Model Programs in Child and Family Mental Health

by Roberts; Michael C.

• ISBN13: 9780805816518
• ISBN10: 0805816518
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This volume is the product of a combined effort to find programs of service delivery that demonstrably treat the varieties of mental health problems of children and their families. The Section on Clinical Child Psychology (APA, Clinical Psychology Section I) and the Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services (APA, Division 37) established a task force whose mission was to identify, provide recognition for, and disseminate information on such programs. Their findings are presented here. The opening chapter and each section overview chapter provide orientations to the program descriptions and examine characteristics of exemplary interventions. The targeted problems include: child abuse and neglect, school adjustment problems, social problem-solving problems, autism and developmental disabilities, conduct disorders and severe emotional problems, children affected by disasters and trauma, children whose parents are divorced, children of teenage parents, family dysfunction and parent-child relationships, oppositional defiant disorder, and attention deficit disorder. Settings for interventions in the model programs include: schools, mental health centers and family guidance clinics, hospitals and pediatric practices, group homes and sheltered workshops, community centers, family homes, summer camps, and coordinated systems of care. The 18 programs described demonstrate the rationale for their interventions, their targeted populations, the type of staff and personnel, various programmatic interventions, aspects of the problems, implementation of interventions, and how the programs have been evaluated. The needs for improved mental health services remain strong. The supporting organizations and the members of the Task Force intend for the product of this project to be helpful in providing models for meeting those needs.

Table of Contents

Organizations' Imprimatur Statement	p. v
Preface	p. xi
Models for Service Delivery in Child and Family Mental Health1	p. 1
References	p. 19
Prevention In Child and Family Mental Health: A Growing Challenge	p. 23
References	p. 31
An Ecobehavioral Model for Serious Family Disorders: Child Abuse and Neglect; Developmental Disabilities	p. 33
References	p. 45
I Can Problem Solve (ICPS): An Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving Program for Children	p. 47
References	p. 61
The Primary Mental Health Project: School-Based Preventive Intervention for Adjustment Problems1	p. 63
References	p. 72
A School-Based Intervention for Children of Divorce: The Children's Support Group	p. 75
References	p. 87
Characteristics Shared by Exemplary Child Clinical Interventions for Indicated Populations	p. 91
References	p. 105
Strengthening Families Through Strengthening Relationships: The Ounce of Prevention Fund Developmental Training and Support Program	p. 109
References	p. 130
Acknowledgments	p. 133
Tuesday's Child: An Early Intervention Project To Improve The Parent-Child Relationship	p. 135
Reerences	p. 146
School-Based Intervention in Disaster and Trauma	p. 149
References	p. 169
Memphis City Schools Mental Health Center	p. 173
References	p. 191
Intensive Treatment for ADHD: A Model Summer Treatment Program	p. 193
Acknowledgments	p. 209
References	p. 210
Division TEACCH: A Collaborative Model Program for Service Delivery, Training, and Research for People With Autism and Related Communication Handicaps	p. 215
References	p. 229
Teaching-Family Model of Group Home Treatment of Children with Severe Behavior Problems	p. 231
References	p. 246
Consultation and Liaison in a Children's Hospital	p. 249
References	p. 264
Mental Health Services in Pediatric Primary Care	p. 265
References	p. 283
Coordination of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Their Families	p. 285
References	p. 292
The Homebuilders Model: An Evolving Service Approach for Families	p. 295
References	p. 315
Treating Seriously Troubled Youths and Families in Their Contexts: Multisystemic Therapy	p. 317
References	p. 329
Acknowledgments	p. 329
"NTU": Progressive Life Center's Afrocentric Approach to Therapeutic Foster Care	p. 333
References	p. 350
The Fort Bragg Child and Adolescent Mental Health Demonstration Project	p. 351
Acknowledgments	p. 370
References	p. 370
The Ventura Planning Model: Lessons in Reforming a System	p. 373
References	p. 390
Author Index	p. 391
Subject Index	p. 403
Contributors	p. 419
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