Children of Incarcerated Parents: Theoretical, Developmental and Clinical Issues

by Harris, Yvette R., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780826105134
• ISBN10: 0826105130
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

Summary

This book serves as a comprehensive source for understanding and intervening with children of incarcerated parents. The text examines on the daunting clinical implications inherent in trauma throughout development, as well as social and political roles in ameliorating intergenerational delinquency. This book conceptualizes the problem by using an ecological framework that is focused on the experience of the child. "Children of Incarcerated Parents "addresses developmental and clinical issues experienced throughout the trajectory of childhood and adolescence with a focus on interventions and social policies to improve outcomes for this under-studied group. The chapters explore individual, community, and national levels of policy, programming, and legislation.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Framework	p. 1
The Changing Landscape in the American Prison Population: Implications for Children of Incarcerated Parents	p. 3
Parents "in the System": An Ecological Systems Approach to the Development of Children with Incarcerated Parents	p. 21
Developmental Trajectories	p. 45
Children of Incarcerated Parents: Developmental Trajectories Among School-Age Children	p. 47
Children of Promise	p. 73
Environmental Considerations	p. 103
The Effects of Incarceration on Neighborhoods and Communities	p. 105
Living Arrangements of Children of Incarcerated Parents: The Roles of Stability, Embeddedness, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity	p. 127
Parenting from Prison	p. 159
Building Partnerships to Strengthen Families: Intervention Programs and Recommendations	p. 161
Strengthening Parent-Child Relationships: Visit Coaching with Children and Their Incarcerated Parents	p. 187
Current and Future Directions	p. 215
Child Welfare Legislation and Policies: Foster Children with a Parent in Prison	p. 217
Service Planning and Intervention Development for Children of Incarcerated Parents	p. 237
The Challenges of Family Reunification	p. 255
Research and Intervention Issues for Moving Forward with Development in Children of Incarcerated Parents	p. 277
Recommendations from Children of Incarcerated Parents	p. 287
Equations Pertaining to Multilevel Models	p. 293
Index	p. 295
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