Black Family

Sadye L. M. Logan, DSW, ACSW, holds the I. DeQuincey Newman Endowed Professorship in Social Work Education at the University of South Carolina College of Social Work. She teaches practice method courses and courses on family treatment. She also taught at the University of Kansas, where she chaired the foundation practice sequence and co-chaired the Institute for the Study of Black Families. Her research interests include social justice issues impacting families and children, culturally specific services for children and families of colour, the psycho-spiritual dimensions of practice and education, addictive behaviours, and racial identity development. Dr. Logan has written extensively in these areas. Dr. Logan earned her MSW degree from Hunter College and her DSW from Columbia University in New York City.

• Foreword , Introduction , Building Strength Through Self-Help and Innovations , A Strengths Perspective on Black Families: Then and Now , Building on the Strengths of Black Families: Self-Help and Empowerment , Caregiving in African American Families: Caring for Children with Sickle Cell Disease , Helping Black Families Who Are Providing Care to Persons with AIDS , Homelessness Among African American Families , Revisiting Youth Violence: Implication for Positive Change , Creating and Promoting Positive Change , Effective Programs and Services for African American Families and Children: An African-Centered Perspective , Racial Identity Issues for Black Children in Foster Care , Resiliency and the African American Family: A Model of Family Preservation , Strengthening Family Ties: Working with Black Female Single-Parent Families , The Black Church as a Resource for Change , Epilogue: Understanding Help-Seeking Behavior and Empowerment Issues for Black Families