Nurturing the One, Supporting the Many: The Center for Family Life in Sunset Par

Description: Nurturing the One, Supporting the Many by Peg Hess, Brenda G. McGowan, Michael Botsko A narrative of the development of the center and its relations with the surrounding community. The authors supply case studies and supporting theoretical material and discuss the implications for professional practice, education, research, and policy that can be derived from studying the centers experience. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Since its establishment in 1978 the Center for Family Life has been an integral source of assistance to immigrant families in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a community struggling with poverty, unemployment, health issues, drug-related problems, youth gang activity, a housing shortage, and oversubscribed schools. This book is a narrative of the development of the Center and its relations with the surrounding community.With its unique combination of community-rootedness and clinical sophistication, the Center serves as a programmatic model for other family service contexts. Underlying the Centers programs and the staffs interactions with families is a philosophy and theoretical orientation that embraces clients in a shared sense of responsibility for change, focuses on all family members and on families as systems, and emphasizes the developmental and the expressive.Almost 30% of the communitys children and youth are participating in one or more Center services over the course of a year. Such services include after-school childcare, summer camp, creative and performing arts programs, recreation, youth development and parent education, employment programs for adults and youth, comprehensive emergency services to meet family needs for food, clothing, and financial assistance; individual, family, and group counseling; and neighborhood foster care. The authors supply case studies and supporting theoretical material, and discuss the implications for professional practice, education, research, and policy that can be derived from studying the Centers experience. Author Biography Peg Hess is professor at the School of Social Work at Columbia University in New York. Brenda McGowan is Ruth Ottman Harris Professor of Child and Family Welfare in the School of Social Work at Columbia University. Michael Botsko is the court-appointed special advocate (CASA) for New York. Table of Contents Foreword, by Susan P. Kemp Acknowledgments Introduction: The Center for Family Life and Its Programs 1. Building a Family-Focused Community-Centered Program: Commitments, Philosophies, and Interests 2. The Development of the Center in the Context of Child Welfare Policy and Programming 3. The Core: Family Counseling Services or "The Preventive Program" 4. The Neighborhood Foster Care Program 5. Supporting Families, Building Community, and Developing Children and Youth: The Community School Programs 6. Supporting Family and Community Development 7. Lessons Learned from the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Appendix A: Study Design and Methodology Appendix B: Instruments Modified or Created for This Study Appendix C: Initial and Final FAF Scores Sources Cited Index Review [T]his book should be read by all social work practitioners if for no other reason than to get a taste of what a true community-centered agency looks like; one that supports its staff and clients, believes in on-going development of practice through open dialogue and consistent supervision, and looks first to the needs of the community members when developing and implementing programs over the ever-shifting dictates of local, state and federal policies and programs. -- Mary C. Bitel Social Work with Groups Nurturing the One, Supporting the Many is an informative and touching book. Journal of Community Practice Promotional A narrative of the development of the center and its relations with the surrounding community. The authors supply case studies and supporting theoretical material and discuss the implications for professional practice, education, research, and policy that can be derived from studying the centers experience. Review Quote "[T]his book should be read by all social work practitioners if for no other reason than to get a taste of what a true community-centered agency looks like; one that supports its staff and clients, believes in on-going development of practice through open dialogue and consistent supervision, and looks first to the needs of the community members when developing and implementing programs over the ever-shifting dictates of local, state and federal policies and programs." -- Mary C. Bitel, Social Work with Groups Promotional "Headline" A narrative of the development of the center and its relations with the surrounding community. The authors supply case studies and supporting theoretical material and discuss the implications for professional practice, education, research, and policy that can be derived from studying the centers experience. Details ISBN0231115954 Short Title NURTURING THE 1 SUPPORTING THE Pages 256 Publisher Columbia University Press Language English ISBN-10 0231115954 ISBN-13 9780231115957 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2003 Imprint Columbia University Press Subtitle The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Brooklyn Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Translated from English DOI 10.1604/9780231115957 UK Release Date 2003-01-23 AU Release Date 2003-01-23 NZ Release Date 2003-01-23 US Release Date 2003-01-23 Author Michael Botsko Publication Date 2003-01-23 DEWEY 362.8280974723 Illustrations 8 figures, 14 photos Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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