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
- 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 ChangeAgents
- 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
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