Despair Turned into Rage: Understanding and Helping Abused, Neglected, and Abandoned Youth

by Lavin, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780878687459
• ISBN10: 0878687459
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Child Welfare League of Amer

Summary

Why do so many young people in foster care appear angry and show disrespect toward authority? The authors assert that such antisocial behavior has its roots in the despair that children feel when they are abused, neglected, or abandoned by their parents or caregivers. Those who work with these children will benefit from the interviewing techniques that the authors describe, as well as from three intervention strategies: Three Wishes, Living Alone on an Island, and Sentence Completion.

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
Sifting Through the Diagnostic Quagmire	1	(14)
Identifying Depression and Its Conversion to Rage	15	(6)
Getting to Know the Child	21	(18)
Conducting the Interview	39	(16)
Helping Interventions That Work	55	(26)
Distorted Thinking	81	(10)
Changing Antisocial Behavior to Prosocial Behavior	91	(14)
Conclusion	105	(4)
References	109	(2)
About the Authors	111