Full Description
Child and Youth Mental Health in Canada, Second Edition is a relationally focused text that offers practical strategies for working with children, youth, and families who may struggle with mental health concerns. This volume discusses notions of mental health through a decolonized lens and weaves together socio-cultural perspectives for understanding mental health diagnoses and associated behaviours.Written by scholars and professionals in the field, chapters are written from diverse practice-oriented and theoretical frameworks based on the expertise and life experiences of the contributors. Focusing learning through real-world case studies, the chapters present unique perspectives as they probe into specific concerns and complications observed in different settings of front-line practice. These perspectives illuminate setting-appropriate interventions and activities to meet the needs of practitioners and clients, including the unique needs of immigrant, refugee, Indigenous, and 2SLGBTQIA+ children, youth, and their families.
Thoroughly updated to include greater focus on decolonization and updates to statistics, data, special studies, and changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, this foundational new edition is well suited for university-and college-level programs in child and youth care, social work, teaching, and human services.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Before We Begin: Important Considerations
Chapter 2: Practitioner Wellness
Chapter 3: Trauma and Attachment
Chapter 4: Family Home
Chapter 5: Elementary School
Chapter 6: Junior High and High School
Chapter 7: Recreation and Expressive Therapeutic Interventions
Chapter 8: Community-Based Services
Chapter 9: Northern and Rural Communities
Chapter 10: Residential Care
Chapter 11: Secure-Based Services
Chapter 12: Youth Homelessness and Shelter Services
Chapter 13: Youth Criminal Justice
Chapter 14: Youth in Transition
Conclusion
