Working with Traumatized Youth in Child Welfare

Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, LICSW, RPT-S, until her death in 2023, was a leading authority on play therapy with children who have experienced loss and traumatic bereavement. She was University Distinguished Professor Emerita of Social Work in the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University, where she formerly held an endowed Chair in Child Welfare Studies and founded the Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Child and Adolescent Therapy. Dr. Webb taught clinical practice at Fordham for 30 years. She published numerous books on child therapy, trauma, and bereavement, including multiple editions of Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents in Crisis and Social Work Practice with Children. Dr. Webb was a supervisor, consultant, and trainer who presented frequently at conferences in the United States and internationally. She was the recipient of honors including the Day-Garrett Award from the Smith College School for Social Work, the Clinical Practice Award from the Association for Death Education and Counseling, and the designation of Distinguished Scholar by the National Academies of Practice in Social Work. Throughout her career, she was committed to preparing social work students to help children and families in need.

Foreword, James R. Dumpson
PART I. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICE CONTEXT

1. The Nature and Scope of the Problem
Anthony N. Maluccio

2. The Impact of Trauma on Youth and Families in the Child Welfare System
Nancy Boyd Webb

3. Applying the Principles of Neurodevelopment to Clinical Work with Maltreated and Traumatized Children: The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics
Bruce D. Perry

4. Assessment of Trauma in Children and Youth
Mark Cameron, Jennifer Elkins, and Neil Guterman

5. Family and Social Factors Affecting Youth in the Child Welfare System
Gary R. Anderson and John Seita

PART II.
HELPING INTERVENTIONS
6. Selected Treatment Approaches for Helping Traumatized Youth
Nancy Boyd Webb

7. The Intergenerational Transmission of Family Violence
Elizabeth M. Tracy and Pamela J. Johnson

8. Ethnically Sensitive Practice with Children and Families
Carmen Ortiz Hendricks and Rowena Fong

9. Children with Disabilities in Child Welfare: Empowering the Disenfranchised
Patrick Shannon

10. Understanding and Treating the Aggression of Traumatized Children in Out-of-Home Care
David A.Crenshaw and Kenneth V. Hardy

11. Animal-Assisted Pychotherapy and Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy
Susan M. Brooks

12.Treating Traumatized Adolescent Mothers: A Structured Approach
Ruth DeRosa and David Pelcovitz

13. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with Traumatized Youth
Ricky Greenwald

PART III.
ISSUES AND PROPOSALS FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN CHILD WELFARE AND MENTAL HEALTH

14. The View from the Child Welfare System
Vincent J. Fontana and Mayu P. B. Gonzales

15. The View from the Mental Health System
Marilyn B. Benoit

PART IV: APPENDIX
Child-Related and Trauma-Related Professional Organizations
National Child Welfare Resource Centers
Training Programs and Certifications
Child-Related and Trauma-Related Professional Journals
Additional Trauma Resources
Index