Karen Zilberstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 4415919 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Zilberstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Zilberstein |
| SIGNATURE | ZILBERSTEIN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northampton Community College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4261-0654 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
When care hurts
Interprofessional collaborations in child welfare
This study investigated the experiences of providers collaborating with child welfare workers using the Quality of Collaboration with Child Welfare (Q-CCW) survey. The findings reveal a significant misalignment between the perceived importance of collaboration and providers' actual satisfaction levels. Despite high valuations of collaboration, participants from a range of professions expressed dissatisfaction with the responsivity and professiona…
One piece of the puzzle
Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED) are two interrelated diagnoses emerging from pathogenic and insufficient care during the first few years of life. They have been reported in children who were fostered or adopted after experiencing severe early deprivation through institutionalisation, as well as youth with foster care and maltreatment histories. Substantial comorbid and overlapping difficulties…
Every state for itself
Trauma in Context
Neoliberalism in clinical social work practice
Social workers either treat or refer clients to psychotherapies that reflect dominant societal beliefs with neoliberal underpinnings. Despite efforts to adapt treatments to different racial, ethnic and socio-economic groups, deeply embedded values of individuality and resilience remain in most mainstream psychotherapies. While the field is broad, encompassing hundreds of different therapies with various goals, deliveries and indicators of change,…
It Is Time to Improve How We Deliver Services to Children and Families
Parents raising children with special needs experience significant adversities, despite efforts by providers and agencies to alleviate them. Rates of anxiety and depression among mothers of special needs children are two to three times those found in caretakers of typically developing youths (Blum, 2015; Tint & Weiss, 2016). A substantial number of parents must cut back on work to fulfill responsibilities, inflicting a financial toll (U.S. Depart…
Breaking bad
Endings in youth mentoring relationships have received little attention to date despite the frequency with which they occur. In this paper, we bring an attachment theory perspective to bear on youth mentoring relationship closures and consider how the rich empirical and theoretical literature on attachment can inform mentoring programme practice and possibly help prevent premature and poorly handled mentoring relationship endings. We consider wha…
Trauma’s Neurobiological Toll
Traumatic stress in childhood exacts a particularly high developmental toll. When traumatic experiences start early, continue chronically, and/or occur in conjunction with inadequate caretaking, neurobiological consequences intensify. Implicated brain regions include those mediating stress reactions, emotional arousal and regulation, attention, inhibition, impulse control, and various types of memory. To address those issues psychotherapeutically…
Clarifying core characteristics of attachment disorders
Reactive attachment disorder is a relatively new diagnosis that is not well studied. Conflicting ideas about its etiology and presentation pervade the theoretical, research, clinical, and popular literature. Clarifying core characteristics of this disorder and distinguishing them from comorbid conditions are critical for improved diagnosis and treatment of children with attachment problems
Breaking bad
Endings in youth mentoring relationships have received little attention to date despite the frequency with which they occur. In this paper, we bring an attachment theory perspective to bear on youth mentoring relationship closures and consider how the rich empirical and theoretical literature on attachment can inform mentoring programme practice and possibly help prevent premature and poorly handled mentoring relationship endings. We consider wha…
Neoliberalism in clinical social work practice
Social workers either treat or refer clients to psychotherapies that reflect dominant societal beliefs with neoliberal underpinnings. Despite efforts to adapt treatments to different racial, ethnic and socio-economic groups, deeply embedded values of individuality and resilience remain in most mainstream psychotherapies. While the field is broad, encompassing hundreds of different therapies with various goals, deliveries and indicators of change,…
It Is Time to Improve How We Deliver Services to Children and Families
Parents raising children with special needs experience significant adversities, despite efforts by providers and agencies to alleviate them. Rates of anxiety and depression among mothers of special needs children are two to three times those found in caretakers of typically developing youths (Blum, 2015; Tint & Weiss, 2016). A substantial number of parents must cut back on work to fulfill responsibilities, inflicting a financial toll (U.S. Depart…
Clarifying core characteristics of attachment disorders
Reactive attachment disorder is a relatively new diagnosis that is not well studied. Conflicting ideas about its etiology and presentation pervade the theoretical, research, clinical, and popular literature. Clarifying core characteristics of this disorder and distinguishing them from comorbid conditions are critical for improved diagnosis and treatment of children with attachment problems
Breaking bad
Endings in youth mentoring relationships have received little attention to date despite the frequency with which they occur. In this paper, we bring an attachment theory perspective to bear on youth mentoring relationship closures and consider how the rich empirical and theoretical literature on attachment can inform mentoring programme practice and possibly help prevent premature and poorly handled mentoring relationship endings. We consider wha…
Trauma’s Neurobiological Toll
Traumatic stress in childhood exacts a particularly high developmental toll. When traumatic experiences start early, continue chronically, and/or occur in conjunction with inadequate caretaking, neurobiological consequences intensify. Implicated brain regions include those mediating stress reactions, emotional arousal and regulation, attention, inhibition, impulse control, and various types of memory. To address those issues psychotherapeutically…
Trauma in Context
Neoliberalism in clinical social work practice
Social workers either treat or refer clients to psychotherapies that reflect dominant societal beliefs with neoliberal underpinnings. Despite efforts to adapt treatments to different racial, ethnic and socio-economic groups, deeply embedded values of individuality and resilience remain in most mainstream psychotherapies. While the field is broad, encompassing hundreds of different therapies with various goals, deliveries and indicators of change,…
It Is Time to Improve How We Deliver Services to Children and Families
Parents raising children with special needs experience significant adversities, despite efforts by providers and agencies to alleviate them. Rates of anxiety and depression among mothers of special needs children are two to three times those found in caretakers of typically developing youths (Blum, 2015; Tint & Weiss, 2016). A substantial number of parents must cut back on work to fulfill responsibilities, inflicting a financial toll (U.S. Depart…
One piece of the puzzle
Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED) are two interrelated diagnoses emerging from pathogenic and insufficient care during the first few years of life. They have been reported in children who were fostered or adopted after experiencing severe early deprivation through institutionalisation, as well as youth with foster care and maltreatment histories. Substantial comorbid and overlapping difficulties…
Every state for itself
Interprofessional collaborations in child welfare
This study investigated the experiences of providers collaborating with child welfare workers using the Quality of Collaboration with Child Welfare (Q-CCW) survey. The findings reveal a significant misalignment between the perceived importance of collaboration and providers' actual satisfaction levels. Despite high valuations of collaboration, participants from a range of professions expressed dissatisfaction with the responsivity and professiona…
When care hurts
Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (5 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (3 works)