Families and the Mental Health System for Children and Adolescents: Policy, Services, and Research - Hardback

This volume describes a myriad of policy, research and practice issues related to families of children with serious emotional disorders. It centres on families' direct and indirect roles in children's mental health services - for example, families can determine if and when the child enters treatment, and they can provide the context within which all therapeutic gains are played out.The contributors discuss: family-centred service delivery characteristics and strategies; society's role in strengthening the family and preventing emotional disorders in children and young people; supports for and barriers to parent-professional partnerships; the complexities of assessing family functioning; and culturally sensitive service del

• | Author: Craig Anne Heflinger
• | Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• | Publication Date: Mar 26, 1996
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0761902678
• | ISBN-13: 9780761902676