Handbook of Preventive Interventions for Children and Adolescents

LISA A. RAPP-PAGLICCI is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Florida at Lakeland. CATHERINE N. DULMUS is a Professor at the University of Tennessee.JOHN S. WODARSKI is a Professor at the University of Tennessee.The authors have written or edited numerous Wiley books, including: Handbook of Violence (Rapp-Paglicci, Roberts, & Wodarski); Essentials of Child Welfare (Ellis, Dulmus, & Wodarski); Handbook of Empirical Social Work Practice, Volume 1, Mental Disorders (Thyer & Wodarski) and Volume 2, Social Problems and Practice Issues (Wodarski & Thyer); and the forthcoming Handbook of Preventive Interventions for Adults (Dulmus & Rapp-Paglicci), available in 2005.

“…based on sound research with a focus on evidence based approach to prevention…” (Intl Jnl of Adolescent Medicine and Health, Vol 16(3), 2004)

• Preface. Acknowledgments.About the Editors.Contributors.Part I: Introduction.Chapter 1: Prevention and Resilience (Catherine N. Dulmus and Lisa A. Rapp-Paglicci).Part II: Preventive Interventions for Children’s and Adolescents’ Emotional Problems.Chapter 2: Peer Group Rejection (Gary W. Ladd, Sarah L. Herald, Carly B. Slutzky, and Rebecca K. Andrews).Chapter 3: Unresolved Grief (Carolyn Hilarski).Chapter 4: Adolescent Mental Health (Dominique E. Roe-Sepowitz and Bruce A. Thyer).Chapter 5: Adolescent Suicide Prevention (Andrea K. McCarter, Karen M. Sowers, and Catherine N. Dulmus).Chapter 6: Aggressive Behavior (Mark W. Fraser and Sheara A. Williams).Part III: Preventive Interventions for Children’s and Adolescents’ Health Problems.Chapter 7: Birth Defects (Debra Keelean, John H. Pierpont, John Wiley, and Kaye McGinty).Chapter 8: Failure to Thrive (Dorota Iwaniec and Helga Sneddon).Chapter 9: Chemical Exposure (Kathleen H. Darby, Rodney A. Ellis, Karen M. Sowers, and Andrea K. McCarter).Chapter 10: Substance Abuse (Craig Winston LeCroy and Joyce Elizabeth Mann).Chapter 11: Teenage Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and HIV/AIDS (Lisa Armistead, Beth A. Kotchick, and Rex Forehand).Chapter 12: Tobacco Use (John P. Elder, Esmeralda M. Iniguez, and Sandra Larios).Chapter 13: Eating Disorders (Gail McVey).Chapter 14: Obesity (Lois Ann Wodarski and John S. Wodarski).Part IV: Preventive Interventions for Children’s and Adolescents’ Social Problems.Chapter 15: Foster Care Drift (Susan Klein-Rothschild and Adrienne Ekas).Chapter 16: School Violence (Gary L . Bowen, Joelle D. Powers, Michael E. Woolley, and Natasha K. Bowen).Chapter 17: School Dropout (Beth Doll and Robyn Hess).Chapter 18: Child Maltreatment (Barbara Thomlison).Chapter 19: Dating Violence (Gretchen E. Ely).Part V: Conclusion.Chapter 20: The Future of Prevention (Lisa A. Rapp-Paglicci and Catherine N. Dulmus).Appendix I: Directory of Exemplary Programs.Appendix II: School Violence Programs.Appendix III: Dating Violence Program Evaluations.Author Index.Subject Index.