| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 240 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : the strengths perspective and resiliency enhancement : a natural partnership / Elaine Norman -- Legacy of caretaking among African American women : a mixed blessing / Eunice Matthews -- Recognizing and enhancing natural resiliency in boys and girls / Sandra Turner -- Resiliency in older people : a paradigm for practice / Irene A. Gutheil and Elaine Congress -- Case study of resiliency enhancement interventions with an African American woman / Carol P. Kaplan -- Women's resilience at midlife : what is it? How do you mobilize it? / Sharon McQuaide -- Grasping life : five stories of will-filled men / Raymond Fox -- Enhancing couple resiliency / Howard Robinson -- Strength and resiliency themes in social work practice with groups / Michael H. Phillips and Carol S. Cohen -- Unitas Extended Family Circle : developing resiliency in Hispanic youngsters / Rosa Perez-Koenig -- Workplace as a protective environment : management strategies / Sharyn J. Zunz and Roslyn H. Chernesky -- African American professional's resiliency / Laura J. Lee -- Introducing a strengths/resiliency model in mental health organizations / Robert Chazin, Shari Kaplan, and Stephen Terio -- Capitalizing on strengths : a resiliency enhancement model for at-risk youth / Mary Ann Forgey |
| Summary |
This book bridges the gap between theory and implementation to illustrate how resiliency enhancement enables social workers to put the strengths perspective successfully into practice for their clients. Contributors to this volume show how social workers can use interventions to enhance those resiliency factors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social service -- Psychological aspects
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Resilience (Personality trait)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Work.
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Resilience (Personality trait)
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Social service -- Psychological aspects
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Sozialarbeit
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Aufsatzsammlung
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Norman, Elaine, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780231505918 |
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0231505914 |
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9780231529716 |
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0231529716 |
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