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