The Family Empowerment Program: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Working with Multi-Stressed Urban Families

Family Process

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-217

  Cleek, Elizabeth N ^a   Wofsy, Matt ^a   Boyd Franklin, Nancy ^b   Mundy, Brian ^a   Howell, Tamika J ^c  

^a Institute for Community Living Inc   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Harlem United   (United States)

Author keywords

Asesores de los padres; Coordinaci n de la atenci n; Equipo interdisciplinario; Family intervention; Interdisciplinary; Multi stressed; Parent advocate; Terapia familiar; Urban; Urbano

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW YORK; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84862262391     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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