Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare: Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Guidelines

The Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference focused on developing guidelines in five key areas (screening and assessment, psychosocial interventions, psycho-pharmacologic treatment, parent engagement, and youth empowerment) related to children's mental health. Thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child welfare 2009-01, Vol.88 (1), p.163-188
Hauptverfasser:	Romanelli, Lisa Hunter, Landsverk, John, Levitt, Jessica Mass, Leslie, Laurel K., Hurley, Maia M., Bellonci, Christopher, Gries, Leonard T., Pecora, Peter J., Jensen, Peter S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Analysis Behavior Problems Best Practices Child Child abuse & neglect Child Abuse - psychology Child Abuse - rehabilitation Child mental health Child Neglect Child psychiatric services Child Welfare Child Welfare Services Children & youth Congresses and Conventions Drug Therapy Empowerment Evaluation Evaluation Methods Evidence Based Practice Foster care Foster Home Care Guidelines Health services Humans Identification Initiatives Intervention Management Mass Screening Medications Mental Disorders - diagnosis Mental Disorders - prevention & control Mental Disorders - therapy Mental Health Mental Health Services Parent Participation Parents & parenting Practice Psychological aspects Psychotropic Drugs - therapeutic use Research methodology Screening Tests Social policy Social Work - education Social Work - methods Therapy United States Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	The Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference focused on developing guidelines in five key areas (screening and assessment, psychosocial interventions, psycho-pharmacologic treatment, parent engagement, and youth empowerment) related to children's mental health. This paper provides an overview of issues related to the first three areas, presents the guidelines developed in these areas, and discusses the implications these guidelines have for the field of child welfare.
ISSN:	0009-4021