Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 3
Series Page......Page 4
Title Page ......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
About the Author......Page 8
Foreword......Page 9
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Contents......Page 17
Part I: An Ecological βDevelopmental Framework for Helping Children......Page 29
1: The Challenge of Meeting Childrenβs Needs......Page 31
The Social Context of Children's Lives......Page 0
The Case of Jacob, Age 10, and Damien, Age 14......Page 34
Emotional and Behavioral Problems......Page 36
An Ecological Perspective on Etiology......Page 40
Current Issues in Social Work with Children......Page 42
Discussion Questions......Page 46
Understanding the Multifacted Role of the Social Worker......Page 47
The Case of JosΓ©, Age 6Β½......Page 48
Commitment to a Core of Values and Code of Ethics......Page 51
The Essential Knowledge Base for Work with Children......Page 55
Necessary Competencies in Work with Children......Page 61
Avoiding Potential Pitfalls in Work with Children......Page 62
Supervision and Self-Monitoring of Practice......Page 64
Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercises......Page 65
Recommended Texts on Child Biological, Psychological, and Social Development......Page 66
Part II: The Process of Helping Children......Page 67
3: Building Relationships with All Relevant Systems......Page 69
The Case of Barbie, Age 10......Page 70
Identification of the Need for Services......Page 72
Interagency Collaboration on Behalf of Children and Families......Page 76
Establishing Professional Relationships......Page 80
Concluding Comments......Page 85
Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercises......Page 86
What Is an Assessment?......Page 87
Determining Who/What Is to Be Assessed......Page 89
Obtaining Collateral Information......Page 91
Order and General Guidelines for Assessment......Page 92
Assessment Tools......Page 101
A Sample Biopsychosocial Assessment Summary Barbie Smith......Page 121
Feedback/Review with Parents and Other Professionals......Page 126
Concluding Comments......Page 127
Discussion Questions and Role-Playing Exercise......Page 128
Contracting: Engaging Clients and Identifying Their Needs......Page 129
Planning Interventions......Page 133
Tracking Progress and Terminating......Page 140
Update on the Smith Family: 1995......Page 141
Update on Barbie: 2002......Page 142
Update on Barbie: 2010......Page 144
Discussion Questions......Page 145
Part III: Different Methods of Helping Children......Page 147
Two Distinct Helping Approaches: Child-Centered and Family Therapy......Page 149
An Integrated Child and Family Model......Page 151
Different Levels of Family Involvement ......Page 152
Ethical Challenges in Family Work ......Page 160
Two Problems That Require an Integrated Model of Child and Family Therapy: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Childhood Obseity......Page 161
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder......Page 162
Childhood Obesity......Page 171
Discussion Questions and Role-Playing Exercises......Page 175
7: Individual Play Therapy......Page 177
Rationale for Working Separately with the Child......Page 179
Selected Play Therapy Techniques......Page 183
Letting the Child Direct the Play......Page 188
Different Child Therapy Approaches......Page 190
Parent and Child Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches: The Case of Linda, Age 10......Page 194
Discussion Questions......Page 201
Rationale for Use of Groups......Page 202
Different Types of Groups for Children......Page 203
Considerations in Planning a Group for Children......Page 208
Example of a Remedial Skills-Based Group: Group Play Interventions for Children with ADHD......Page 213
Example of a Supportive School-Based Group: Banana Splits Groups for Children of Divorce......Page 214
Example of a Psychoeducational Group: Crisis Intervention Groups Following Disasters......Page 217
Concluding Comments......Page 225
Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercise......Page 226
School-Home-Community Partnerships......Page 227
Additional "Outside" Influences on the School: Legislation......Page 229
Overview of the Role of the School Social Worker......Page 234
Issues in Interprofessional Collaboration......Page 237
Children with Special Needs......Page 241
The Case of Pedro, Age 7......Page 245
Concluding Comments ......Page 251
Discussion Questions......Page 252
Part IV: Helping Children in Special Circumstances......Page 253
Beliefs about the Best Interests of the Child......Page 255
Determining the Need for Placement......Page 257
Different Levels of Care......Page 260
Typical Issues for Children in Placement......Page 267
Interventions with the Children......Page 268
Interventions with the Foster Parents......Page 273
The Role of the Social Worker in Child Welfare......Page 274
Concluding Comments......Page 275
Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercise......Page 276
11: Children in Single-Parent, Divorcing, and Blended Families......Page 277
Issues of Loss and Multiple Stressors......Page 279
Assessment of the Impact of Family Circumstances on the Child ......Page 282
Goals for Helping Children in Divorcing or Blended Families......Page 286
Custody Disputes: Children "Caught in the Middle"......Page 288
The Case of Charlie, Age 11......Page 290
Ethical Issues for Practitioners......Page 295
Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercise......Page 297
Resources for Children in Divorced and Blended Families......Page 298
The Case of Sabrina, Age 5ΒΎ......Page 299
The Tripartite Assessment of the Bereaved Child......Page 306
Issues in Sibling Death......Page 310
Selected Helping Interventions for Bereaved Children ......Page 316
Update: Eight Years Later......Page 324
Concluding Comments......Page 325
Discussion Questions and Role-Playing Exercises......Page 326
Clarification of Terminology......Page 327
Impact of Growing Up in a Substance-Abusing Family/Environment......Page 328
Ethical Dilemmas and Pressures on Practitioners......Page 333
Combining Individual and Family Helping Methods......Page 337
Groups for Children of Substance-Abusing Parents......Page 341
The Case of Vanessa, Age 9, and Vernon, Age 10......Page 345
Concluding Comments ......Page 352
Resource Materials......Page 353
14: Child Victims and Witnesses of Family and Community Violence......Page 356
Definition and Scope of the Problem......Page 357
Impact of Exposure to Violence on Children and Implications for Treament......Page 358
The Assessment of the Child Victim and/or Witness of Family Violence......Page 360
The Case of Elisa Izquierdo, Age 6......Page 361
The Assessment of the Traumatized Child: PTSD in Children......Page 367
Selected Helping Methods......Page 370
Example of Community Violence: The Case of Marta, Age 5, Whose Father Died in the New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attack......Page 375
Group Approaches......Page 378
Preventive Approaches to Family and Community Violence......Page 380
Discussion Questions......Page 381
15: The Interpersonal Violence of Bullying......Page 383
Definitions and Impact of Bullying......Page 384
Causes of Bullying......Page 386
Cyberbullying or Internet Aggression......Page 389
Concluding Comments......Page 393
Discussion Questions......Page 394
16: The Impact of a Changing World on Practice with and for Children......Page 395
Factors Contributing to the Need for Services......Page 396
The Case of Alexa, Age 8......Page 400
Trends in Direct Practice with Children......Page 403
Concluding Comments......Page 409
Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercise......Page 411
Appendices......Page 413
Child-Related Professional Organizations......Page 415
Child-Related Professional Journals......Page 417
Play Therapy......Page 422
Grief Counseling......Page 423
Trauma/Crisis Counseling......Page 425
Animal-Assisted Therapy......Page 426
Suppliers of Play Materials......Page 427
Bereavement Resources......Page 429
Forms for Assessment of the Bereaved Child......Page 431
Forms for Assessment of the Child in Crisis......Page 437
References......Page 441
Author Index......Page 475
Subject Index......Page 483
