Family-Centered Policies and Practices : : International Implications / / Katharine Briar-Lawson, Charles Hennon, Hal Lawson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Briar-Lawson, Katharine,; Hennon, Charles,; Lawson, Hal,
• MitwirkendeR: Briar-Lawson, Katharine,; Hennon, Charles B.,; Jones, Alan R.,; Lawson, Hal A.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Jones, Alan.
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (464 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Meaning and Significance of Families and Threats to Their Well-Being -- 2. Families as Comprehensive Social Welfare Institutions and Preventive Systems -- 3. Meaningful, Gender-Equitable Work and Family Well-Being -- 4. Key Sensitizing Concepts, a Family Policy Continuum, and Examples from the IYF -- 5. Analyzing Policy Impacts and Making Strategic Policy Choices for Families and Helping Professions -- 6. Families as Experts and Partners in the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Family-Centered Policies and Practices -- 7. Developing Family-Centered Policy and Practice Discourses -- 8. Introducing Policy-Practice Skills for Family-Centered Change Agents -- 9. Promoting New Alliances Among Families, Family Advocates, and Helping Professionals -- 10. Introducing Globalization's Challenges and Opportunities and Analyzing Economic Globalization and Liberalization -- 11. Globalization, Flows of Culture and People, and New-Century Frameworks for Family-Centered Policies, Practices, and Development -- 12. New-Century Investment Strategies and Social Action Agendas for the World's Families -- Appendix: Key Web Sites -- Bibliography -- Index