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Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this comprehensive text spells out the basics of social work practice with children and provides the specialized knowledge that students and practitioners need for helping young clients face a variety of difficult life situations. Updated and extensively rewritten to reflect current theory and practice in the field, the second edition offers expanded coverage of risk and resilience factors in assessment, goal setting, and tracking progress. Particularly useful features include in-depth case examples, tables and charts, discussion questions, role-play exercises, and several reproducible assessment forms.

Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S, University Distinguished Professor of Social Work at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, is a leading authority on play therapy with children who have experienced loss and traumatic bereavement. Her bestselling publications are considered essential references for clinical courses as well as agencies that work with children. These include [i]Helping Bereaved Children[i] and [i]Play Therapy with Children in Crisis[/i], as well as an award-winning video, [i]Techniques of Play Therapy[/i]. In addition to teaching and writing, Dr. Webb maintains a clinical practice and supervises and consults with schools and agencies. A board-certified diplomate in clinical social work and a registered play therapy supervisor, she presents frequently at play therapy, social work, and bereavement conferences in the United States and abroad. She is the editor of The Guilford Press book series Social Work Practice with Children and Families.

I. AN ECOLOGICAL--DEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORK FOR HELPING CHILDREN

Children's Problems and Needs

3

(14)

The Social Context of Children's Lives

3

(1)

The Case of Jacob, Age 10, and Damien, Age 14

4

(4)

Increased Rates of Emotional and Behavioral Problems

8

(3)

An Ecological Perspective on Etiology

11

(2)

Current Issues in Social Work with Children

13

(3)

Concluding Comments

16

(1)

Discussion Questions

16

(1)

Necessary Background for Helping Children

17

(24)

Understanding the Multifaceted Role of the Social Worker

17

(1)

The Case of Jose, Age 6 1/2

18

(3)

Commitment to a Core of Values and Code of Ethics

21

(5)

The Essential Knowledge Base for Work with Children

26

(6)

Necessary Competences in Work with Children

32

(1)

Avoiding Potential Pitfalls in Work with Children

33

(1)

Supervision and Self-Monitoring of Practice

34

(1)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercises

35

(1)

Recommended Texts on Child Biological, Psychological, and Social Development

36

(5)

II. THE PROCESS OF HELPING CHILDREN: A RUNNING CASE ILLUSTRATION OF A CHILD IN A SINGLE-PARENT HOMELESS FAMILY

Building Relationships with All Relevant Systems

41

(18)

The Case of Barbie, Age 10

42

(2)

Identification of the Need for Services

44

(4)

Interagency Collaboration on Behalf of Children and Families

48

(4)

Establishing Professional Relationships

52

(5)

Concluding Comments

57

(1)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercises

58

(1)

The Biopsychosocial Assessment of the Child

59

(41)

What Is an Assessment?

59

(2)

The Assessment Process

61

(1)

Determining Who / What Is to Be Assessed

61

(2)

Obtaining Collateral Information

63

(1)

Order and General Guidelines for Assessment

64

(10)

Assessment Tools

74

(17)

Summarizing the Relevant Data

91

(1)

A Sample Biopsychosocial Assessment Summary: Barbie Smith

92

(5)

Feedback/Review with Parents and Other Professionals

97

(1)

Concluding Comments

98

(1)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercise

99

(1)

Contracting, Planning Interventions, and Tracking Progress

100

(19)

Contracting: Engaging Clients and Identifying Their Needs

100

(3)

Planning Interventions

103

(8)

Tracking Progress and Terminating

111

(1)

Update on the Smith Family: 1995

112

(2)

Update on Barbie: 2002

114

(1)

Concluding Comments

115

(1)

Discussion Questions

116

(3)

III. DIFFERENT METHODS OF HELPING CHILDREN

Working With The Family

119

(24)

Two Distinct Helping Approaches: Child-Centered and Family Therapy

119

(2)

An Integrated Child and Family Model

121

(1)

Different Levels of Family Involvement

122

(8)

Ethical Challenges in Family Work

130

(1)

Working with Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Their Parents

131

(1)

The Case of Tim, Age 7

131

(10)

Update on Tim, Age 14

141

(1)

Concluding Comments

141

(1)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercises

142

(1)

One-to-One Work with the Child

143

(24)

Rationale for Working Separately with the Child

144

(5)

Selected Play Therapy Techniques

149

(4)

Using the Child's Play Therapeutically

153

(2)

Different Child Therapy Approaches

155

(4)

The Case of Linda, Age 10

159

(7)

Concluding Comments

166

(1)

Discussion Questions

166

(1)

Group Work with Children

167

(23)

Rationale for Use of Groups

167

(2)

Different Types of Groups for Children

169

(3)

Considerations in Planning a Group for Children

172

(6)

Banana Splits Groups for Children of Divorce

178

(3)

Crisis Intervention Groups for Children

181

(3)

Case Example 1: The World Trade Center Bombing, February 26, 1993

184

(2)

Case Example 2: The World Trade Center Attack, September 11, 2001

186

(2)

Concluding Comments

188

(1)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercise

189

(1)

School-Based Interventions

190

(25)

School-Home-Community Partnerships

190

(3)

Overview of the Role of the School Social Worker

193

(5)

Issues in Interprofessional Collaboration

198

(4)

Children with Special Needs

202

(4)

The Case of Eli, Age 7

206

(5)

Concluding Comments

211

(1)

Discussion Questions

212

(3)

IV. HELPING CHILDREN IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Children Living in Kinship and Foster Home Placements

215

(20)

Beliefs about the Best Interests of the Child

215

(2)

Determining the Need for Placement

217

(6)

Different Levels of Care

223

(3)

Typical Issues for Children in Placement

226

(1)

Interventions with the Children

227

(5)

Interventions with the Foster Parents

232

(1)

The Role of the Social Worker in Child Welfare

232

(2)

Concluding Comments

234

(1)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercise

234

(1)

Children in Divorcing and Reconstituted Families

235

(24)

Issues of Loss and Multiple Stressors

236

(3)

Assessment of the Impact of Family Circumstances on the Child

239

(1)

Goals in Helping Children in Divorcing and/or Reconstituted Families

240

(5)

Custody Disputes: Children ``Caught in the Middle''

245

(2)

The Case of Malcolm, Age 11

247

(8)

Ethical Issues for Practitioners

255

(2)

Concluding Comments

257

(1)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercises

258

(1)

Resources for Children in Divorced and Reconstituted Families

258

(1)

Children in Families Affected by Illness and Death

259

(28)

The Case of Sabrina, Age 5 3/4

259

(6)

Developmental Influences on Children's Understanding of Death

265

(1)

The Tripartite Assessment of the Bereaved Child

266

(6)

Issues in Sibling Death

272

(4)

Selected Helping Interventions for Bereaved Children

276

(8)

Update: Eight Years Later

284

(1)

Concluding Comments

285

(1)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercises

285

(2)

Children in Substance-Abusing Families

287

(28)

Clarification of Terminology

287

(1)

Impact of Growing Up in a Substance-Abusing Family / Environment

288

(4)

Ethical Dilemmas and Pressures on Practitioners

292

(4)

Combining Individual and Family Helping Methods

296

(4)

Groups for Children of Substance-Abusing Parents

300

(4)

The Case of Vanessa, Age 9, and Vernon, Age 10

304

(7)

Concluding Comments

311

(1)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercises

312

(1)

Resource Materials

313

(2)

Child Victims and Witnesses of Family and Community Violence

315

(26)

Definition and Scope of the Problem

316

(1)

Impact of Exposure on Children and Implications for Treatment

317

(2)

The Assessment of the Child Victim and / or Witness of Family Violence

319

(1)

The Case of Elisa Izquierdo, Age 6

320

(4)

The Assessment of the Traumatized Child: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children

324

(4)

Selected Helping Methods

328

(6)

The Case of Marta, Age 5, Whose Father Died in the New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attack

334

(3)

Group Approaches

337

(1)

Preventive Approaches to Family and Community Violence

338

(1)

Concluding Comments

339

(1)

Discussion Questions

340

(1)

A Changing World's Impact on Practice with and for Children

341

(38)

The Need for Shared Responsibility for Children

342

(2)

A Global Perspective on Children's Rights

344

(1)

The Case of Alexa, Age 8

345

(4)

Trends in Direct Practice with Children

349

(6)

Concluding Comments

355

(2)

Discussion Questions and Role-Play Exercise

357

(4)

APPENDICES

Child-Related Professional Organizations

361

(1)

Child-Related Professional Journals

362

(3)

Training Programs and Certifications

365

(2)

Suppliers of Play Materials

367

(1)

Bereavement Resources

368

(1)

Forms for Assessment of the Bereaved Child

369

(6)

Forms for Assessment of the Child in Crisis

375

(4)

References

379

(26)

Author Index

405

(6)

Subject Index

411

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