Empowerment Practice with Families in Distress (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780231124638)

For more than 150 years, empowering practices have been used by social workers in their work with families, but the techniques of today differ significantly from those of the pioneers or even from those of a few years ago. Today's practitioners recognize that empowering others is impossible; social workers can, however, assist others as they empower themselves. This book integrates time-honored approaches with today's more modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. Synthesizing several theoretical supports--the strengths perspective, system theory, theories of family well-being, and theories of coping--the author responds to the question "What works?" with today's families in need. Practice illustrations are provided throughout to bring concepts to life and, more important, to present families describing their own experiences with achieving empowerment.

Author: Judith Bula Wise
ISBN-10: 0231124635
ISBN-13: 9780231124638
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2005
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.88h x 6.56w x 0.70d