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| Overview of the Systems of Care for Children and Their Families | |
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| Introduction to Social Work in Child and Family Settings | |
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| General Status of Children and Families in the United States | |
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| Brief History of Social Work with Children and Families | |
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| Social Work in Child and Family Settings Today | |
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| Eight Pragmatic Perspectives | |
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| Chapter 1 Summary | |
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| Social Work in Child Welfare Settings | |
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| Introduction to the Field | |
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| Protection of Children | |
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| Overview | |
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| Physical Abuse | |
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| Sexual Abuse | |
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| Child Neglect | |
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| Investigation of Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Preservation of Families | |
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| P.L. 96-272: The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 | |
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| Prevention of Placement | |
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| Reunification | |
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| Permanency Planning | |
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| P.L. 96-272 and Permanency Planning | |
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| Foster Care | |
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| Adoption | |
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| Family Preservation and Support Services, Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1993 | |
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| Public Law 105-89: The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) | |
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| ASFA and Protection of Children | |
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| ASFA and Preservation of Families | |
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| ASFA and Permanency Planning | |
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| Chapter 2 Summary | |
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| Social Work with Children and Families in Children's Mental Health Settings | |
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| Background and Context of Services | |
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| Purpose and Scope | |
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| Historical Background | |
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| Important Federal Legislation and Initiatives | |
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| Assessment and Treatment in Mental Health Settings | |
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| Overview | |
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| Definition and Prevalence | |
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| Common Diagnostic Categories for Children | |
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| Common Psychological Tests and Assessment Tools | |
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| Use of Medications to Treat Emotional and Behavioral Disorders | |
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| Common Types of Therapy Utilized in Mental Health Settings | |
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| Adolescent Suicide | |
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| Mental Health Needs and Services in the Juvenile Justice System | |
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| Special Education for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders | |
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| History of Social Work in Schools | |
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| Federal Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 1997 Amendments to IDEA | |
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| Chapter 3 Summary | |
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| Eight Pragmatic Perspectives in Social Work with Children and Their Families | |
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| Pragmatic Perspective 1: Combating Adultcentrism | |
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| Adultcentrism in Social Work Practice with Children | |
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| Introduction and Background | |
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| Adultcentrism in Child Development Theory | |
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| Adultcentrism in Social Work Assessments and Interventions | |
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| Recommendations for Combating Adultcentrism | |
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| Pragmatic Connections: How to Combat Adultcentrism When Engaging and Interviewing Young Children | |
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| Creating a Climate for Engagement | |
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| Engaging and Clarifying | |
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| Listening, with Caution, to the Language of Metaphor | |
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| Open-Ended Questions | |
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| Pragmatic Connections: How to Combat Adultcentrism When Engaging and Interviewing Adolescents | |
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| What Is Important to Adolescents? | |
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| Pragmatic Principles for Engaging and Interviewing Adolescents | |
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| Combating Adultcentrism in Child Welfare | |
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| Combating Adultcentrism in Intake and Investigation | |
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| Combating Adultcentrism in Foster Care | |
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| Combating Adultcentrism in Adoption | |
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| Combating Adultcentrism in Mental Health | |
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| Adultcentrism in Assessment and Treatment | |
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| Informed Consent for Children | |
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| Empowering the Voice of Youth | |
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| Chapter 4 Summary | |
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| Pragmatic Perspective 2: Family-Centered Practice | |
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| What Is Family-Centered Practice? | |
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| Family as the Unit of Attention | |
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| Informed Family Choice | |
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| Strengths Perspective | |
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| Pragmatic Connection: Case Illustration of Family-Centered Practice | |
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| Summary of Essential Elements of Family-Centered Practice | |
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| Pragmatic Connections: How to Engage and Interview Families | |
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| Family-Centeredness in Policy and Research | |
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| Family-Centeredness at the Community and State Levels | |
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| Family-Centeredness at the Organizational Level | |
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| Family-Centeredness in Research | |
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| Family-Centered Practice in Child Welfare | |
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| Family-Centeredness in Family Preservation | |
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| Family-Centeredness in Foster Care | |
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| Family-Centeredness in Adoptions | |
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| Family-Centered Practice in Children's Mental Health | |
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| Perpetuation of Blaming | |
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| Genograms | |
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| Family-Centeredness in Policy and Programs | |
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| Family-Centeredness in Special Education | |
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| Chapter 5 Summary | |
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| Pragmatic Perspective 3: Strengths Perspective | |
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| Strengths Perspective: Introduction | |
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| Strengths Perspective in Direct Practice | |
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| Overview and Guidelines for Strengths Practice | |
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| Solution-Focused Model | |
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| Strengths Perspective in Group Work | |
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| Strengths Perspective and Resilience in Children | |
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| Strengths Perspective in Policy Development | |
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| Strengths Perspective in Child Welfare | |
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| Strengths Perspective with Parents of Abused and Neglected Children | |
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| Strengths Perspective with Children Who Have Been Abused and Neglected | |
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| Strengths Perspective in Children's Mental Health | |
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| The Disability Model | |
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| Systematic Assessment of Strengths | |
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| Avoiding Blame | |
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| Chapter 6 Summary | |
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| Pragmatic Perspective 4: Respect for Diversity and Difference | |
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| Overview of the Problem of Prejudice and Discrimination | |
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| Dynamics of Powerlessness | |
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| Cultural Competence | |
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| Cultural Mapping | |
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| Understanding Gay and Lesbian Adolescents | |
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| Gender Bias | |
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| Respect for Diversity and Difference in Child Welfare | |
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| Race and Child Welfare Services | |
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| The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, P.L. 95-608 | |
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| African American Kinship Care and Transracial Adoptions | |
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| Child-Rearing and Discipline Practices | |
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| Gay and Lesbian Youth in Foster Care | |
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| Respect for Diversity and Difference in Children's Mental Health | |
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| Racial, Social Class, and Gender Bias in Assessments and Treatment | |
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| Cultural Competence in Mental Health | |
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| Identity Issues for Biracial Youth | |
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| Chapter 7 Summary | |
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| Pragmatic Perspective 5: Least Restrictive Alternative (LRA) | |
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| Least Restrictive Alternative: Definition, History, Scope | |
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| Continuum of Care | |
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| Critique of LRA and Continuum of Care Concepts | |
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| Connections/Relevance of LRA to Other Pragmatic Perspectives | |
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| Least Restrictive Alternative in Child Welfare | |
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| Child Safety and LRA | |
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| Foster Care Placement and LRA | |
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| Permanency Planning and LRA | |
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| Least Restrictive Alternative in Children's Mental Health | |
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| Continuum of Care | |
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| Guidelines for Appropriate Hospitalization of Youth | |
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| Chapter 8 Summary | |
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| Pragmatic Perspective 6: Ecological Perspective | |
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| Ecological Perspective: Introduction and Overview | |
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| Ecomaps | |
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| Case Management | |
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| Community Involvement and Ownership | |
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| Interagency Collaboration and Family-Centered Practice | |
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| Advocacy for Systems Change | |
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| Pragmatic Implications: Collaboration and Teamwork | |
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| Pragmatic Implications: The Danger of Triangulation | |
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| Ecological Perspective in Child Welfare | |
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| Ecomaps and Case Management | |
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| Community Involvement | |
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| Advocacy in Child Welfare | |
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| Ecological Perspective in Children's Mental Health | |
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| Interagency Collaboration and Service Integration | |
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| Advocacy in Children's Mental Health | |
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| School-Linked Mental Health Services | |
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| Chapter 9 Summary | |
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| Pragmatic Perspective 7: Organization and Financing | |
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| Organization and Financing: Introduction and Overview | |
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| Privatization | |
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| Managed Care | |
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| Service Integration | |
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| Organization and Financing in Child Welfare | |
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| Iowa Decategorization | |
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| Kansas Privatization Using Managed Care Principles | |
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| Organization and Financing in Children's Mental Health | |
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| Nationwide System Reform | |
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| The Ventura Planning Model | |
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| Managed Care in Children's Mental Health | |
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| Chapter 10 Summary | |
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| Pragmatic Perspective 8: Achieving Outcomes | |
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| The Complex Process of Outcome Measurement | |
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| Resistance among Providers | |
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| Distinguishing Process Outcomes from Final Outcomes | |
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| Potential Conflict between Individual and Systems Goals | |
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| Deciding Which Outcomes Are Most Important to Track | |
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| Difficulty and Costs of Measuring and Interpreting Outcomes | |
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| Relationship of Funding to Outcome | |
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| Prevention versus Treatment | |
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| Pragmatic Connections to Practice | |
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| Achieving Outcomes in Child Welfare | |
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| Prevention versus Treatment | |
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| Kansas Privatization Initiative | |
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| National Outcomes for Child Welfare System after ASFA | |
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| Achieving Outcomes in Children's Mental Health | |
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| Goals of the Children's Mental Health System | |
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| The Ventura Planning Model's Approach to Outcomes | |
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| The Fort Bragg Evaluation Project | |
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| Consumer Satisfaction | |
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| Current Challenges | |
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| Chapter 11 Summary | |
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| Unit 2 Conclusion | |
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| Unit 2 Summary | |
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| Suggested Assignments and Learning Activities | |
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| Extensive Case Examples | |
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| Connections: Case Examples from Child Welfare | |
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| The Sloan Family | |
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| Narrative (Reprint of "Consultation Corner" in Family Networker) | |
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| Commentary and Analysis: The Eight Pragmatic Perspectives | |
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| Victor | |
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| Narrative | |
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| Commentary and Analysis: The Eight Pragmatic Perspectives | |
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| Connections: Case Examples from Children's Mental Health | |
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| Bill | |
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| Overview and Narrative | |
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| Commentary and Analysis: The Eight Pragmatic Perspectives | |
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| Sharon | |
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| Overview and Narrative | |
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| Commentary and Analysis: The Eight Pragmatic Perspectives | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |