Youth leaving foster care
Subtitle: a developmental, relationship-based approach to practice
By: Wendy B. Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780195375596
Subjects: Foster children; Ex-foster children; Psychology; Counseling of; Deinstitutionalization; Family relationships; Social conditions; Services for; Education; Government policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage; title: Introduction to part I; title: The child welfare system as context; title: Theoretical perspectives; title: Development; title: Introduction to part II; title: Neurobiology and development; title: The importance of early attachments; title: Adolescent development in foster care; title: Mental health; title: Introduction to part III; title: Anxiety, trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorders; title: Mood disorders and self harm; title: Substance abuse; title: Mental health dimensions of delinquency; title: Program considerations; title: Introduction to part IV; title: Populations needing special attention; title: Transition to adulthood: education, employment, and relationships; title: Transitional living programs : best practices; title: Future directions; title: Policy implications and directions for future research.