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Family assessment : tools for understanding and intervention / Adele M. Holman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holman, Adele M.
- Series:
- Sage human services guides ; v. 33.
- Sage human services guides ; v. 33
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Family social work--United States.
- Family social work.
- United States.
- Abused children--Services for--United States.
- Abused children.
- Abused children--Services for.
- Foster home care--United States.
- Foster home care.
- Physical Description:
- 120 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, [1983]
- Summary:
- A practical guide for human service workers and students which describes and shows techniques for use in assessing families. The author reviews a conceptual basis of family assessment in chapters that focus on the family as a system, the family and its environment, and the family life cycle. She goes on to describe such methods of assessment as the ecomap, the genogram, family sculpture, and the use of observation and checklists. Throughout the guide, case examples are used to illustrate concepts and show the techniques in use. A special feature of particular value is the self-teaching exercises designed to give the reader practice in applying these ideas and methods. A concluding chapter relates family assessment to treatment or interventi
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 117-119.
- ISBN:
- 0803920202
- OCLC:
- 9394282
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