台灣社會近年來受到外在政治經濟環境的快速變遷，家庭逐漸縮小化、核心化，生活於其中的家庭成員面臨不同程度和類型的新困境與新挑戰，直接衝擊家庭內的成員的適應功能與生活福祉，長期以降甚至阻礙其未來的身心發展與生活機會。面對今日家庭所經歷的種種適應困境與挑戰，社會工作實務工作取向更重視採取「以家庭為中心」的處置觀點，主張不論間接或直接的社會工作方法，不論介入的焦點是家庭內的個人或家庭整體，皆應以「家庭」作為介入的焦點或脈絡，俾利於家庭內的成員順利因應社會變遷所帶來的不適應發展。本課程的目標在使學生熟悉「以家庭為中心實務工作」的理論架構、評量方法與介入計畫，期待建構學生學習有系統、有創意的家庭介入與處置的知能。本課程的進行將採用專題討論的形式，除了課程講授、口頭報告、專題討論外，並期待學生經由實際個案分析或角色扮演方式學習與體會家庭處置之工作流程與工作方法。為達學習目標，學生應事先預習、口頭報告、參與討論，並與完成指定的個案計畫和角色扮演作業，在做中學的歷程中學習與家庭工作的方法。

For the past two decades, families in Taiwan have been undertaking a series of transformation due to the rapid social, economic, and political changes for the past 20 years. In responding to the rapid changes, families with their members face new challenges and adjustment issues. Working with families has been traditionally a centerpiece in practice as well as policy. However, placing family in the center of the practice should be renewed to counter effect resulted from the impact of social changes to strengthen and support today’s families. The aim of the course intends to provide a family-centered framework of practice for the students who are interested in working with families. The domain of the course includes theoretical foundation, assessment scheme, and intervention strategies for family-centered practice. The class is operated as a seminar format, which includes lecturing, presentation, and discussion. Students are encouraged to read the assigned papers before the class, actively participate in class discussion, and complete required assignments.