Social work practice with families; a resiliency-based approach.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9781933478166

Social work practice with families; a resiliency-based approach.

Van Hook, Mary.

Lyceum Books

2008

306 pages

$49.95

Paperback

HV697

Van Hook (social work, Center for Community Partnerships, U. of Central Florida) explains how to apply the theory of resiliency to different family therapy methods in social work practice, from social learning/cognitive family counselin...

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