Treating Children in Out-of-Home Placements

Contents,Foreword



Preface
Child Saving in America
Orphanages
Families
Residential Programs
Criticism
Foster Care
Characteristics and Needs of Foster Children
Characteristics and Needs of Foster Families
Effectiveness of Foster Care
System Needs
Foster Kids Don't Say "Thank You"
Foster Care Agencies
Diagnosing Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Depression and Suicide
Ego Disturbance
Attachment and Attachment Disorders
Dual Diagnosis
Family Assessment
The Concept of the "Moral Imbecile"
Origins of Genetic Concept
Recognition of Other Determinants
The New Genetics
Agents of Change
The Direct Care Position
Training
New Concepts
Adolescence, Violence, and Abuse
Adolescent Psychopathology: A Developmental Perspective
Effects of Violence
Effects of Abuse
Treatment
Treating Childhood Emotional Disorders
Early Approaches
Contemporary Approaches
Residential Treatment
Effectiveness of Treatment Models
A Cognitive Therapy Approach
Treatment Issues
Cognitive Therapy
Teaching Values
The Relevance of Values
Developmental Stages
Two Values for Study
Moral Training
Accessing Families
Defining Counseling
Structuring a Counseling Relationship
Characteristics of Families
Giving Medications
Background
Biological Bases of Behavior
Classes of Medications
Criticism
Effectiveness of Psychotropics with Children
Building for the Future--Wanted: A Blueprint for Change
Recapitulation
Defining Treatment
The Need for a Conceptual Model
A Treatment Model
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index