Working with Families of the Poor, Second Edition (The Guilford Family Therapy Series)

Book Details

• Author: Patricia Minuchin

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

• Language: English

• Edition: 2nd

• ISBN: 9781593853471

• Pages: 259

• Cover: Paperback

• Dimensions: 9.0 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches

• Weight: Not specified

About the Book

Family Healing: Strategies for Hope and Change in Times of Crisis, authored by Patricia Minuchin, offers a comprehensive and compassionate approach to family-based interventions, particularly for clients affected by chronic poverty-related crises and life stressors. Rooted in the pioneering work of Salvador Minuchin and the systemic therapy model, this second edition provides both theoretical grounding and hands-on strategies for practitioners working in mental health, substance abuse, foster care, and social services.

Designed as both a textbook and a practical guide, the book delivers:

• Step-by-step intervention techniques that emphasize collaboration, empowerment, and resilience

• Methods to engage families as partners in the healing process, highlighting their inherent strengths and support systems

• Case studies and clinical examples drawn from real-world practice in high-stress urban and community settings

• Practical tools for navigating complex systems and coordinating with schools, child welfare agencies, and medical professionals

The authors, each with deep experience in family therapy, provide readers with a rich framework for fostering sustainable change and emotional recovery in vulnerable families.

Highly accessible and widely adopted across professional training programs, this book is essential for family therapists, clinical social workers, counselors, psychologists, and students preparing for work in diverse and challenging environments. It also serves as an invaluable resource for anyone striving to make a difference in the lives of families facing adversity.