{"id":54,"date":"2018-05-07T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T20:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2018-05-07T21:10:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T01:10:36","slug":"family-power","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/?page_id=54","title":{"rendered":"Family Power: Engaging and Collaborating with Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Family_Power-195x300.png\" alt=\"Family Power book cover\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Family_Power-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Family_Power.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>Waves of change have weakened the influence of family in modern societies, yet family remains the most critical element in our social fabric. A new approach for working with families\u2014epitomized by the process of \u201cfamily group conferencing\u201d (FGC) or \u201cfamily group decision making\u201d (FGDM)\u2014seeks to strengthen this fabric by enlisting the collective power of families and their communities of care to address their own issues and solve their own problems. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This paradigm has implications for professionals in a variety of fields, including social workers, police, court personnel, therapists, youth workers, daycare staff and educators. <em>Family Powe<\/em>r offers practical guidance for engaging and collaborating with families, illustrated by anecdotes gathered from professionals in a range of settings around the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The authors connect FGC\/FGDM with the broader field of restorative practices, which holds that \u201cpeople are happier, more cooperative and productive, and more likely to make positive changes when those in positions of authority do things with them, rather than to them or for them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Paperback:<\/b>\u00a0153 pages<br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>Publisher:<\/b>\u00a0International Institute for Restorative Practices (2012)<br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>ISBN-10:<\/b>\u00a01934355151<br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>ISBN-13:<\/b>\u00a0978-1934355152<br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><span class=\"s3\"><b>Trim Size:\u00a0<\/b>8.5&#8243; x 5.5&#8243;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waves of change have weakened the influence of family in modern societies, yet family remains the most critical element in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedwachtel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}