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Print Price: $149.99

Format:
Paperback
368 pp.
22 tables; 10 figures; 35 photos, 7" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780199008902

Copyright Year:
2015

Imprint: OUP Canada


Interventions with Children and Youth in Canada

Second Edition

Maureen Cech

Combining an interdisciplinary approach with discussions of class, cultural analysis, and Aboriginal issues throughout, this text helps students develop the diverse skills required to practice effective helping relationships when working with at-risk children and youth. A comprehensive exploration of both theory and practical applications, Interventions with Children and Youth in Canada is a valuable tool for both practicing and aspiring social workers.

Readership : Students taking interventions with children and youth courses, which are found at the second- to fourth-year level in child and youth care worker, social work, and community social services worker programs at colleges and universities.

Reviews

  • "I really value this textbook. . . . It is a current and relevant exploration of services in our country. . . . The content is very much aligned with Child and Youth Care practice."
    --Christine Slavik, University of the Fraser Valley


  • "I've found that the structural and strengths-based perspective used in this book really shifts students' discussions from those of individual pathology to understanding a bigger picture of intervention with children and youth."
    --Phil Jones, University of Lethbridge

Honourable Landon Pearson, O.C.: Foreword (NEW)
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. The Structural and Strengths-Based Approach
What Do We Mean by "Structure"?
Poverty
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Structural Assets
The Workers
Workers' Mandate
Structural and Strengths-Based Interventions
2. The Social Construction of the Child
Social Construction
The Marginalized Child
The Economically Valuable Child (1850-1900s)
The Vulnerable Child (1900-1950s)
The Child as Social Capital (1960 to the Present)
The Boundaries of Childhood
3. Developmentally Appropriate Practice
The Developmental Perspective
The Whole Child
Patterns of Growth and Development and Critical Learning Periods
Gender Construction
Sexual Orientation
4. Attachment
The Research
Healthy Attachment
Insecure Attachment
Causes of Attachment Injuries
Foster Care
Adoption
Intercountry (International) Adoption
Deculturation
Attachment Interventions with the Child
Attachment Interventions with the Caregiver
5. Relationships
Healthy Working Relationships
Documentation
Confidentiality
Relationship Resistance
Community Relationships
6. The First Meeting
Praxis
Cultural Competency
Meeting or Interview
Engaging the Child
Genograms, Sociograms, and Lifelines
Engaging Caregivers
7. The Child's Story
Autobiographical Reasoning
The Importance of Listening
The AHA! Method
Countertransference
Externalizing
Contextualizing
Re-Authoring
The Re-Authored Narrative
8. Listening to Play
The Function of Play
Play as an Intervention
The Playroom
The Sand Table
Observing Play
Trauma Work
Participating in Play
Understanding Play
The Three Stages of Play
Involving Caregivers
9. Listening Online
Digital Literacy
Constant Connectivity
Loners
Bullies and Trolls
Online Interventions
Digital Storytelling
10. Understanding Behaviours
The Social Construction of Behaviour
Causes and Antecedents
Motivation
Punishment and Restraints
Motivation to Change
Managing a Behavioural Crisis
11. High-Risk Interventions
The Meaning of Risk
Disclosures of Abuse and Neglect
Children Who Are Trafficked
Children Who Self-Harm
Risk Assessment
Risk Management through Placement
No-Home Placement
Child Protection Work
Structural Interventions
12. Groups and Gangs
Gang Models
Group Models
Leadership
Membership
Culture and Interaction
The Importance of Social Networks
From Gangs to Groups
Afterword: Setting Structural and Strengths-Based Targets
Glossary
Notes
References
Credits
Index

E-Book (ISBN 9780199008919)

Maureen Cech teaches in the School of Social Work at Carleton University and is currently bringing online learning to her students. She brings with her many years of experience working with children and youth at the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa and in private practice as a child specialist. Maureen has written several books on cultural bias, articles on adoption and the school system, and has contributed to several books, including Children at the Centre: Principles of Early Childhood Education. Currently she is teaching and researching digital literacy.

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Special Features

  • Written for Canadian students, this text thoroughly reflects the diverse and unique challenges of human service practice in Canada.
  • Explores social structures and their impact on behaviour and promotes a positive strengths-based approach that locates problems within the structure rather than within the child.
  • Interdisciplinary approach includes medical, psychological, sociological, and educational perspectives that help students understand the range of issues that impact working with children and youth.
  • Connects theory to practice through engaging pedagogy - including case studies, sample dialogue, group exercises, and discussion questions - to help students apply their knowledge before entering the field.
New to this Edition
  • New foreword written by the Honourable Landon Pearson, O.C., former Canadian senator and advocate of children's rights and well-being.
  • New chapter on digital interventions explores the merits of online counselling and the impact of the internet on children and youth. (Ch. 9)
  • Expanded coverage of key topics, such as reflective practice; interacting with children and youth and their families; expressive therapies in action; and more.
  • Additional sample dialogue illustrates best practices and demonstrates the interactions between social worker and child in a variety of scenarios.
  • Additional tables, figures, and photos illustrate concepts, scenarios, and best practices.