03106nam 2200625 a 450 991082577970332120240313224517.01-315-43203-X1-315-43205-61-61132-125-5(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 an ethnography of a children's mental health care team /Christine S. Davis1st ed.Walnut 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 studiesPsychiatric social workMentally ill childrenServices forSocial work with childrenChild mental health services362.2083Davis Christine S92187MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825779703321Communicating hope4023278UNINA