Working with Families of the Poor
Second Edition
Patricia Minuchin, Jorge Colapinto, and Salvador Minuchin
HardcoverPaperbacke-bookprint + e-book
Hardcover
orderDecember 19, 2006
ISBN 9781593854058
Price: $62.00 259 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
Paperback
orderDecember 20, 2006
ISBN 9781593853471
Price: $41.00259 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
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Patricia Minuchin, PhD, until her death in 2015, was codirector of Family Studies, Inc., Professor Emeritus at Temple University, and associated with the Minuchin Center for the Family. Dr. Minuchin taught at Tufts University and served as Senior Research Associate at Bank Street College. A developmental psychologist, trained in clinical psychology, her publications focused on the growth and functioning of children in the context of the family, the school, and under the conditions created by poverty, foster placements, and family disorganization.
Jorge Colapinto, LPsych, LMFT, is a family therapist and a consultant to human service organizations in the development and implementation of systemic models of service delivery. He has developed training curricula and practice materials for the Administration for Children's Services of New York City and other service agencies. He has been on the faculties of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, Family Studies, Inc., and the Ackerman Institute for the Family, where he directed the foster care project.
Salvador Minuchin, MD, until his death in 2017, was Director of Family Studies, Inc., and was associated with the Minuchin Center for the Family. Dr. Minuchin was formerly Director of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic and Professor of Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. A major figure in the field of family therapy, he published widely on family theory, technique, and practice
Jorge Colapinto, LPsych, LMFT, is a family therapist and a consultant to human service organizations in the development and implementation of systemic models of service delivery. He has developed training curricula and practice materials for the Administration for Children's Services of New York City and other service agencies. He has been on the faculties of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, Family Studies, Inc., and the Ackerman Institute for the Family, where he directed the foster care project.
Salvador Minuchin, MD, until his death in 2017, was Director of Family Studies, Inc., and was associated with the Minuchin Center for the Family. Dr. Minuchin was formerly Director of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic and Professor of Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. A major figure in the field of family therapy, he published widely on family theory, technique, and practice