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Social Work Practice with Children

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ISBN13: 9781572301498
ISBN10: 157230149x
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

This clear and comprehensive text shows social work students and practitioners how to make psychosocial assessments and plan interventions based on a solid understanding of the child's needs. Illustrated with detailed case examples, the volume covers a variety of different helping methods, including family-centered approaches, working through children's groups, working one-to-one with individual children, and working in collaboration with schools. Special attention is given to the needs of children dealing with family violence, substance-disordered families, placement in foster care, being in "the middle" of child custody suits, deaths in the family, immigration, and adoption. Throughout, readers gain valuable insight into specific helping techniques as well as an appreciation for the diverse roles of the social worker/counselor.

Book News Annotation:

A textbook with material for both an undergraduate and masters- level course. Presents a theoretical framework, an extended case example, a variety of methods for helping, and helping children in special circumstances. The special circumstances include out- of-home placements, non-traditional families, illness and death, substance disorder, and family violence.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Provides the knowledge students and practitioners need for working with today's most vulnerable clients. The text features case examples, helpful forms, tables, and illustrations to aid with assessment, as well as role-play exercises.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-371) and indexes.
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About the Author

Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S, is University Distinguished Professor of Social Work at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. Her publications include Helping Bereaved Children and Social Work Practice with Children, as well as an award-winning video, Techniques of Play Therapy. In addition to teaching and writing, she 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, Dr. Webb presents frequently at play therapy, social work, and mental health conferences in the United States and abroad.

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Table of Contents

Foreword I. An Ecological Developmental Framework for Helping Children 1. Children's Problems and Needs

2. Necessary Background for Helping Children

II. The Process of Helping Children: A Running Case Illustration of a Child in a Single-Parent Homeless Family

3. Building Relationships with All Relevant Systems

4. The Biopsychosocial Assessment of the Child

5. Contracting, Planning Interventions, and Tracking Progress

III. Different Methods of Helping Children

6. Working with the Family

7. One-to-One Work with the Child

8. Group Work with Children

9. School-Based Interventions

IV. Helping Children in Special Circumstances

10. Children in Out-of-Home Placements

11. Children in Nontraditional Families

12. Children in Families Affected by Illness and Death

13. Children in Substance-Disordered Families

14. Child Victims and Witnesses of Family Violence

15. A Changing World's Impact on Practice with and for Children

Appendices


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Product Details

ISBN:
9781572301498
Foreword:
Zigler Ph. D., Edward
Author:
Zigler Ph. D., Edward
Author:
Webb, Nancy Boyd
Publisher:
The Guilford Press
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Social Services & Welfare
Subject:
Child Psychology
Subject:
Clinical Psychology
Subject:
Social work with children
Subject:
Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent
Subject:
Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
Series:
Social work practice with children and families
Series Volume:
4
Publication Date:
19961101
Binding:
HC
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
390
Dimensions:
9.24x6.25x1.09 in. 1.71 lbs.
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