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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821074503321

Autore

Sprinson John Scott <1950->

Titolo

Unconditional care [[electronic resource] ] : relationship-based, behavioral intervention with vulnerable children and families / / John S. Sprinson, Ken Berrick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010

ISBN

0-19-974244-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BerrickKen

Disciplina

618.92/8914

618.928914

Soggetti

Behavior therapy for children

Problem children - Behavior modification

Family counseling

Counselor and client

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; Introduction; 1 Relationship and Engagement as Treatment; 2 Strengths and Risk Factors of Children with Intensive Needs; 3 Attachment; 4 Assessment, Diagnosis, and Case Formulation; 5 Relational Assessment and Intervention; 6 Positive Behavioral Intervention; 7 Phases of Treatment and Key Activities; 8 Case Illustrations of the Model; Afterword: A Note Regarding Values; Appendices; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This clinician-friendly guide presents a model for engaging the most challenging children and families who are served by the child welfare, mental health, juvenile justice, and special educations systems. These children are among the most troubled clients that treatment providers will ever encounter. They have been failed by every adult, every treatment modality, and every system of care that they have encountered. Unconditional Care, a breakthrough guide from the founder and clinical director of California's Seneca Center for Children and Families, offers both a theoretical model and practical