Diverse Families, Competent Families

Innovations in Research and Preventive Intervention Practice

Janet F. Gillespie, Judy Primavera (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

238 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-0830-5 (ISBN)

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Are you prepared to deliver effective services to a wide range of families and family situations?Diverse Families, Competent Families provides human service professionals with a portrait of the real lives and practical challenges of our nation's families as they face a new millennium. It examines family adaptation and competence in a variety of contexts and situations such as, day-to-day issues of coping and survival, as well as major milestones such as sending children off to school and becoming a caregiver for a family member. This unique book also spans multiple levels of families’existence, examining home, school, and the larger community to provide you with an understanding of the societal dynamics that can have an influence on families. With Diverse Families, Competent Families, you'll explore:

the need to reexamine the ways that single parent families are viewed, and the risks inherent in over-generalizing about this type of family
ways that men can make the most of their experience as fathers
the relationship between parents’perceptions of teacher behavior and how willing they are to become involved at school
the ways in which changes or disruptions in a family's functioning can influence their children's academic skills
the results of an innovative intervention for “sandwiched” generation mothers who must simultaneously care for an older family member and attend to the needs of their own children
ways to help Mexican immigrant parents feel more effective in their parenting rolesIn Diverse Families, Competent Families, you will discover new, and positive ways to view families, particularly ethnic minority families, low-income families, immigrant families, and families who are coping with specific life stressors such as financial loss, unemployment, divorce, and death.

Gillespie, Janet F.; Primavera, Judy

Contents

Research on Family Resilience: Room for All and Strength from Each
Diverse Adaptations of Single Parent, Low-Income Families with Young Children: Implications for Community-Based Prevention and Intervention
Economic Stress and Psychological Distress Among Urban African American Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Parents
The Marital Context for Father Involvement with Their Preschool Children: The Role of Partner Support
Children's After School Arrangements: A Study of Self-Care and Developmental Outcomes
Family Problems and Children's Competencies Over the Early Elementary School Years
Enhancing Family Competence Through Literacy Activities
Parents' Perceptions of Teacher Outreach and Parent Involvement in Children's Education
Toward a Model of Latino Parent Advocacy for Educational Change
Promoting Resilience Among Children of Sandwiched Generation Caregiving Women Through Caregiver Mutual Help
“You have to be Real Strong”: Parenting Goals and Strategies of Resilient, Urban, African American Single Mothers
Competent Families, Collaborative Professionals: Empowered Parent Education for Low-Income, African American Families
Parental Self-Efficacy and Social Support as Predictors of Parenting Practices and Children's Socioemotional Adjustment in Mexican Immigrant Families
Index
Reference Notes Included

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.2.2001
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	362 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10	0-7890-0830-0 / 0789008300
ISBN-13	978-0-7890-0830-5 / 9780789008305
Zustand	Neuware