1st Edition
Mental Health Screening and Monitoring for Children in Care A Short Guide for Children's Agencies and Post-adoption Services
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Preface
Chapter 1. The Mental Health of Children and Young People in Alternative Care
Chapter 2. Clinical Interventions and Support Services for Children in Alternative Care (and Their Carers) – Accessibility and Effectiveness?
Chapter 3. Brief Assessment, Screening and Monitoring – What’s the Difference, and Does It Matter?
Chapter 4. An Overview of Brief Caregiver-Report Screening and Monitoring Measures
Chapter 5. A Mental Health Screening and Monitoring Protocol for Children’s Agencies
Chapter 6. Is Screening and Brief Monitoring Enough? The Case for Universal, Comprehensive Assessment of Children in Statutory Care (Including Those Transitioning to Legally-Permanent Alternative Care)
Appendix 1. Assessment Checklist for Children Short Form (ACC-SF): Girls’ Profile Sheet
Appendix 2. Assessment Checklist for Adolescents Short-Form (ACA-SF) Profile Sheet
Appendix 3. Brief Assessment Checklist for Children (BAC-C) Record Form
Appendix 4. Brief Assessment Checklist for Adolescents (BAC-A) Record Form
References
Index
Biography
Michael Tarren-Sweeney is a clinical child psychologist, epidemiologist, and child developmental theorist. He is Professor of Child and Family Psychology at Canterbury University in New Zealand, and founding Editor of the international research journal Developmental Child Welfare.
