03113nam 2200613 a 450 991046274380332120200520144314.01-315-43205-61-61132-125-5(CKB)2670000000369271(EBL)1204007(SSID)ssj0000885868(PQKBManifestationID)12339574(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000885868(PQKBWorkID)10816885(PQKB)11589198(MiAaPQ)EBC1204007(Au-PeEL)EBL1204007(CaPaEBR)ebr10714981(CaONFJC)MIL932596(OCoLC)844924528(EXLCZ)99267000000036927120130220d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCommunicating hope[electronic resource] an ethnography of a children's mental health care team /Christine S. DavisWalnut Creek, Calif. Left Coast Press, Inc.20131 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61132-123-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorKevin 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 iPsychiatric social workCase studiesMentally ill childrenServices forCase studiesSocial work with childrenCase studiesChild mental health servicesCase studiesElectronic books.Psychiatric social workMentally ill childrenServices forSocial work with childrenChild mental health services362.2083Davis Christine S92187MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462743803321Communicating hope1986858UNINA