ABSTRACT
Social Work Practice with Families: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation conceptualizes generalist social work practice interventions with families. Continuing with the theoretical perspectives discussed in Chapter 6, this chapter develops interventions with families using strengths and empowerment, narrative, and solution-focused approaches. Skills and behaviors for intervening, terminating, evaluating, following up, and documenting family-focused interventions are discussed in detail. New to this edition is more in-depth content on family assessment tools, their uses, and administration. Examples related to intervention with families, specifically management during meetings, ethical issues, and linking contracting to intervention, are included. The termination and evaluation of family interventions sections are expanded, particularly related to monitoring outcomes. The Grand Challenge for Social Work, “Ending Gender-Based Violence,” is the focus of this chapter with a reading and an exercise.
