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4 produkter
374 kr
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Applying Family Theory: Teaching, Research, Practice, Life introduces students to a variety of family theories and provides them with considerations for applying family theory across professional and personal contexts. The text equips readers with the knowledge and skills they need to use family theory for the betterment of families.Each chapter focuses on a specific theory and features a fill-in-the-blank-style theory chart that students are encouraged to fill out as they read the content. They are challenged to summarize and record each theory's basic premise, key figures, epistemology, assumptions, concepts, level of analysis, and relevant studies. The book addresses family systems theory, family development theory, bioecological theory, conflict theory, social exchange theory, structural functionalism theory, relational developmental systems theory, feminist theory, family life course, family stress theory, symbolic interactionism, attachment theory, and other family theory concepts. At the end of each chapter, students are provided with a list of things to think about when applying the theory to a certain situation, as well as some general discussion questions about applying the theory.Designed to provide students with cutting-edge theory to guide family interactions, Applying Family Theory is an ideal textbook for courses and programs in family studies.
452 kr
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Financial management has a significant impact on family well-being. Effective financial management can help families reduce financial stress, increase their savings and investments, and achieve their financial goals.Family Financial Resource Management: Foundational Knowledge and Strategies provides readers with an overview of best practices for financial management within the context of family life, including budgeting, debt management, and saving and investing. The text addresses financial situations that arise at different points in the life course and decisions individuals and families may want to consider over time to promote well-being and financial success.Part one includes an introduction and a set of theories to help the reader as they move through subsequent sections. Part two covers the technical details of budgeting, debt management, and saving and investing, as well as financial "to-do" checklists for important states across the family life course. The final part provides readers with tangible examples and tools that can be used or enacted in their family lives across different periods to promote optimal financial decision making.Family Financial Resource Management is an excellent resource for courses in family science, personal finance, and financial counseling, as well as for individuals and families interested in improving their knowledge regarding financial management.
399 kr
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Letters to a Young Practitioner: Essays of Advice brings together invaluable insight from a variety of professionals in the counseling and educational practice fields into a single volume to provide students-in-training and new practitioners with mentorship. The text promotes career self-actualization and offers readers a greater understanding of the culture of their given profession, the technical knowledge they need to advance in their careers, suggestions for professional development, and more.The book features 22 essays written by clinical psychologists, couple/marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and others. Each essay is divided into three specific sections in which contributors provide general information about their educational background, discuss their experience and area of expertise, and offer advice in a particular area. Individual essays explore building community ties and navigating clinical errors; the experience of mentoring international students; handling conversations about race with clients; the challenges and promises inherent in child welfare social work; navigating the helping professions as a person of color; community and school-based therapy; and more. Offering readers the unique opportunity to receive valuable insight and mentorship from diverse practitioners in a single volume, Letters to a Young Practitioner is an exemplary resource for courses and programs in the helping professions, as well as new practitioners in the field.
460 kr
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Featuring contributed chapters from experts in the field, Handbook of Asian American Families provides readers with a developmental systems-based approach to understanding contemporary Asian American families. The book examines the intricacies of family relationships and dynamics within Asian American families and the structural factors that hinder or promote family functioning and the well-being of Asian immigrants and their descendants.The chapters present theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and practical discussion on the interworking of Asian American families with each focusing on key aspects of family relationships. Opening chapters introduce readers to the developmental systems-based perspective of the book, discuss the effects of immigration on Asian American families, and explore specific relationship dynamics, including motherhood, intimate relationships, coparenting, and multigenerational and intergenerational relationships. Readers learn about the dynamics of divorced families, stepfamilies, adoption, and multiracial families. Additional chapters cover the acculturation gap in Asian American families, mental health, racial-ethnic socialization, religion and interfaith relationships, and combating stereotypes, microagressions, racism, and the model minority myth. The closing chapter looks to the future, discussing opportunities for further research, theories, practices, and policies. Handbook of Asian American Families is part of the Cognella Series on Families and Social Justice, a collection of textbooks that support core curriculum within family-related disciplines with emphasis on issues related to social justice, diversity, and equity.