Working with traumatized youth in child welfare / / edited by Nancy Boyd Webb

• Pubblicazione: New York, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : The Guilford Press, , 2006; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92/8521
• Soggetto topico: Psychic trauma in children; Child welfare
• Persona (resp. second.): WebbNancy Boyd <1932->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1 - The Nature and Scope of the Problem; Chapter 2 - The Impact of Trauma on Youth and Families in the Child Welfare System; Chapter 3 - Applying Principles of Neurodevelopment to Clinical Work with Maltreated and Traumatized Children; Chapter 4 - Assessment of Trauma in Children and Youth; Chapter 5 - Family and Social Factors Affecting Youth in the Child Welfare System; Chapter 6 - Selected Treatment Approaches for Helping Traumatized Youth; Chapter 7 - The Intergenerational Transmission of Family Violence ; Chapter 8 - Ethnically Sensitive Practice with Children and Families Chapter 9 - Children with Disabilities in Child Welfare Empowering the Disenfranchised; Chapter 10 - Understanding and Treating the Aggression of Traumatized Children in Out-of-Home Care; Chapter 11 - Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy and Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy; Chapter 12 - Treating Traumatized Adolescent Mothers A Structured Approach; Chapter 13 - Eye Movement Desensitizationand Reprocessingw ith Traumatized Youth; Chapter 14 - The View from the Child Welfare System; Chapter 15 - The View from the Mental Health System; Appendix ; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Until recently, there has not been a great deal of overlap in the child welfare and trauma literatures. This text bridges that divide by integrating perspectives from both fields to help practitioners understand and address the special needs of maltreated children and adolescents and their families. Current knowledge on attachment, trauma, and risk and resilience is clearly explained, including the impact of abuse on the brain. Readers learn how to conduct assessments and implement a range of effective helping strategies with youth in foster care and other settings. Featuring extensive ca
• Titolo autorizzato: Working with traumatized youth in child welfare
• ISBN: 1-59385-984-8; 1-4294-5755-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813875603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Social work practice with children and families.