Social Work Practice with Children, Second Edition

Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S, University Distinguished Professor of Social Work at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, is a leading authority on play therapy with children who have experienced loss and traumatic bereavement. Her bestselling publications are considered essential references for clinical courses as well as agencies that work with children. These include [i]Helping Bereaved Children[i] and [i]Play Therapy with Children in Crisis[/i], as well as an award-winning video, [i]Techniques of Play Therapy[/i]. In addition to teaching and writing, Dr. Webb maintains a clinical practice and supervises and consults with schools and agencies. A board-certified diplomate in clinical social work and a registered play therapy supervisor, she presents frequently at play therapy, social work, and bereavement conferences in the United States and abroad. She is the editor of The Guilford Press book series Social Work Practice with Children and Families.

Foreword. Part I. An Ecological Developmental Framework for Helping Children. Children's Problems and Needs. Necessary Background for Helping Children. Part II. The Process of Helping Children: A Running Case Illustration of a Child in a Single?Parent Homeless Family. Building Relationships with All Relevant Systems. The Biopsychosocial Assessment of the Child. Contracting, Planning Interventions, and Tracking Progress. Part III. Different Methods of Helping Children. Working with the Family. One?to?One Work with the Child. Group Work with Children. School?Based Interventions. Part IV. Helping Children in Special Circumstances. Children in Out?of?Home Placements. Children in Nontraditional Families. Children in Families Affected by Illness and Death. Children in Substance?Disordered Families. Child Victims and Witnesses of Family Violence. A Changing World's Impact on Practice with and for Children. Appendices.