Anita Lightburn
Biographic Data
| ID | 5938272 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anita Lightburn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anita |
| FAMILY NAME | Lightburn |
| SIGNATURE | LIGHTBURN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Smith College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Family centres
This article reflects on the significance of family centres in the UK as a mirror of new possibilities for child welfare in the years following the Children Act 1989. The Act empowered local authorities in England and Wales to provide family centres as part of ‘family support practice’. The article reveals a rich vein of family‐centred, centre‐based activity internationally and shows practice combining intervention from the sophisticated to the v…
Practice innovations in mental health services to children and families
This research report highlights selected findings that describe the characteristics of excellent, innovative programs for high‐risk children and adolescents in Massachusetts. The conclusions reported are based on interviews with administrators and providers at nine sites. A research consortium composed of policy makers, administrators, clinicians, and academic researchers recommended the site selections. The study describes a spectrum of innovati…
The client as learner and the clinician as teacher
This article highlights the social worker's role as educator and how that role relates to clinical practice. The educational component of practice is not grounded in a substantial theoretical, research, or practice literature, and yet teaching is a nascent role for most clinicians. For the most part, the educational aspects of clinical practice have languished, at least from a theoretical perspective, in the shadow of therapy. In this paper we ad…
Conclusion
The system of care concept and philosophy is considered as a dynamic means for preventing school violence and meeting the mental health needs of children and adolescents. It is vital that community‐based clinical social workers take leadership in collaborations that build systems of care. This paper examines the system of care paradigm in contrast to traditional mental health services for children, youth, and families. Examples of how systems of …
Supporting and enhancing the adoption of children with developmental disabilities
Supporting and enhancing the adoption of children with developmental disabilities
The client as learner and the clinician as teacher
This article highlights the social worker's role as educator and how that role relates to clinical practice. The educational component of practice is not grounded in a substantial theoretical, research, or practice literature, and yet teaching is a nascent role for most clinicians. For the most part, the educational aspects of clinical practice have languished, at least from a theoretical perspective, in the shadow of therapy. In this paper we ad…
Conclusion
The system of care concept and philosophy is considered as a dynamic means for preventing school violence and meeting the mental health needs of children and adolescents. It is vital that community‐based clinical social workers take leadership in collaborations that build systems of care. This paper examines the system of care paradigm in contrast to traditional mental health services for children, youth, and families. Examples of how systems of …
Practice innovations in mental health services to children and families
This research report highlights selected findings that describe the characteristics of excellent, innovative programs for high‐risk children and adolescents in Massachusetts. The conclusions reported are based on interviews with administrators and providers at nine sites. A research consortium composed of policy makers, administrators, clinicians, and academic researchers recommended the site selections. The study describes a spectrum of innovati…
Family centres
This article reflects on the significance of family centres in the UK as a mirror of new possibilities for child welfare in the years following the Children Act 1989. The Act empowered local authorities in England and Wales to provide family centres as part of ‘family support practice’. The article reveals a rich vein of family‐centred, centre‐based activity internationally and shows practice combining intervention from the sophisticated to the v…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Social Work (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Medical education (2 works)