Table of Contents

Series Preface ix

Introduction xiii

Alcohol Abuse/Dependence 1

Assaultive Behavior 7

Assault Victim 12

Child Physical/Verbal Abuse 17

Drug Abuse/Dependence 23

Employment Conflicts 29

Family Conflict 34

Foster Care Maladjustment (Child) 38

Homelessness 42

Housing Inadequacies 48

Juvenile Delinquency 53

Juvenile Runaway 58

Legal Involvement 64

Murder Victim’s Family 71

Negative Peer Group (Adolescent) 76

Neglect of Child 81

Nutritional Risk/Food Insecurity 87

Older Adult Abuse 92

Older Adult Isolation 99

Older Adult Residential Adjustment 105

Partner Abuse 109

Physical/Cognitive Disability 114

Poverty 120

Prostitution 125

Psychosis 130

Rape Victim 135

Sexual Abuse Perpetrator 140

Sexual Abuse Victim (Child) 145

Suicide Attempt 151

Suicide Victim’s Family 156

Teen Pregnancy 160

Truancy 165

Appendix: Recovery Model Objectives and Interventions 171

Bibliography 178

About the Disk 179

About the Author

ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, Jr., PhD, is the series editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners®. He is also the founder and Director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

JOHN S. WODARSKI, PhD, is Director of Research for the College of Social Work--The University of Tennessee System. He has coauthored more than 400 publications, including 33 books.

LISA A. RAPP-PAGLICCI, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Her practice experience includes work with children, adolescents, and families who suffer from mental illness or who are involved with the juvenile justice system.

CATHERINE N. DULMUS, PhD, MSW, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on the prevention of mental disorders in children, with her most recent work relating to violence and childhood trauma.