Intervention with Children
Mary C. Ruffolo
University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Search for more papers by this authorPaula Allen-Meares
University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Search for more papers by this authorMary C. Ruffolo
University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Search for more papers by this authorPaula Allen-Meares
University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Intervening in the lives of children, adolescents, and their families is a challenging and dynamic process. Selecting evidence-based interventions that will help children and adolescents who are at risk for emotional and behavioral problems to confront diversity and promote resiliency is a critical task facing social workers across the child-serving systems. This chapter examines the development of evidence-based practices with children and adolescents at risk of emotional and behavioral problems, summarizes evidence-based practices that are currently being used across child-serving systems, explores the limitations of implementing evidence-based practice interventions, and discusses the implications for social work intervention practice with these children and adolescents. The evidence-based practices reviewed include child and family interventions (cognitive-behavioral therapy, parent management training models, and multidimensional therapeutic foster care) and school-wide, community interventions ( multisystemic therapy, brief strategic family therapy, Families and Schools Together, Strengthening Families Program and Project Achieve).
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