Social Work Practice with Children, Second Edition

by Webb, Nancy Boyd

• ISBN13: 9781572308862
• ISBN10: 1572308869
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781572301498, 9781609186432
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-06
• Publisher: The Guilford Press
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Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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