"It's just not all teenage moms": diversity, support, and relationship in family services.
Social support is often used in family services, implicitly or explicitly, as a tool for enhancing family functioning. Using data from a focus group study, this article explores aspects of the relationships parents develop through participation in a family support program. Program structures and processes shaping relationships are also considered. Findings are then interpreted through a social capital theoretical lens, and implications for practice are discussed.
Fram
Maryah Stella
MS
College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. fram@gwm.sc.edu
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004493:Education; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors