ISBN Diversity in Family Constellations ( Implications for Practice ) book 312 pages

The idea of family is not easily defined and is in a constant state of change. In order to create a more manageable environment for human service practitioners Diversity in Family Constellations presents family groups and arrangements as multidimensional nonstatic living entities that are in a constant process of being and becoming. This book introduces a series of guidelines conventional and unconventional that human service practitioners can use to explore the complexities of family dynamics regarding assessment and intervention. The authors provide readers with opportunities to apply these guidelines within the context of diverse family constellations including the nuclear family the single-parent family the multigenerational family foster or institutional families lesbian and gay families and blended families.