{"product_id":"9781493915736","title":"Issues in Clinical Child Psychology: Bridging the Gaps Between Research, Practice, and Policy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIssues in Clinical Child Psychology: Bridging the Gaps Between Research, Practice, and Policy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMcDonald Culp, Anne\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrent statistics on child abuse, neglect, poverty, and hunger shock the conscience—doubly so as societal structures set up to assist families are failing them. More than ever, the responsibility of the helping professions extends from aiding individuals and families to securing social justice for the larger community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this duty in clear sight, the contributors to \u003ci\u003eChild\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFamily\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdvocacy\u003c\/i\u003e assert that advocacy is neither a dying art nor a lost cause but a vital platform for improving children's lives beyond the scope of clinical practice. This uniquely practical reference builds an ethical foundation that defines advocacy as a professional competency and identifies skills that clinicians and researchers can use in advocating at the local, state and federal levels. Models of the advocacy process coupled with first-person narratives demonstrate how professionals across disciplines can lobby for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the topics discussed: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromoting children's mental health: collaboration and public understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth reform as a bridge to health equity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreventing child maltreatment: early intervention and public education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanging juvenile justice practice and policy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA multi-level framework for local policy development and implementation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen evidence and values collide: preventing sexually transmitted infections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLessons from the legislative history of federal special\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e education law. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFamily\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdvocacy\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for researchers, professionals and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, family studies, public health, developmental psychology, social work and social policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-07-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781493915736\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4614-7456-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 304\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378428035212,"sku":"9781493915736","price":125.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781493915736.jpg?v=1775705192","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781493915736","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}