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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462743803321

Autore

Davis Christine S

Titolo

Communicating hope [[electronic resource] ] : an ethnography of a children's mental health care team / / Christine S. Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2013

ISBN

1-315-43205-6

1-61132-125-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Disciplina

362.2083

Soggetti

Psychiatric social work

Mentally ill children - Services for

Social work with children

Child mental health services

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Pizza Party:  Defending, Explaining, and Introducing; Chapter 2: R. M. S. Titanic: Meeting Poverty and Disability Face to Face; Chapter 3: Abandon All Hope: Challenging Hopelessnes; Chapter 4: Appearances Are Deceiving:  Constructing Turning Points; Chapter 5: Union Gives Strength:  Constructing Hope; Chapter 6: All Things Are Possible:  Hoping and Helping; Chapter 7: Team Voice:  Constructing Voice; Chapter 8: Blended Voices:  Constructing a Future with Hope; Chapter 9: Children's Mental Health Practice Considerations; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Kevin is a sometimes-violent teenager with severe emotional disturbance in a family environment of poverty and stress. In this ethnography of a children's mental health care team, communication scholar Christine Davis delves deeply into how members of the team create hope for themselves, for Kevin, and for his family using a strengths orientation and future focus. A rich, evocative narrative that highlights multiple voices and interpretations, Davis provides a multilayered study of how social service workers can motivate and heal troubled families in challenging environments. The volume i