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OverviewOriginally published in 1991, this title is a valuable social work text which demonstrated how to apply family system concepts to clinical situations encountered in work with inner-city populations at the time. Unlike traditional theories in clinical social work which were oriented toward the individual, this fascinating book offers a paradigm for social work that encompasses the client, his or her immediate and extended family, the community, the government, and the social worker. The family systems concepts in this refreshing volume are illustrated by case examples addressing the specific issues of AIDS and drug abuse, homelessness, foster care, wife abuse, care of those with intellectual disabilities, and adoption issues. Social workers and social work students can still gain perspective from these insightful chapters and will discover that it is not pathological people that make difficult populations, but difficult life situations that breed pathology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen Gail LewisPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138899049ISBN 10: 1138899046 Pages: 210 Publication Date: 26 March 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsKaren Gail Lewis Introduction Part 1: Training 1. D. Ray Bardill Family Systems Thinking and the Social Work Dean 2. Harry J. Aponte Training on the Person of the Therapist for Work with the Poor and Minorities 3. Roberta Tonti Teaching Family Systems Therapy to Social Work Students 4. Mildred Flashman Training Social Workers in Public Welfare: Some Useful Family Concepts Part 2: Clinical 5. Gillian Walker and Sippio Small AIDS, Crack, Poverty, and Race in the African-American Community: The Need for an Ecosystemic Approach 6. Elizabeth M. Tracy and James R. McDonell Home Based Work with Families: The Environmental Context of Family Intervention 7. Insoo Kim Berg and Larry Hopwood Doing with Very Little: Treatment of Homeless Substance Abusers 8. Barbara Lou Fenby The Community Residence as a Family: In the Name of the Father 9. Karen Gail Lewis A Three Step Plan for African-American Families Involved with Foster Care: Sibling Therapy, Mothers’ Group Therapy, Family Therapy 10. Ann Hartman Every Clinical Social Worker is in Post-Adoption Practice 11. Dennis Balcom Shame and Violence: Considerations in Couples’ Treatment 12. Myrtle Parnell and Jo VanderKloot Mental Health Services – 2001: Serving a New America. IndexReviewsAuthor InformationLewis, Karen Gail Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |