Empowerment Practice with Families in Distress

by Judith Bula Wise

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231124635
• ISBN13: 9780231124638
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher