1. Pizza Party: Defending, Explaining, and Introducing -- 2. R.M.S. Titanic: Meeting Poverty and Disability Face to Face -- 3. Abandon All Hope: Challenging Hopelessnes -- 4. Appearances Are Deceiving: Constructing Turning Points -- 5. Union Gives Strength: Constructing Hope -- 6. All Things Are Possible: Hoping and Helping -- 7. Team Voice: Constructing Voice -- 8. Blended Voices: Constructing a Future with Hope -- 9. Children's Mental Health Practice Considerations
Summary
Kevin is a sometimes-violent teenager with severe emotional disturbance in a family environment of poverty and stress. In this ethnography of a children's mental health care team, communication scholar Christine Davis delves deeply into how members of the team create hope for themselves, for Kevin, and for his family using a strengths orientation and future focus. A rich, evocative narrative that highlights multiple voices and interpretations, Davis provides a multilayered study of how social service workers can motivate and heal troubled families in challenging environments. The volume i
