[PDF] Assessment And Intervention With Children And Adolescents Who Misuse Fire eBook

Author : David J. Kolko
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 15,26 MB
Release : 2017-04-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 019026120X

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It's surprisingly common for children and adolescents to play with fire and to actually set fires. A single fire has the potential to cause a cascade of serious consequences to children, families, and their community, sometimes with devastating impact. Yet, there is limited practical information and evidence-based advice available to help programs and practitioners with children and adolescents who engage in this behavior. Assessment and Intervention with Children and Adolescents Who Misuse Fire presents practical guidelines to facilitate the clinical assessment and treatment of youth firesetting. Based on nearly four decades of research and intervention experience, the treatment is directed toward reducing any inappropriate involvement in fire or related activities in order to lower the risk for property damage, personal injury, and other adverse consequences associated with these behaviors. This evidence-based intervention provides clinicians with a comprehensive program for school-aged children, early adolescents, and adolescents, and the child and his/her caregiver(s) are both important participants in treatment. The modular approach allows for therapists to be flexible in deciding which topics to cover in order to best meet the needs of children and families. This treatment model encourages more appropriate and safe behaviors in both children/adolescents and their caregivers and provides skills likely to discourage fire involvement. In addition, the materials promote controlling exposure to incendiary materials and opportunities to use fire. The intervention is provided in a single volume, encompassing a practitioner guide, parent workbook, and child/adolescent workbook, including handouts for participating clients.

Author : David J. Kolko
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 49,15 MB
Release : 2002-08-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080532780

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This text reference provides state-of-the-art information on juvenile firesetters and reviews the current research on youthful firesetters and arsonists. The work illustrates methods of fire scene investigation and assessment relating to child-parent and family factors. This information is then used to prescribe interventions with the individual along with community-wide programs. The work also provides current information on fire safety education and curricula, with explicit training materials. Finally, the book addresses the need for residential treatment centers and training schools on methods for handling firesetting youth and maintaining a fire safe environment. Presents a multidisciplinary approach Describes and illusrates current tools and techniques Includes materials encouraging both fire safety and mental health intervention Contributors are nationally known experts in their field Covers a full range of topics - content has both depth and breadth

Author : Joanna Foster
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 24,1 MB
Release : 2019-10-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1784509299

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This book helps adults to understand firesetting behaviour in children and teens and provides strategies to work with them to address the behaviour. Drawing upon the latest juvenile firesetting research and utilising child development theory to underpin its safety messages, the book explores why young people might set fires in the first place and contextualises firesetting in terms of communication and gaining the attention of carers and other adults. The chapters lay out practical, tried-and-tested steps that professionals and carers can take to address firesetting behaviour, and suggests how to further support any child or teen who sets fires. This includes summaries of the latest evidence-based support strategies and a range of creative activities that can be used in direct work with children and teenagers who set fires, tailored to specific age ranges. Combining expert advice on firesetting behaviour with straightforward practices, this comprehensive book can be used by anyone working with young people to help them intervene and prevent it.

Author : U. S. Fire Administration
Publisher : FEMA
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 35,6 MB
Release : 2013-03-16
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This Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Handbook is designed to teach communities how to develop an effective juvenile firesetter intervention program

Author : Matt Ferdock
Publisher :
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Fire prevention
ISBN :

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A child referred for an assessment following fire misuse (e.g., setting a fire intentionally) triggers an intervention strategist who constructs a program that almost universally includes fire safety education (FSE). While FSE media tailored by age and grade is available from the U.S. Federal Government, most youth fire misuse intervention educational programming differentiates children by age. However, program designers rarely consider gender, racial differences, and socioeconomic factors during education design and delivery. Limited research demonstrates efficacious FSE. However, since almost no FSE accounts for differences beyond age, no empirical evidence exists examining its efficacy by demographic or socioeconomic differences. Using archival data of juvenile fire misusers collected over the past 20 years, the investigator examined operationalized components of an FSE program. Quantitative results were inconclusive. However, qualitative analysis revealed predominantly masculine language used in the FSE despite nearly 17% of the children in this study being female. Analysis showed FSE worksheets and handouts were grade and age-appropriate. However, instructions for educators and parents and lesson plans were scored at about a 6th-grade level. This paper is the first known research to operationalize dimensions of fire safety education to study their impact on reducing recidivism rates. Qualitative methods found differences between children who completed FSE and those who did not after returning to the program. Children who did not complete FSE were found to contain more than ten times the number of emotional, behavioral, family-related, and school-related thematic problems as children who completed FSE. I discuss implications for further research

Author : Liana Lowenstein
Publisher : Champion Press (Canada)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Child psychotherapy
ISBN : 9780968519943

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In this comprehensive resource, Liana Lowenstein has compiled an impressive collection of techniques from experienced practitioners. Interventions are outlined for engaging, assessing, and treating children of all ages and their families. Activities address a range of issues including, Feelings Expression, Social Skills, Self-Esteem, and Termination. A "must have" for mental health professionals seeking to add creative interventions to their repertoire.