Treating Children in Out-of-Home Placements

Marvin Rosen

• Contents,ForewordPreface Child Saving in America Orphanages Families Residential Programs Criticism Foster Care Characteristics and Needs of Foster Children Characteristics and Needs of Foster Families Effectiveness of Foster Care System Needs Foster Kids Don’t Say “Thank You” Foster Care Agencies Diagnosing Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Depression and Suicide Ego Disturbance Attachment and Attachment Disorders Dual Diagnosis Family Assessment The Concept of the “Moral Imbecile” Origins of Genetic Concept Recognition of Other Determinants The New Genetics Agents of Change The Direct Care Position Training New Concepts Adolescence, Violence, and Abuse Adolescent Psychopathology: A Developmental Perspective Effects of Violence Effects of Abuse Treatment Treating Childhood Emotional Disorders Early Approaches Contemporary Approaches Residential Treatment Effectiveness of Treatment Models A Cognitive Therapy Approach Treatment Issues Cognitive Therapy Teaching Values The Relevance of Values Developmental Stages Two Values for Study Moral Training Accessing Families Defining Counseling Structuring a Counseling Relationship Characteristics of Families Giving Medications Background Biological Bases of Behavior Classes of Medications Criticism Effectiveness of Psychotropics with Children Building for the Future--Wanted: A Blueprint for Change Recapitulation Defining Treatment The Need for a Conceptual Model A Treatment Model Epilogue Appendix Bibliography Index