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Examples of Mental Health Treatment Interventions Across Service Types
Examples of mental health treatment interventions being used to serve children and families involved with the child welfare system, including State and local examples.
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Creative Arts Therapies Approaches in Adoption and Foster Care: Contemporary Strategies for Working with Individuals and Families
Betts (2003)
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Links to resources on art, dance, drama, music, and poetry therapies through the Library of Congress. Explains how creative therapies fit into treatment plans for adopted and foster children and provides examples of their application.
Use of Psychotropic Medications in Child Welfare - Part 1
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2006)
Audio presentations and handouts from a webcast aired by the National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning on July 12, 2006.
Use of Psychotropic Medications for Children in the Child Welfare System - Part 2
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2007)
Audio presentations and handouts from a webcast aired by the National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning on January 10, 2007.
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Abuse-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Physical Abuse Trauma Treatment Fact Sheet (PDF - 83 KB)
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (2004)
Provides an overview of abuse-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (AF-CBT), a therapy approach for physically abused children and their offending caregivers that incorporates conceptual and therapeutic principles and procedures from learning and behavioral therapy, family-systems, cognitive therapy, and developmental victimology.
Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for Treatment (PDF - 658 KB)
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (2003)
Compiled by a national advisory committee of child abuse and mental health experts, these guidelines describe protocols for treating victims of child physical and sexual abuse and their families.
Children of Color: Psychological Interventions With Culturally Diverse Youth
Gibbs, & Huang (2003)
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Presents information on culturally sensitive and culturally competent assessment and treatment approaches for children and youth from different minority backgrounds who are experiencing psychological and behavioral problems.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Sexual Abuse (PDF - 223 KB)
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (2003)
Describes cognitive behavioral therapy for child sexual abuse. This treatment emphasizes involvement of nonoffending parents and focuses on sexuality education, processing of traumatic memories, and application of coping skills.
Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2005)
Facts for families explaining what a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation consists of.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy With At-Risk Families
Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) is a family-centered treatment approach demonstrated effective for abused and at-risk children ages 2½ to 12 and their parents or caregivers. This issue brief explores the characteristics and benefits of PCIT to help child welfare caseworkers, other professionals who work with at-risk families, and caregivers make more informed decisions about family participation in PCIT programs. It includes information about what makes PCIT unique, key components, effectiveness, and what to look for in a PCIT therapist.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy With Physically Abusive Parents: Efficacy for Reducing Future Abuse Reports
Chaffin, Silovsky, & Funderburk
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 2004
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Results of a study testing the efficacy and sufficiency of parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) in preventing physical abuse among abusive parents.
Promising Practices in Adoption-Competent Mental Health Services: A White Paper (PDF - 231 KB)
Casey Center for Effective Child Welfare Practice (2003)
Describes initiatives that have demonstrated the potential to be responsive to the mental health needs of adoptive families.
Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters for Foster Children
Texas Department of State Health Services (2005)
Presents treatment guidelines and discusses parameters regarding the appropriate use of psychotropic medications in foster children.
Theraplay: An Attachment-Fostering Intervention (PDF - 20 KB)
Perry & Gerretsen
Envision: The Manitoba Journal of Child Welfare, 1, 2002
Describes the Theraplay method: how it works, when it is appropriate to use, and why it is proven to be effective.
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State and local examples
Bringing Psychological Services In-House: A Look at Fulton County Family Court Pilot Project
Rubin
ABA Child Law Practice, 21, 2002
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Describes the benefits of this program for families, family court judges, and staff personnel.
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