Overview

Widely adopted, this bestselling text provides the knowledge that social workers need for effective, culturally competent practice with children, adolescents, and their caregivers. The author presents a framework for developmentally informed assessment and intervention and describes a variety of powerful helping methods, illustrated with vivid case examples. Demonstrated are research-based strategies for working with victims of abuse and trauma as well as children affected by poverty, divorce, parental substance abuse, and other adverse circumstances. Special features include instructive discussion questions and role-play exercises. Reproducible assessment forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2"" x 11"" size (www.guilford.com/p/webb). New to this edition updated to incorporate current research on child development, attachment, and trauma chapter on bullying new discussions of autism, childhood obesity, and blended families school social work chapter has been extensively revised expanded examples of group work, including groups for children with ADHD and crisis groups following disasters.

Full Product Details

Author:   Nancy Boyd-Webb
Publisher:   Guilford Publications
Imprint:   Guilford Publications
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.806kg
ISBN:  

9781609186432

ISBN 10:   1609186435
Pages:   469
Publication Date:   20 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781462537556
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

I. An Ecological-Developmental Framework for Helping Children 1. The Challenge of Meeting Children's Needs 2. Necessary Background for Helping Children II. The Process of Helping Children: A Running Case Illustration of a Child in a Single-ParentHomeless 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. Individual Play Therapy 8. Group Work with Children 9. School-Based Interventions IV. Helping Children in Special Circumstances 10. Children Living in Kinship and Foster Home Placements 11. Children in Single-Parent, Divorcing, and Blended Families 12. Children in Families Affected by Illness and Death 13. Children in Substance-Abusing Families 14. Child Victims and Witnesses of Family and Community Violence 15. The Interpersonal Violence of Bullying 16. The Impact of a Changing World on Practice with and for Children Appendices: Child-Related Professional Organizations Child-Related Professional Journals Training Programs and Certifications Suppliers of Play Materials Bereavement Resources Forms for Assessment of the Bereaved Child Forms for Assessment of the Child in Crisis

Reviews

This book is a comprehensive compendium of good practice. It differs from many other social work texts in the attention it pays to using play therapy techniques, including drawings, puppets, and clay, to help children. In addition to being a social work expert, the author is a trained play therapist, and provides advice on the safe use of simple play therapy techniques as an indispensable aid to communication with children. She weaves the use of art and play into the whole book at appropriate points. Now in its third edition, this is a useful and creative book for all professionals (and those studying to be professionals) working with children. - Marian Liebmann, University of Bristol, UK This third edition continues to make a valuable contribution to enhancing our understanding of how children's lives are affected by the systems around them. Webb uses specific examples and works outward from them in intuitive ways. Readers are invited to build on their own understandings and clinical experiences, regardless of the foundational knowledge they bring to the book. - Todd Franke, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

This third edition continues to make a valuable contribution to enhancing our understanding of how children's lives are affected by the systems around them. Webb uses specific examples and works outward from them in intuitive ways. Readers are invited to build on their own understandings and clinical experiences, regardless of the foundational knowledge they bring to the book. --Todd Franke, PhD, Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities, University of California, Los Angeles

This third edition continues to make a valuable contribution to enhancing our understanding of how children's lives are affected by the systems around them. Webb uses specific examples and works outward from them in intuitive ways. Readers are invited to build on their own understandings and clinical experiences, regardless of the foundational knowledge they bring to the book. - Todd Franke, Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities, University of California, Los Angeles, USA An excellent resource for the clinician, child advocate, or social work student. The book describes proven intervention methods and discusses the pitfalls and challenges of assisting children and their families in the 21st century. Numerous interesting case examples help the reader to envision specific problems, cultural influences, and applications. Useful books, games, and other resources for child practitioners are listed. This is an important text for all social work students. - Kathleen Nader, Two Suns childhood trauma program, Cedar Park, Texas, USA

Author Information

Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S, University Distinguished Professor Emerita of Social Work, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, New York, USA. Foreword by James W. Drisko, PhD, LICSW, Smith College School for Social Work, USA

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