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Autore: | Davis Christine S |
Titolo: | Communicating hope [[electronic resource] ] : an ethnography of a children's mental health care team / / Christine S. Davis |
Pubblicazione: | Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina: | 362.2083 |
Soggetto topico: | Psychiatric social work |
Mentally ill children - Services for | |
Social work with children | |
Child mental health services | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Communicating hope |
ISBN: | 1-315-43205-6 |
1-61132-125-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910462743803321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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