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.
Foreword, James R. Dumpson
PART I. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICE CONTEXT
1. The Nature and Scope of the Problem
Anthony N. Maluccio
2. The Impact of Trauma on Youth and Families in the Child Welfare System
Nancy Boyd Webb
3. Applying the Principles of Neurodevelopment to Clinical Work with Maltreated and Traumatized Children: The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics
Bruce D. Perry
4. Assessment of Trauma in Children and Youth
Mark Cameron, Jennifer Elkins, and Neil Guterman
5. Family and Social Factors Affecting Youth in the Child Welfare System
Gary R. Anderson and John Seita
PART II.
HELPING INTERVENTIONS
6. Selected Treatment Approaches for Helping Traumatized Youth
Nancy Boyd Webb
7. The Intergenerational Transmission of Family Violence
Elizabeth M. Tracy and Pamela J. Johnson
8. Ethnically Sensitive Practice with Children and Families
Carmen Ortiz Hendricks and Rowena Fong
9. Children with Disabilities in Child Welfare: Empowering the Disenfranchised
Patrick Shannon
10. Understanding and Treating the Aggression of Traumatized Children in Out-of-Home Care
David A.Crenshaw and Kenneth V. Hardy
11. Animal-Assisted Pychotherapy and Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy
Susan M. Brooks
12.Treating Traumatized Adolescent Mothers: A Structured Approach
Ruth DeRosa and David Pelcovitz
13. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with Traumatized Youth
Ricky Greenwald
PART III.
ISSUES AND PROPOSALS FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN CHILD WELFARE AND MENTAL HEALTH
14. The View from the Child Welfare System
Vincent J. Fontana and Mayu P. B. Gonzales
15. The View from the Mental Health System
Marilyn B. Benoit
PART IV: APPENDIX
Child-Related and Trauma-Related Professional Organizations
National Child Welfare Resource Centers
Training Programs and Certifications
Child-Related and Trauma-Related Professional Journals
Additional Trauma Resources
Index
