Family Resource Management

The inclusion of family case studies helps bring the concepts in this text to life. Examples of families, both with regard to specific concepts and the case study assignment throughout all chapters, help students understand the needs, demands, and circumstances that families must process as they make decisions and utilize their resources.
-- Sarah Lee
The structure of the book is great - that is, that each unit is structured by the 5-Step Decision-Making Process itself is brilliant. It is a lovely way to walk-the-walk of the model that is so integral to the field. -- Bethany Willis
The single greatest strength of this text for my class has been the casebook family assignments. I use those assignments to make the course like a kind of "game," like the old Game of Life board game. I randomly sort the students into the fictional families provided by that casebook, and they complete the assignments as the semester progresses. It keeps the students engaged, they really look forward to the days that we do the case assignments in class.
-- Greg Brooks