Mass Trauma and Violence: Helping Families and Children Cope (Social Work Practice with Children and Families) [Hardcover]

Nancy Boyd Webb DSW BCD RPT-S (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1572309768 | ISBN-13: 978-1572309760 | Edition: 1

This book describes a range of effective ways to help children and families cope with major traumatic experiences such as community violence, war, and terrorist attacks. Detailed case examples bring to life the complexities of assessment and intervention with children of different ages and cultural backgrounds, including both survivors of one-time traumatic events and those dealing with ongoing stressors like the military deployment of a parent. Expert contributors provide guidelines for setting up and running school- and clinic-based support groups; conducting brief and longer-term interventions with individuals and families; and promoting healing with art, music, and play. Grounded in the latest knowledge on stress and coping, bereavement, attachment, and risk and resilience, and including much-needed tips for therapist self-care, this is an essential clinical resource and text.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This comprehensive volume should be on the desk of any clinician who works with traumatized children and families, whether in clinical, community, educational, or medical settings. It is an ideal text for both seasoned professionals and graduate students in all of the helping professions. Detailed case examples and descriptions of clinical and community interventions provide 'everything you need to know' about helping clients heal from large-scale traumatic incidents."--Cathy A. Malchiodi, ATR, CPAT, LPCC, National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children

"Much still remains to be learned about how mass trauma affects children and families and how its harmful impact can be reduced. In the absence of decisive evidence, this book fills the gap by outlining what is currently known and making valuable recommendations for practice. Given previous terrorist acts, current threats, and the ongoing separation of children from parents who serve in the military, this book addresses a very timely issue and does so with clarity and wisdom."--Arieh Y. Shalev, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Hadassah University Hospital, Israel

About the Author

Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S, is a leading authority on play therapy with children who have experienced loss and traumatic bereavement. Her many publications include [i]Helping Bereaved Children[/i], [/i]Play Therapy with Children in Crisis[/i], and [i]Social Work Practice with Children[/i]. A board-certified diplomate in clinical social work and a registered play therapy supervisor, Dr. Webb is University Distinguished Professor of Social Work at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. In addition to teaching, writing, and consulting, she maintains a clinical practice and supervises and consults with schools and agencies. She lectures and conducts workshops throughout the United States and internationally on play therapy, trauma, and bereavement.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 378 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; 1 edition (December 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572309768
• ISBN-13: 978-1572309760
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars With detailed case examples, June 7, 2004

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This review is from: Mass Trauma and Violence: Helping Families and Children Cope (Social Work Practice with Children and Families) (Hardcover)

Ably edited by Nancy Boyd Webb (University Distinguished Professor of Social Work and registered play therapy supervisor), Mass Trauma And Violence: Helping Families And Children Cope is a deeply serious and comprehensive resource of essays concerning a wealth of ways to help children and families deal with community violence, war, and terrorist attacks. With detailed case examples, the wisdom of expert contributors, and candid discussion ranging from music therapy and sandplay art, dealing with cultural resistance to mental health services, issues concerning the modalities, timing, and treatment of traumatized children and adolescents, and much more. A much needed and welcome cutting-edge contribution to psychology and social work reference shelves.