Working With Traumatized Youth in Child Welfare

by Webb, Nancy Boyd

• ISBN13: 9781593852245
• ISBN10: 159385224X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-28
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Until recently, there has not been a great deal of overlap in the child welfare and trauma literatures. This text bridges that divide by integrating perspectives from both fields to help practitioners understand and address the special needs of maltreated children and adolescents and their families. Current knowledge on attachment, trauma, and risk and resilience is clearly explained, including the impact of abuse on the brain. Readers learn how to conduct assessments and implement a range of effective helping strategies with youth in foster care and other settings. Featuring extensive case illustrations, the book gives particular attention to diversity issues and the importance of supporting child and family strengths.

Author Biography

Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S, is a leading authority on play therapy with children who have experienced loss and traumatic bereavement. A board-certified diplomate in clinical social work and a registered play therapy supervisor, Dr. Webb is University Distinguished Professor of Social Work at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. In addition to teaching, writing, and consulting, she maintains a clinical practice and supervises and consults with schools and agencies. She lectures and conducts workshops throughout the United States and internationally on play therapy, trauma, and bereavement.

Table of Contents

Theoretical Framework and Practice Context
The Nature and Scope of the Problem	p. 3
The Impact of Trauma on Youth and Families in the Child Welfare System	p. 13
Applying Principles of Neurodevelopment to Clinical Work with Maltreated and Traumatized Children: The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics	p. 27
Assessment of Trauma in Children and Youth	p. 53
Family and Social Factors Affecting Youth in the Child Welfare System	p. 67
Helping Interventions
Selected Treatment Approaches for Helping Traumatized Youth	p. 93
The Intergenerational Transmission of Family Violence	p. 113
Ethnically Sensitive Practice with Children and Families	p. 135
Children with Disabilities in Child Welfare: Empowering the Disenfranchised	p. 155
Understanding and Treating the Aggression of Traumatized Children in Out-of-Home Care	p. 171
Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy and Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy	p. 196
Treating Traumatized Adolescent Mothers: A Structured Approach	p. 219
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with Traumatized Youth	p. 246
Issues and Proposals for Collaboration Between Child Welfare and Mental Health
The View from the Child Welfare System	p. 267
The View from the Mental Health System	p. 279
Appendix
Child-Related and Trauma-Related Professional Organizations	p. 295
National Child Welface Resource Centers	p. 297
Training Programs and Certifications	p. 299
Child-Related and Trauma-Related Professional Journals	p. 301
Additional Trauma Resources	p. 306
Index	p. 307
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