Trauma Responsive Child Welfare Systems
This comprehensive reference offers a robust framework for introducing and sustaining trauma-responsive services and culture in child welfare systems. Organized around concepts of safety, permanency, and well-being, chapters describe innovations in c
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uma Responsive Child Welfare Systems
Trauma Responsive Child Welfare Systems
Virginia C. Strand • Ginny Sprang Editors
Trauma Responsive Child Welfare Systems
Editors Virginia C. Strand National Center for Social Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service West Harrison, NY, USA
Ginny Sprang Department of Psychiatry Center on Trauma and Children University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, KY, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-64601-5 ISBN 978-3-319-64602-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-64602-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017955369 © Springer International Publishing AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Much has been done to raise awareness in the child welfare field about the role of trauma in thwarting successful development of children and adults. Child welfare agencies and their partners are aware of the effects of trauma and, in some cases, are far better at recognizing when it is disrupting child functioning than they once were. However, the work is far from complete. Recognizing trauma’s immense and far-reaching impact has been the first step. As the title of this volume suggests, our work in educating system partners about the role and impact of trauma has amplified the need for the same systems to be prepared to respond to trauma. Increased awareness may have reduced the misuse of interventions and medications targeting attention and behaviors rather than their underlying causes, but in many parts of the United States, child welfare systems lack coordinated plans to respond appropriately to problems that stem from trauma exposure. An
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