Bridging Worlds

by Kennedy, Joycee; McCarthy, Carol J.

• ISBN13: 9780789000897
• ISBN10: 078900089X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-05-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix	(4)
Beverly James
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(6)
PART I: A NEW VISION	7	(52)
Chapter 1. Families	11	(30)
The Gang Family--An Adolescent Response	13	(4)
The Foster Family--A Creation of Remarkable Love	17	(14)
The Adoptive Family--A Special, Often Fragile Family of Creation	31	(5)
The Birth Family	36	(5)
Chapter 2. Diversity	41	(18)
Socioeconomic Variables	41	(4)
Immigration	45	(4)
Ethnicity and Race	49	(6)
Sexual Orientation	55	(4)
PART II: STRUCTURAL CHANGE	59	(64)
Chapter 3. Child Protection	63	(10)
History of Child Protection	64	(4)
Creative Thinking	68	(2)
Summary	70	(3)
Chapter 4. Juvenile Justice	73	(20)
Stories of Incarcerated Youths	76	(12)
Creative Thinking	88	(5)
Chapter 5. Education	93	(16)
Creative Thinking	102	(7)
Chapter 6. Mental Health	109	(14)
Historical Threads	113	(5)
Creative Lives	118	(5)
PART III: HEALING A GENERATION	123	(52)
Chapter 7. The Therapeutic Process	125	(14)
Responsibilities of a Therapist Treating Adolescents	132	(7)
Chapter 8. CASTT: Child Abuse Specific Treatment of Trauma	139	(26)
A Holding Environment	139	(2)
Peer Group Recovery and Growth	141	(5)
Developmental Theories	146	(1)
Child Abuse Specific Treatment of Trauma	147	(18)
Chapter 9. Constructing CASTT Teams in the Community	165	(6)
Description of Services	165	(1)
Referrals	166	(1)
CASTT Teams in Action	167	(2)
Outcomes	169	(2)
Chapter 10. The Making of a Hero	171	(4)
Appendix A. CASTT Intake Information	175	(6)
Appendix B. A Troubled Voice	181	(4)
Appendix C. Advocacy	185	(2)
Appendix D. Goals for Child Recovery from Traumatic Stress: A CASTT Model	187	(2)
Appendix E. CASTT Information Sheet	189	(4)
Bibliography	193	(8)
Suggested Readings	201	(4)
Index	205