Mental Health Screening and Monitoring for Children in Care A Short Guide for Children s Agencies and Post Adoption Services 1st Edition by Michael Tarren Sweeney ISBN 1138104736 978-1138104730

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