*PRE-ORDER, APPROX 4-6 BUSINESS DAYS* Working with Families 3rd Edition by Dr. Patricia Spindel 9781773385433 [ZZ]

A Guide for Health and Human Services Professionals. Paperback, CSPI

Working with Families, Third Edition is an accessible and practice-oriented guide that equips students and practitioners alike with the knowledge and tools to support families facing complex and evolving challenges. Through clinical and sociological perspectives and employing a strengths-based approach, this thoroughly updated edition provides a broad overview of factors affecting Canadian families such as diverse family structures, healthy and unhealthy forms of communication, family culture and beliefs, couple dynamics, addiction, and developmental and psychiatric disabilities.

Covering a range of topics, the author draws special attention to 2SLGBTQI+ and military families, the effects of violence and trauma, and professional ethics and self-care. Thorough updates to this third edition reflect contemporary issues such as trauma-informed practice, social media and its impact on families, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous families, colonialism, and “good enough parenting.”

Utilizing straightforward language, applied focus, and extensive pedagogical supports Working with Families, Third Edition remains an indispensable resource for students and practitioners of social services, child and youth work, family studies and health-related programs, and early childhood education.

Features:

• Robust pedagogical features include epigraphs, chapter summaries, reflection questions, classroom resources, classroom activities, and further reading
• Instructor resources include PowerPoint slides, an instructor manual, and a test bank of true/false and multiple choice questions
• Designed to bridge theory and practice in health and human services settings, the text emphasizes practical strategies students can apply in placements and early career roles
• The strengths-based and reflective frameworks centre resilience, family capacity, and relational strengths, while encouraging a reflective practice over deficit-based assessment