Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One Building Strength Through Self-Help and Innovations -- 1 A Strengths Perspective on Black Families: Then and Now -- 2 Building on the Strengths of Black Families: Self-Help and Empowerment -- 3 Caregiving in African American Families: Caring for Children with Sickle Cell Disease -- 4 Helping Black Families Who Are Providing Care to Persons with AIDS -- 5 Homelessness Among African American Families -- 6 Revisiting Youth Violence: Implication for Positive Change -- Part Two Creating and Promoting Positive Change -- 7 Effective Programs and Services for African American Families and Children: An African-Centered Perspective -- 8 Racial Identity Issues for Black Children in Foster Care -- 9 Resiliency and the African American Family: A Model of Family Preservation -- 10 Strengthening Family Ties: Working with Black Female Single-Parent Families -- 11 The Black Church as a Resource for Change -- Epilogue: Understanding Help-Seeking Behavior and Empowerment Issues for Black Families -- About the Book -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Index
