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Available Supports and Coping Behaviors of Mental Health Social Workers Following Fatal and Nonfatal Client Suicidal Behavior
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Ting, Laura; Jacobson, Jodi M.; Sanders, Sara – Social Work, 2008
Research indicates that mental health social workers risk being confronted with fatal and nonfatal client suicidal behaviors during professional practice. Although reactions to client suicidal behavior have been documented, there is little empirical evidence about coping behaviors and available supports following client suicidal behavior. This…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Suicide, Coping, Group Therapy
Evaluating Change in High-Risk Families: A Family Hierarchy of Equilibrium.
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Beatty, Christina L. – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1994
A tool called the Family Hierarchy of Equilibrium was developed to assess the configuration and balance of significant factors in the lives of families participating in early intervention programs. Critical life factors assessed include parent educational level, mental/physical health, alcohol/drug use, adult/child abuse, nutrition, housing, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), At Risk Persons, Coping, Early Intervention
Handbook of Youth Prevention Science
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Doll, Beth, Ed.; Pfohl, William, Ed.; Yoon, Jina S., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
The "Handbook of Youth Prevention Science" describes current research and practice in mental health preventive interventions for youth. Traditional prevention research focused on preventing specific disorders, e.g. substance abuse, conduct disorders, or criminality. This produced "silos" of isolated knowledge about the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Intervention
Development and Survival: A Study of Children at Risk Living in Adverse Psychosocial Milieu.
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Wahlsten, Viveka Sundelin – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
This 4-year longitudinal study followed 12 infants or young children (6 boys and 6 girls) in 7 high-risk Swedish families (including drug abuse, chaotic family structure, antisocial behavior, and child care problems). Three girls developed mainly constructive (moderating) strategies; the other children demonstrated more or less destructive,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Coping
Coping in Young Children: Early Intervention Practices To Enhance Adaptive Behavior and Resilience.
Zeitlin, Shirley; Williamson, G. Gordon – 1994
This book describes an intervention framework to help young children (birth to 36 months) who have or are at risk of having a disability, to cope more effectively. The book is written for an interdisciplinary audience including service providers, administrators, researchers, and policymakers. Emphasis is on enhancing the adaptive behavior and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), At Risk Persons, Coping, Demonstration Programs
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Special Topic Report #3.
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Waaland, Pamela K.; Cockrell, Janice L. – 1990
This brief report summarizes what is known about pediatric traumatic brain injury, including the following: risk factors (e.g., males especially those ages 5 to 25, youth with preexisting problems including previous head injury victims, and children receiving inadequate supervision); life after injury; physical and neurological consequences (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Child Health