Families and the Mental Health System for Children and Adolescents: Policy, Services, and Research / Edition 1

by Craig Anne Heflinger, Carol T. Nixon

Overview

This volume describes a myriad of policy, research and practice issues related to families of children with serious emotional disorders. It centres on families' direct and indirect roles in children's mental health services - for example, families can determine if and when the child enters treatment, and they can provide the context within which all therapeutic gains are played out.

The contributors discuss: family-centred service delivery characteristics and strategies; society's role in strengthening the family and preventing emotional disorders in children and young people; supports for and barriers to parent-professional partnerships; the complexities of assessing family functioning; and culturally sensitive service del

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761902683
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/26/1996
Series:	Children's Mental Health Services Annuals , #2
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Heflinger, Craig Anne, PhD (Vanderbilt Univ); Dixon, Carol T., MA (Vanderbilt Univ)

The contributors represent the specialties of mental health, psychology, research, public health, and children's mental health. Most are from academic medical centers in the U.S. Institutions prominently represented include Iowa State Univ, Portland State Univ, Vanderbilt, and Georgetown.

Table of Contents

Family Issues in Health Care Reform - Sheila A Pires and Beth A Stroul
Family-Centered Services for Children with Emotional, Behavioral or Mental Disorders - Richard W Hunter and Barbara J Friesen
A Family-Focused Model of Prevention - George W Albee and Silvia Sara Canetto
Implementing Community Mental Health Programs - Mary C Telesford
Lessons Learned from the Mental Health Initiative for Urban Children
Families of Children and Adolescents with Serious Emotional Disturbance - Diane T Marsh
Innovations in Theory, Research and Practice
Family Empowerment - Craig Anne Heflinger and Leonard Bickman
A Conceptual Model for Promoting Parent-Professional Partnership
Family Research Methods - Joan M Patterson
Issues and Strategies
The Colorado Family Assessment - Bernard L Bloom
A Computer-Based Procedure for Multilevel Family Evaluation
The Cultural Competence Model - James L Mason, Marva P Benjamin and Sarah A Lewis
Implications for Child and Family Mental Health Services
Alternate Paths to Family Status and Implications for Mental Health Service Delivery and Policy - Ellen E Pinderhughes
Adoptive and Foster Families
Mental Health Services for Rural Children, Youth and Their Families - Carolyn E Cutrona et al

Editorial Reviews

Contributors to this volume examine a myriad of policy, research, and practice issues related to families of children with serious emotional disorders. Areas covered include service strategies for effective family-centered service delivery; the role society can play in preventing child and youth emotional disorders; the supports for and barriers inhibiting parent-professional partnerships; the complexities of assessing family functioning; and culturally sensitive service delivery. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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