Title Child and family advocacy : bridging the gaps between research, practice, and policy / Anne McDonald Culp, editor

Published New York, NY : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 303 pages) Series Issues in clinical child psychology, 1574-0471 Issues in clinical child psychology. Contents Introduction. The Wellbeing of Children in the United States: Evidence for a Call for Action / Cynthia Schellenbach, Anne McDonald Culp, Lap Nguyen -- Advocating for Children, Youth, and Families in the Policymaking Process / Sandra J. Bishop-Josef, Daniel Dodgen -- Selected Child Issues in Need of Advocacy Effort. Promoting Children's Mental Health: The Importance of Collaboration and Public Understanding / Mary Ann McCabe, Donald Wertlieb, Karen Saywitz -- Health Reform: A Bridge to Health Equity / Daniel E. Dawes -- Child Maltreatment Prevention / Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Sharon G. Portwood -- Strategies for Ending Homelessness Among Children and Families / Christina M. Murphy [and others] -- Lessons Learned About the Impact of Disasters on Children and Families and Post-disaster Recovery / Joy D. Osofsky, Howard J. Osofsky -- Early Childhood Education and Care: Legislative and Advocacy Efforts / Helen Raikes, Lisa St. Clair, Sandie Plata-Potter -- Education Reform Strategies for Student Self-Regulation and Community Engagement / Lauren M. Littlefield, Robert A. Siudzinski Media Violence and Children: Applying Research to Advocacy / John P. Murray -- Changing Juvenile Justice Policy and Practice: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Louisiana / Joseph J. Cocozza, Debra K. DePrato, Stephen Phillippi Jr. -- Advocacy for Child Welfare Reform / Mary I. Armstrong [and others] -- American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families / Diane J. Willis, Paul Spicer -- Illustrations of Advocacy Practices. A Multilevel Framework for Local Policy Development and Implementation / Sharon Hodges., Kathleen Ferreira -- When Evidence and Values Collide: Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections / Brian L. Wilcox, Arielle R. Deutsch -- Lessons from the Legislative History of Federal Special Education Law: A Vignette for Advocates / Grace L. Francis, Rud Turnbull -- The Promise of Family Engagement: An Action Plan for System-Level Policy and Advocacy / Kathleen Ferreira, Sharon Hodges, Elaine Slaton. -- History of Division 37. The Evolving Legacy of the American Psychological Association's Division 37: Bridging Research, Practice, and Policy to Benefit Children and Families / Georgianna M. Achilles, Sandra Barrueco, Bette L. Bottoms Summary Current statistics on child abuse, neglect, poverty, and hunger shock the conscience--doubly so as societal structures set up to assist families are failing them. More than ever, the responsibility of the helping professions extends from aiding individuals and families to securing social justice for the larger community. With this duty in clear sight, the contributors to Child and Family Advocacy assert that advocacy is neither a dying art nor a lost cause but a vital platform for improving children's lives beyond the scope of clinical practice. This uniquely practical reference builds an ethical foundation that defines advocacy as a professional competency, and identifies skills that clinicians and researchers can use in advocating at the local, state, and federal levels. Models of the advocacy process coupled with first-person narratives demonstrate how professionals across disciplines can lobby for change. Among the topics discussed: Promoting children's mental health: collaboration and public understanding. Health reform as a bridge to health equity. Preventing child maltreatment: early intervention and public education Changing juvenile justice practice and policy. A multi-level framework for local policy development and implementation. When evidence and values collide: preventing sexually transmitted infections. Lessons from the legislative history of federal special education law. Child and Family Advocacy is an essential resource for researchers, professionals, and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, family studies, public health, developmental psychology, social work, and social policy Analysis Public health Social policy Social work Developmental psychology Psychology Child and School Psychology Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 9, 2013) Subject Social advocacy. Social work with children. Family social work. Child psychology. Legal assistance to children. Social service. Child Advocacy Psychology, Child Family -- psychology Social Work POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Social service Legal assistance to children Child psychology Family social work Social advocacy Social work with children Sozialarbeit Familienökonomie Form Electronic book Author Culp, Anne McDonald. ISBN 9781461474562 1461474566

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