Family Health Social Work Practice
Author: Francis K O Yuen
A fundamental handbook to the family health model!Family Health Social Work Practice: A Knowledge and Skills Casebook is a comprehensive guide to an emerging practice paradigm in the social work field. Edited by pioneers of the family health approach (who also contribute several chapters each), this book introduces the theoretical model and skills of the practice, including a framework for developing a family health intervention plan, illustrated by case scenarios. Issues vital to any family health intervention are addressed in 10 case studies that further explain the application of the practice model.Family Health Social Work Practice stresses a holistic orientation to assessment and intervention from a health perspective that includes the physical, mental, emotional, social, economic, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of family life. With its focus on practice theories, practical information, and evaluation strategies, the book provides a strong foundation for skills development in the family health model. A collection of articles from the leading practitioners and academics in the field gives a thorough and thoughtful examination to issues ranging from domestic violence to substance abuse to the Americans with Disabilities Act.Family Health Social Work Practice also reviews the philosophy behind the family health approach, summarizes its effectiveness, and examines other critical concerns, such as:
- child maltreatment
- mental health
- spiritual diversity
- aging
- agency management
Table of Contents:
| About the Editors | ||
| Contributors | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Sect. I | Essences of the Family Health Approach | |
| Ch. 1 | An Overview of Family Health Social Work Practice | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | Critical Concerns for Family Health Practice | 19 |
| Ch. 3 | Intervention Strategies of the Family Health Perspective | 41 |
| Sect. II | Family Health Approach in Practice | |
| Ch. 4 | Child Maltreatment and Family Health Practice | 57 |
| Ch. 5 | Intervening with Domestic Violence Using the Family Health Perspective | 65 |
| Ch. 6 | Mental Health and Family Health Social Work Practice | 81 |
| Ch. 7 | Family Health Practice in a Medical Setting with an Infant and Her Family | 91 |
| Ch. 8 | Family Health Practice with Older Adult Populations | 101 |
| Ch. 9 | Navigating Family Health in Families with Alcohol Abuse | 113 |
| Ch. 10 | Family Health Practice with the Spiritually Diverse Person | 131 |
| Ch. 11 | The Management of a Family Health and Family-Based Services Agency | 147 |
| Ch. 12 | Americans with Disabilities Act and Family Health | 161 |
| Ch. 13 | Family Policy and Family Health | 175 |
| Sect. III | Reflection, Summary, and Conclusion | |
| Ch. 14 | The Utilities of the Family Health Approach When Working in a Family Education and Support Program | 185 |
| Ch. 15 | The Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Management | 193 |
| Ch. 16 | Family Health Social Work Practice: Summary, Problems, Focuses, Theories, and Intervention Skills | 203 |
| Ch. 17 | Conclusions | 213 |
| Index | 219 |
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Tourism and Hotel Development in China: From Political to Economic Success
Author: Hanqin Qiu Zhang
Examine the reasons for the rapid growth of China's tourism industry
Tourism and Hotel Development in China: From Political to Economic Success is a comprehensive guide to the development of the tourism industry in Mainland China following the end of the Cultural Revolution. Conceived as a textbook but equally valuable as a professional resource for consultants, researchers, and tourist organizations, this insightful book tracks the unique circumstances that sparked the growth of China's tourism and hotel industry from a political, diplomatic activity to a burgeoning economic industry. The book includes background information on geography, culture, history, politics, and economics, and examines the evolution of tourism policies, inbound vs. outbound travel, hotel operations and trends, and the Chinese government's role in developing tourism.
China may be a latecomer to international tourism development, but visitors have made it one of the world's top 10 travel destinations every year since 1994. Since historic policy shifts in 1978 opened China's doors to the outside world, inbound tourism has played a significant role in building a national economy. And the increase in disposable income among China's citizens has helped create a sizable market for domestic and outbound tourism as well. Tourism and Hotel Development in China looks at the major factors and characteristics of each type of tourism, international hotel development trends and their influence on China's hotel industry, related human resources issues, travel services, the development of hotel chains in China, compensation and incentive management, and the future of China's tourism and hotel industry.
Topics examined in Tourism and Hotel Development in China include:
- travel and tourism, pre-and post-1949
- the Asia market
- the intercontinental market
- international tourism in different regions of China
- popular urban tourist destinations in China
- approved outbound destinations
- outbound travel to Hong Kong
- challenges facing travel services
- local protectionism
- travel agencies
- hotel franchising
- foreign vs. local hotel chains
- outsourcing
and much more!
Tourism and Hotel Development in China: From Political to Economic Success follows the journey of China's tourism industry from a public relations vehicle, restricted by the economy and controlled by the government, to an important source of commerce for a country whose national economy was nearly on the verge of collapse.
What People Are Saying
Stephen J. Craig-Smith PhD
Stephen J. Craig-Smith, PhD, Deputy Head of School, Undergraduate Program Director, and Travel & Tourism Section Head, School of Tourism and Leisure Management, University of Queensland, Australia
AT LAST A CONCISE, INFORMATIVE, WELL-RESEARCHED, AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK on the significance, importance, and operation of tourism in China. China is fast becoming a major global tourism player. This book, written by three experts on China's tourism industry, provides a timely overview of current tourism developments in this exciting country.
Hailin Qu PhD
Hailin Qu, PhD, Full Professor and William E. Davis Distinguished Chair, School of Hotel & Restaurant Administration, Oklahoma State University
COMPREHENSIVE. . . . ONE OF THE BEST TEXTBOOKS. . . . Readers will experience vast, diverse past and current issues that affect every educator, student, practitioner, and investor interested in China's tourism and hotel industry.
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