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This book covers new multisystem interventions that work on all levels, from school to family to community agencies to the policy level. Five sections and 45 chapters explore strategies for areas of current challenge, including: Curbing aggressive behaviour in childhood; Improving attendance in at-risk children in elementary school; Empowering families through co-operative pre-school education; Working with teenagers with ADHD; Preventing youth suicide; Participating in a traumatic event debriefing; Preventing substance abuse in middle school; and many more. In addition, Multisystem Skills and Interventions, gives examples of larger system and policy interventions, in chapters that include HIV/AIDS policy development and reform, Medicaid managed care and urban poor people, and more. Written by and for frontline practitioners, Multisystem Skills and Interventions is ideal for courses in school social work; juvenile justice; family, children, and youths; child welfare; and children's mental health specialisation's.

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• Foreword(p. vii)
• Introduction(p. ix)
• Part I Skills and Interventions for Practice with Individuals(p. 1)
• 1 How to Interview for Client Strengths(p. 5)
• 2 The Getting Better Phenomenon: Videotape Applications of Previously At-Risk High School Student Narratives(p. 16)
• 3 Female Gang Members: A Profile of Aggression and Victimization(p. 22)
• 4 A Critical Review of Strategies to Reduce School Violence(p. 32)
• 5 A Comprehensive Afrocentric Rites of Passage Program for Black Male Adolescents(p. 42)
• 6 Addressing the Needs of Foster Children: The Foster Youth Services Program(p. 52)
• 7 Decelerating Self-Stimulating and Self-Injurious Behaviors of a Student with Autism: Behavioral Intervention in the Classroom(p. 62)
• 8 Using Portfolios to Assess Students' Academic Strengths: A Case Study(p. 75)
• 9 Aggressive Behavior in Childhood and Early Adolescence: An Ecological-Developmental Perspective on Youth Violence(p. 83)
• 10 Nonconvulsive Seizure Disorders: Importance and Implications for School Social Workers(p. 103)
• Part II Skills and Interventions for Practice with Families(p. 115)
• 11 Engaging Effectively with Culturally Diverse Families and Children(p. 119)
• 12 Techniques for Assessing Family-School Connections(p. 131)
• 13 Socialization Issues for Chinese American Children and Families(p. 141)
• 14 Early Intervention to Improve Attendance in Elementary School for At-Risk Children: A Pilot Program(p. 154)
• 15 Supporting and Empowering Families through Cooperative Preschool Education(p. 162)
• 16 School Social Workers as Family Therapists: A Dialectical-Systemic-Constructivist Model(p. 175)
• 17 The Link between Childhood Maltreatment and Teenage Pregnancy(p. 190)
• 18 Factors Associated with Early Sexual Activity among Urban Adolescents(p. 206)
• 19 Outcomes of Mandated Preventive Services Programs for Homeless and Truant Children: A Follow-up Study(p. 223)
• Part III Skills for Practice with Groups and Classrooms(p. 233)
• 20 Social Work with Groups and the Performing Arts in the Schools(p. 237)
• 21 Assessment and Prevention of Aggressive Behavior among Youths of Color: Integrating Cultural and Social Factors(p. 244)
• 22 A Model for School Social Work Facilitation of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Empowerment(p. 254)
• 23 Group Work with High-Risk Urban Youths on Probation(p. 262)
• 24 Group Support for Teenagers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(p. 271)
• 25 Honoring Children's Narratives: Practice Strategies(p. 276)
• 26 School Violence: A Blueprint for Elementary School Interventions(p. 281)
• 27 The Many Faces of Violence: Policy and Practice Implications(p. 296)
• 28 Traumatic Event Debriefing: Service Delivery Designs and the Role of Social Work(p. 300)
• Part IV Skills and Interventions in Community Practice(p. 311)
• 29 Everything I Know about Consultation: Implications for Community Practice(p. 315)
• 30 School Social Workers Are a Critical Part of the Link(p. 319)
• 31 Children in Protective Services: The Missing Educational Link for Children in Kinship Networks(p. 323)
• 32 Maintaining Positive School Relationships: The Role of the Social Worker vis-a-vis Full-Service Schools(p. 334)
• 33 Homeless Children and Their Families: Delivery of Educational and Social Services through School Systems and Communities(p. 340)
• 34 Using a Lawyer-Doctor Education Team for Substance Abuse Prevention in a Middle School(p. 351)
• 35 The School's and Community's Role in the Prevention of Youth Suicide(p. 357)
• Part V Skills and Interventions with Larger Systems and Policy Development and Reform(p. 367)
• 36 HIV/AIDS Policy Development and Reform: Lessons from Practice, Research, and Education(p. 371)
• 37 Medicaid Managed Care and Urban Poor People: Implications for Social Work(p. 379)
• 38 School Reform: Linking Public Schools with Human Services(p. 389)
• 39 Services for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: IDEA, Part H(p. 402)
• 40 Funding School-Linked Services through Grants: A Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing(p. 412)
• 41 Combining Mental Health Treatment with Education for Preschool Children with Severe Emotional and Behavioral Problems(p. 424)
• 42 Appropriate versus Least Restrictive: Educational Policies and Students with Disabilities(p. 437)
• 43 Regulating School Social Work Practice into the 21st Century(p. 452)
• 44 The Status of School Social Workers in America(p. 461)
• About the Editors(p. 473)
• About the Contributors(p. 475)
• Index(p. 481)