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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
List 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
Summary
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
