Helping Children and Adolescents with Chronic and Serious Medical Conditions: A Strengths-Based Approach Book

Foreword Barbara Sourkes Sourkes, Barbara

Pt. 1 Overview and Introduction: Theoretical Framework for Collaborative Practice 1

Ch. 1 When a Young Person's Health Becomes Problematic Nancy Boyd Webb Webb, Nancy Boyd Rose A. Bartone Bartone, Rose A. 3

Ch. 2 The Emotional Impact of a Young Person's Illness on the Family Cindy Dell Clark Clark, Cindy Dell 21

Ch. 3 The Economic, Social, and Cultural Context of Health Care Virginia Rondero Hernandez Hernandez, Virginia Rondero 35

Pt. II Helping Approaches of Practitioners in Different Settings 57

Ch. 4 A Behavioral Pediatrician's Perspective on Helping Children Recover from Traumatic Medical Experiences Joan Lovett Lovett, Joan 59

Ch. 5 Child Life Practice in Hospitals Deborah Vilas Vilas, Deborah 73

Ch. 6 Working with Families of Medically Challenged Youth Jennifer Baggerly Baggerly, Jennifer 89

Ch. 7 School-Based Interventions for Children and Youth with Medical Conditions Suzanne C. Griffith Griffith, Suzanne C. Rosemary Doyle Doyle, Rosemary 105

Ch. 8 School Social Work Interventions for Medically Compromised Youth and Families Linda Openshaw Openshaw, Linda 121

Ch. 9 Strengths-Based Group Work with Children Ariel Allena Botta Botta, Ariel Allena 137

Ch. 10 Play and Expressive Therapies with Medically Challenged Children and Adolescents Nancy Boyd Webb Webb, Nancy Boyd 155

Ch. 11 Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Children with Chronic and Life-Threatening Illness Paul Thayer Thayer, Paul 171

Pt. III Challenges and Issues Associated with Chronic, Ongoing, or Recurring Physical Conditions and Disabilities 187

Ch. 12 Medical Conditions Present at Birth Patrick Shannon Shannon, Patrick 189

Ch. 13 MedicalConditions That Appear During Early Childhood Roxia B. Bullock Bullock, Roxia B. 205

Ch. 14 Other Conditions That May Occur in Childhood or Develop in Adolescence M. Carlean Gilbert Gilbert, M. Carlean 225

Pt. IV Acute Health Crises 241

Ch. 15 Outpatient Counseling for Children and Youth with Life-Threatening Conditions Douglas Davies Davies, Douglas Nancy Boyd Webb Webb, Nancy Boyd 243

Ch. 16 Hospital Treatment of Children and Youth with Life-Threatening Conditions Elaine C. Meyer Meyer, Elaine C. 269

Ch. 17 Helping in the Emergency Room after Accidents and Traumatic Injury Leslie H. Wind Wind, Leslie H. 285

Pt. V Challenges and Guidelines for Helping 303

Ch. 18 The Challenge of Maintaining Hope and Fostering Resiliency: Implications for Youth, Families, and Practitioners Nancy Boyd Webb Webb, Nancy Boyd 305

Appendix 317

About the Editor 335

About the Contributors 337

Author Index 341

Subject Index 351