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Partnering with Parents

Family-Centred Practice in Children's Services

by (author) Barry Trute & Diane Hiebert-Murphy

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2013
Category
Social Work, General, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442610507
    Publish Date
    Feb 2013
    List Price
    $47.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442641228
    Publish Date
    Feb 2013
    List Price
    $88.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442664975
    Publish Date
    Feb 2013
    List Price
    $37.95

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Description

Internationally recognized as the gold standard in providing services to children with special needs and their family members, family-centred practice has developed substantially over the past two decades. However, there has not been until now a basic practice text for guiding professional education and skill building across diverse areas. Filling this significant gap, Partnering with Parents is a primer on family-centred practice for professionals working in children’s health and developmental services.

The material in this textbook spans interdisciplinary training across key child service sectors (particularly child development, child mental health, and children’s health). The authors identify and discuss the key principles of the model as it is practiced in Canada, with a focus on working alliances, empowerment methods, and the development of social support resources. Providing examples of the application of family-centred practice in a wide range of service settings, Partnering with Parents will be useful for the social workers, nurses, psychologists, and allied health professionals who work together in complex service situations.

About the authors

Barry Trute is an emeritus professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary and the University of Manitoba.

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Diane Hiebert-Murphy is a professor in the Faculty of Social Work and the Psychological Service Centre at the University of Manitoba.

 

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