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Using a Risk and Resilience Framework and Feminist Theory to Guide Social Work Interventions with Adolescent Mothers
Shanti J. Kulkarni, Angie C.Kennedy, & Carol M. Lewis
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3998 
Families in Society, 2010,  v. 91, no. 3, page(s) 217-224 | Document Type: Article
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Common Themes of Resilience Among Latino Immigrant Families: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Jodi Berger Cardoso & Sanna J. Thompson
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.4003 
Families in Society, 2010,  v. 91, no. 3, page(s) 257-265 | Document Type: Article
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Resiliency: The Essence of Survival in Chaos
Joel M. Carp
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.4004 
Families in Society, 2010,  v. 91, no. 3, page(s) 266-271 | Document Type: Article
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Revisioning Cultural Competencies in Clinical Social Work Practice
Eunjung Lee
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.4005 
Families in Society, 2010,  v. 91, no. 3, page(s) 272-279 | Document Type: Article
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Engaging Men in Clinical Practice: Solution-Focused and Strengths-Based Model
Robert Blundo
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.4010 
Families in Society, 2010,  v. 91, no. 3, page(s) 307-312 | Document Type: Article
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Using the Miracle Question in Community Engagement and Planning (Research Note)
Leslie D. Hollingsworth, Paula Allen-Meares, Trina R. Shanks, & Larry M. Gant
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3897 
Families in Society, 2009,  v. 90, no. 3, page(s) 332-335 | Document Type: Article
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A Small Act of Creativity: Fostering Creativity in Clinical Social Work Practice*
Mo Yee Lee
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3705 
Families in Society, 2008,  v. 89, no. 1, page(s) 19-32 | Document Type: Article
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Evidence for the Art of Social Work*
Clay T. Graybeal
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3673 
Families in Society, 2007,  v. 88, no. 4, page(s) 513-523 | Document Type: Article
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Defining Social Justice in a Socially Unjust World
Michael Reisch
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.17 
Families in Society, 2002,  v. 83, no. 4, page(s) 344-354 | Document Type: Article
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