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
