Family-Centered Policies and Practices: International Implications

Katharine Briar-Lawson, Hal A. Lawson, and Charles B. Hennon, with Alan R. Jones

eISBN: 9780231504362

2001 (464 pages )

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Family-Centered Policies and Practices: International Implications

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.

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Family-Centered Policies and Practices: International Implications

Author(s): Briar-Lawson, Katharine; Lawson, Hal A.; Hennon, Charles B.; Jones, Alan R.
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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.