Partnership Model in Human Services: Sociological Foundations and Practices(Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice)

Series: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice

This book provides students and practitioners with a theoretical and methodological foundation for implementing client- and family-centered `partnership' approaches in human services. Unlike other texts in the field, the author integrates the principles and practices of sociology with applied work in the helping professions and shows how key sociological concepts can be used to explain the nature