Communicating hope an ethnography of a children's mental health care team

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 Ke...

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Main Author: Davis, Christine S. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, Inc 2013.
Edition:1st ed
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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
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (242 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781315432038
9781315432052
9781611321258