionals, therapists, and social workers will get the strong foundation they need with the NEW edition of this trusted textbook, a comprehensive guide to working effectively and respectfully with contemporary families. Highly respected experts Marci Hanson and Eleanor Lynch have expanded and updated their bestselling text, weaving in cutting-edge research on social, demographic, and economi.

Record details

ISBN: 1598575228
ISBN: 9781598575224
ISBN: 1598575252
ISBN: 9781598575255
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 282 pages) : illustrations
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Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., [2013]
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Chapter 9: Creating Family-Professional AlliancesChapter 10: Communicating and Collaborating with Families; Chapter 11: Strategies for Supporting Families; Appendix 11A: Getting to Know Each Family; Conclusion: The Family as Possibility; Index.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.