Abstract
This article is a qualitative, personal report from the field, designed to highlight current developments in family-based theory and practice that bring hopefulness to workers and clients. The author, an experienced human services consultant and family therapist, draws from his recent experience in a number of states to identify exemplars of practice in the following areas: integrative theory building, functional family assessment, systems change in regard to inter-agency coordination and foster care, community building in low income neighborhoods, developing humility as helpers, and addressing issues of hope and spirituality with clients and with co-workers. Given the turbulent and hostile political environment for family-based services, this article challenges us to remember that effectiveness in helping others is directly related to our feelings of hopefulness about ourselves and our world.
Recommended Citation
Friedman, Roger
(1997)
"What's Working in Family-Based Services--or, What's Left to Believe in During a Time of Such Doubt?,"
Journal of Family Strengths: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58464/2168-670X.1088
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/jfs/vol2/iss1/4
