Family-centered policies and practices : international implications / Katharine Briar-Lawson, Charles Hennon, Hal Lawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Briar-Lawson, Katharine, author.

Hennon, Charles, author.

Lawson, Hal, author.

Contributor:

Jones, Alan.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Analyzing the critical juncture of family-centered policy and practice, this book places the universal institution of the family in a global context. By including a conceptual framework as well as practice components, the authors offer an original multimodal approach toward understanding family-centered policy practice from an international perspective. It provides grassroots strategies for activists and practical guides for both students and practitioners and includes cutting-edge interpretations of the impact of globalization on families, social workers, and other helping professionals and advocates.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Meaning and Significance of Families and Threats to Their Well-Being / Briar-Lawson, Katharine / Lawson, Hal A. / Hennon, Charles B. / Jones, Alan R.

2. Families as Comprehensive Social Welfare Institutions and Preventive Systems / Briar-Lawson, Katharine / Lawson, Hal A. / Hennon, Charles B. / Jones, Alan R.

3. Meaningful, Gender-Equitable Work and Family Well-Being / Briar-Lawson, Katharine / Lawson, Hal A. / Hennon, Charles B.

4. Key Sensitizing Concepts, a Family Policy Continuum, and Examples from the IYF / Lawson, Hal A. / Briar-Lawson, Katharine / Hennon, Charles B. / Jones, Alan R.

5. Analyzing Policy Impacts and Making Strategic Policy Choices for Families and Helping Professions / Lawson, Hal A. / Briar-Lawson, Katharine / Hennon, Charles B.

6. Families as Experts and Partners in the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Family-Centered Policies and Practices / Briar-Lawson, Katharine / Lawson, Hal A.

7. Developing Family-Centered Policy and Practice Discourses / Briar-Lawson, Katharine / Hennon, Charles B.

8. Introducing Policy-Practice Skills for Family-Centered Change Agents / Briar-Lawson, Katharine

9. Promoting New Alliances Among Families, Family Advocates, and Helping Professionals / Briar-Lawson, Katharine

10. Introducing Globalization's Challenges and Opportunities and Analyzing Economic Globalization and Liberalization / Lawson, Hal A.

11. Globalization, Flows of Culture and People, and New-Century Frameworks for Family-Centered Policies, Practices, and Development / Lawson, Hal A.

12. New-Century Investment Strategies and Social Action Agendas for the World's Families / Lawson, Hal A. / Briar-Lawson, Katharine

Appendix: Key Web Sites

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231504362

0231504365

OCLC:

51542695