Promoting family wellness and preventing child maltreatment : fundamentals for thinking and action / edited by Isaac Prilleltensky, Geoffrey Nelson, and Leslea Peirson.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-529) and index.

Deals with the promotion of emotional well-being in families, and the prevention of child maltreatment. Values, policies and resources are examined as both facilitators of, and barriers to, effective action.

Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Family Wellness Project Team -- Section I: Context -- 1 Mapping the Terrain: Framework for Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment -- 2 Context, Contributing Factors, and Consequences -- 3 Vision and Values for Child and Family Wellness -- Section II: Interventions -- 4 Social Policies for Promoting the Well-Being of Canadian Children and Families -- 5 A Review and Analysis of Programs to Promote Family Wellness and Prevent the Maltreatment of Preschool and Elementary-School-Aged Children

6 Programming for Distressed and Disadvantaged Adolescents7 Program Implementation and Diffusion -- Section III: Aboriginal Context and Interventions -- 8 A Circle of Healing: Family Wellness in Aboriginal Communities -- Section IV: Conclusion -- 9 Beyond the Boundaries: Themes for Thinking and Action in the Promotion of Family Wellness and the Prevention of Child Maltreatment -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y

English.

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