Social Work Practice with Children and

California State Univ., Sacramento. Focuses on children and families within the context of family social health. Distinguishes approaches for defining and understanding health issues. Topics also include family health practice interventions, policy, and emerging themes. Hardcover, softcover also available.

About the Editor

xi

Contributors

xiii

Foreword

xvii

Doman Lum

Acknowledgments

xxi

Chapter 1. Family Health Social Work Practice and Change

1

(22)

Francis K.O. Yuen

Family Health Social Work Practice

1

(6)

Reasons and Needs for Change

7

(4)

Working for Change and Outcomes of Change

11

(12)

SECTION I: PRACTICE INTERVENTIONS

Chapter 2. Forensic Social Work and Child Sexual Abuse: Family Health Practice and Institutional Constraints

23

(22)

Gregory J. Skibinski

George E. Connor

Introduction

23

(3)

Types of Diversion Programs

26

(1)

Legal Constraints

27

(8)

Political Constraints

35

(3)

Professional Constraints

38

(2)

Conclusion

40

(5)

Chapter 3. Using Bibliotherapy in Family Health Social Work Practice with Children of Divorce

45

(12)

John T. Pardeck

Introduction

45

(1)

Family Health Considerations

46

(1)

Family Health and Bibliotherapy

46

(1)

Goals and Principles Guiding Bibliotherapy

47

(2)

The Process of Bibliotherapy

49

(6)

Conclusion

55

(2)

Chapter 4. Adaptive Strategies for Rural Families Living with HIV/AIDS

57

(16)

Susan C. Dollar

Introduction

57

(1)

HIV/AIDS in the Rural Context

58

(5)

Family and Community Interventions

63

(5)

Conclusion

68

(5)

Chapter 5. Beyond Crisis Intervention: Services for Families with Children with Disabilities

73

(16)

Ute C. Orgassa

Introduction

73

(1)

Families with Children with Disabilities

73

(2)

The Double ABCX Model

75

(5)

Services and Interventions for Families with Children with Disabilities

80

(9)

Chapter 6. Understanding Children's Reactions to Loss: A Holistic Approach

89

(28)

Joyce Burris

Introduction

89

(3)

Cultural Practices and the Role of Children

92

(3)

The Grieving Process

95

(2)

What Helps to Support Children As They Grieve?

97

(2)

Grieving Children and Developmental Issues

99

(10)

Conclusion

109

(8)

Chapter 7. Family Health Social Work Practice with Mexican Migrant and Seasonal Farmworking Families

117

(28)

Chrvstal C. Ramirez Barranti

Introduction

117

(3)

My Name Is Compesino

120

(3)

Biopsychosocial Dimensions Impacting Well-Being and Family Health

123

(15)

Conclusion

138

(7)

SECTION II: POLICY, PROGRAMS, AND EMERGING FAMILIES

Chapter 8. Grandparents As Parents: An Emerging Family Pattern

145

(20)

Christine A. Price

Introduction

145

(2)

Concerns of Custodial Grandparents

147

(3)

Family Health Practice Concerns

150

(6)

Conclusion

156

(4)

Discussion Questions and Resources

160

(5)

Chapter 9. Lesbian and Gay Families: The Changing and Unsteady Legal and Social Environment

165

(18)

Robin Kennedy

Introduction

165

(2)

Legal Inequities

167

(4)

Current State of Gay and Lesbian Families

171

(3)

Legal Interventions

174

(1)

Health Care for Gay and Lesbian Families

175

(2)

The Developmental Stages of a Gay/Lesbian Family

177

(3)

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Social Work Practice with Children and Families: A Family Health Approach

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