The Family Casebook https://family-service-inc.org/ An independent editorial desk on family social services: counseling and therapy, crisis and family preservation work, parent education, and the community programs, volunteers and funding that keep a family agency running. en-us Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT When a Family Enters Crisis, Who Takes the Pet?https://family-service-inc.org/community/when-a-family-enters-crisis-who-takes-the-pet/https://family-service-inc.org/community/when-a-family-enters-crisis-who-takes-the-pet/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSupport, volunteers and fundingA family violence or preservation case has to answer one question fast: where does the animal go? Here is how caseworkers, shelters and rescues sort it out. The Dog in the Room: What a Pet Can and Cannot Do inhttps://family-service-inc.org/counseling/the-dog-in-the-room-what-a-pet-can-and-cannot-do-in/https://family-service-inc.org/counseling/the-dog-in-the-room-what-a-pet-can-and-cannot-do-in/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTCounseling and therapyA pet can steady a client between sessions, but it is not a therapist. What clinicians claim, when a dog helps, and what no counselor should promise. A Calendar as a Referral Toolhttps://family-service-inc.org/education/a-calendar-as-a-referral-tool/https://family-service-inc.org/education/a-calendar-as-a-referral-tool/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTParenting and family educationWhy a local arts calendar works better than a programme list at a family service desk, and what a desk should never publish. A Reading Hour Borrowed from a Map Collectionhttps://family-service-inc.org/education/a-reading-hour-borrowed-from-a-map-collection/https://family-service-inc.org/education/a-reading-hour-borrowed-from-a-map-collection/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTParenting and family educationWhat a map and atlas collection teaches a family agency about running a weekly literacy hour that families actually return to, and what never to promise. What Long-Stay Volunteering Teaches a Caseworkerhttps://family-service-inc.org/community/what-long-stay-volunteering-teaches-a-caseworker/https://family-service-inc.org/community/what-long-stay-volunteering-teaches-a-caseworker/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSupport, volunteers and fundingField notes from volunteers who stayed for years show why continuity, not intensity, is what changes a household's willingness to accept help. What a Family Desk Learns from a Shelter Rotahttps://family-service-inc.org/community/what-a-family-desk-learns-from-a-shelter-rota/https://family-service-inc.org/community/what-a-family-desk-learns-from-a-shelter-rota/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSupport, volunteers and fundingAnimal shelters turn goodwill into a workable rota. A family service desk can borrow the same short, defined tasks, with limits.