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Resources Relevant to Comprehensive Family Assessment

Alexander, L. & Dore, M. (1999). Making the parents as partners principle reality: The role of the alliance. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 8, 255- 270.

Altman, J. (2004). Engagement in neighborhood-based child welfare services. Garden City, NY: Adelphi University School of Social Work.

Berry, M. (1997). The family at risk: Issues and trends in family preservation services. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press.

Burford, G. & Hudson, J. (Eds.) (2000). Family group conferencing: New directions in community-centered child & family practice. NY: Aldine de Gruyter.

Congress, E. (1994). The use of culturagrams to assess and empower culturally diverse families. Families in Society, 75, 531-40.

Connolly, M. & McKenzie, M. (1999). Effective participatory practice: Family group conferencing in child protection. NY: Aldine de Gruyter.

Dawson, K. & Berry, M. (2002). Engaging families in child welfare services: An evidence-based approach to best practice. Child Welfare, 81, 293-317.

Dore, M. & Alexander, L. (1996). Preserving families at risk of child abuse and neglect: The role of the helping alliance. Child Abuse and Neglect, 20, 349- 361.

Fraser, M. (Ed.). (2004). Risk and resilience in childhood: An ecological perspective (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Green, J. W. (1999). Cultural awareness in the human services: A multi-ethnic approach. (3rd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Hartman, A., & Laird, J. (1983). Family centered social work. New York: Free Press.

Hudson, J., Morris, A., Maxwell, G., & Galaway, B. (Eds.) (1996). Family group conferences: Perspectives on policy and practice. Sydney: Federation Press.

Kropenske,H., Howard, J., Breitenbach, P., Dembo, M., et al (1994). Protecting children in substance-abusing families: Family assessment. Washington, DC: US DHHS.

Laird, J. (1985). Working with the family in child welfare. In J. Laird & A. Hartman (Eds.), A Handbook of child welfare (pp. 360-396). New York: The Free Press.

Lightburn, A., & Kemp, S. P. (1994). Family-support programs: Opportunities for community-based practice. Families in Society, 75, 16-26.

Lum, D. (1999). Culturally competent practice: A framework for growth and action. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Lutz, L. (2005). Relationship between public child welfare workers, resource families and birth families: Preventing the triangulation of the triangle of support. New York: National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning.

Mallon, G.P. & Hess, P. (Eds.). (2005). Child welfare for the twenty-first century: Policies, practices, and programs. New York: Columbia University Press.

Mallon, G.P. (2005). Facilitating permanency for youth. Washington, DC: CWLA.

McCroskey, K., & Meezan, W. (1998). Family-centered services: Approaches and effectiveness. Future of Children, 8(1), 54-71.

McGoldrick, M., & Gerson, R. (1985). Genograms in family assessment. New York: Norton.

Merkel-Holguin, L. (2003). Putting families back into the child protection partnership: Family group decision-making. Chicago: American Humane Association.

Prochaska, J.M. & Prochaska, J.O. (2002). Transtheoretical Model Guidelines for Families with Child Abuse and Neglect. In A.R. Roberts & G.J. Greene (Eds.), Social Workers' Desk Reference, 379-384. Oxford University Press.

Rooney, R. (2000). How can I use authority effectively and engage family members? In H. Dubowitz & D. DePanfilis (Eds.) Handbook for child protection practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Saleebey, D. (Ed.). (1992). The strengths perspective in social work practice. New York: Longman.

Seabury, B. (1985). The beginning phase: Engagement, initial assessment, and contracting. In J. Laird & A. Hartman (Eds.), A Handbook of child welfare. New York: The Free Press.

Webb, N. B. (Ed.). (2001). Culturally diverse parent-child and family relationships. A guide for social workers and other practitioners. New York: Columbia University Press.

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