Working with Families
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Canadian Scholars
Publishing:30th Nov '26
£53.00
This title is due to be published on 30th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Working with Families, Third Edition is an accessible and practice-oriented guide that equips students and practitioners alike with the knowledge and tools to support families facing complex and evolving challenges. Through clinical and sociological perspectives and employing a strengths-based approach, this thoroughly updated edition provides a broad overview of factors affecting Canadian families such as diverse family structures, healthy and unhealthy forms of communication, family culture and beliefs, couple dynamics, addiction, and developmental and psychiatric disabilities.
Covering a range of topics, the author draws special attention to 2SLGBTQI and military families, the effects of violence and trauma, and professional ethics and self-care. Thorough updates to this third edition reflect contemporary issues such as trauma-informed practice, social media and its impact on families, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous families, colonialism, and "good enough parenting."
Utilizing straightforward language, applied focus, and extensive pedagogical supports Working with Families, Third Edition remains an indispensable resource for students and practitioners of social services, child and youth work, family studies and health-related programs, and early childhood education.
"Working with Families, Second Edition is an incredible teaching and learning tool for health providers and all of us alike. The author seeks the potential in all of us to engage … in mutually beneficial experiences that will foster a social connectedness, that reflects demographic trends and intergenerational practice. A must publication for all to read and appreciate the diverseness of our rich country." —The Honourable Marvin Zuker, Associate Professor, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto
"Dr. Spindel has created a text that is strengths-based and resiliency-focused, while also addressing the intersections of oppression that diverse Canadian families face. Working with Families, Second Edition brings contemporary and family systems concepts to life with relevant and practical activities, case examples, and questions." —Cindy Rammage, Associate Professor, Child and Youth Care, University of the Fraser Valley
"Dr. Spindel's third edition of Working with Families offers a timely exploration of the complexity and diversity of modern families, moving beyond traditional definitions. Blending theory with practice, it equips health and human services professionals with strengths-based, trauma-informed approaches. With insightful case examples and a focus on ethical, self-aware reflexive practice, this textbook is a valuable resource for understanding and supporting families in an increasingly complex and divided world with an important underlying message of challenging monolithic held beliefs." —Dr. Sabra Desai, Practicing Trauma-Informed Counsellor/Psychotherapist
"Working with Families, Third Edition is an essential learning resource for human service and health professionals supporting diverse Canadian families. It offers clear, comprehensive insight into families in terms of their changing structures, developmental stages, and both healthy and challenging dynamics. The text addresses complex issues impacting families—such as disability, domestic violence, substance use, grief—and provides practical, evidence‑informed strategies to build family resilience. Case studies and reflection questions make the material engaging and immediately useful for students." —Dr. Keith Dormond, Instructor, Social Services, Langara College
"Working with Families is an extremely useful guide for professionals. Unlike most resources on families, this book outlines clinical, community, and systemic issues. Dr. Spindel understands the culture and the complexities of the modern family, and she helps the reader to navigate the challenges that families face. This text deserves to be widely used in college and university courses, as well as with ongoing training for professionals that work with families." —Dr. John Lord, Founder, Centre for Community Based Research, and Author, Aging and Elder Care: Time for Transformation
ISBN: 9781773385433
Dimensions: unknown
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308 pages
Third Edition