Working With Children Adol Families 3e

3rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-85433-330-8
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 136 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 433 g

Written for those who work with parents, adolescents, and children in various family contexts, this book describes the practical process of assessment and intervention which can lead to empowering individual families and improving their quality of life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herbert, Martin

Harper-Dorton, Karen V.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables.

About the Authors.

Preface.

Part I: Taking Account of Children and Their Families.

1. Assessing Children and Their Families: Where to Begin.

2. Approaching Assessment – Step-by-Step.

3. Taking Account of the Family.

4. Formulating the "Why" Question.

Part II: Understanding Development and Change in Families and Children.

5. Childhood and adolescence.

6. Responsiveness in Parents and Children.

7. Loss and Change Experienced by Children and Families.

Part III: You as Helper.

8. Intervention: Preliminaries, Planning, and Implementation.

9. The "How" Question: Helping People to Change.

10. More Methods and Techniques.

11. Child Management and Behavioral Methods.

12. Using Life skills Training.

Part IV: Empowerment of families and Evaluation of Practice.

13. Beyond the Agency Door: Empowering and Mentoring Families.

14. Evaluating Practice Processes and Outcomes.

Epilogue.

Appendix 1: Parent Training.

Appendix 2: Treatment Options in Cases of Child Abuse and Neglect.

Appendix 3: Separation and Divorce: a Counselling and Behavioral Manual.

Appendix 4: Sources of Increased Self-empowerment.

Bibliography.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Herbert is Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Royal and Devon Exeter Health Care Trust and Emeritus Professor at the University of Exeter.

Karen V. Harper-Dorton is Professor of Social Work at West Virginia University and Director of the Reverend Ruth Burgess Center for West Virginia Families and Communities.