Youth leaving foster care: a developmental, relationship-based approach to practice

This is the first comprehensive text to focus on youth emerging from care, offering a new theoretical framework to guide students, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers. The book features case vignettes, recommendations forpractice and programs, and a multidimensional, integrative perspective on theeffects of maltreatment on development, and common mental health disorders and treatment. INDICE: Introduction; Part I. Setting the Stage; Chapter 1. The Child Welfare System as Context; Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives; Part II. Development; Chapter 3. Neurobiology and Development; Chapter 4. The Importance of Early Attachments; Chapter 5. Adolescent Development in Foster Care; Part III. Mental Health; Chapter 6. Anxiety, Trauma, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders; Chapter 7. Mood Disorders and Self Harm; Chapter 8. Substance Abuse; Chapter 9. Mental Health Dimensions of Delinquency; Part IV. Program Considerations; Chapter 10. Populations Needing Special Attention; Chapter 11. The Transition to Adulthood: Education, Employment, and Relationships; Chapter 12. Transitional Living Programs: Best Practices; Part V. Future Directions; Chapter 13. Policy Implications and Directions for Future Research

• ISBN: 978-0-19-537559-6
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés