Opening Our Arms

Helping Troubled Kids

Kathy Regan

• Publisher: Bull Publishing Company
• Year: 2006
• eBook ISBN: 9781936693368
• Edition: 0
• Subtopic: Developmental Psychology

A bird's eye view of a group of people undertaking major change, this is the story of one child psychiatric unit and a profound questioning of the humanity of current practice in child welfare. It offers the experience of building, through collaborative effort, a child and family-centered care facility as an alternative to the existing model.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• Dedication
• SECTION ONE - Beginnings
• SECTION TWO - Reaching a “Tipping Point”
• SECTION THREE - Moving Ahead and Lessons Learned
• SECTION FOUR - Results and Toolkit
• APPENDIX 1 - A CASE STUDY: Our Adaptive Challenge—The Big Picture and the Role of Leadership
• APPENDIX 2 - THE RESULTS SO FAR
• APPENDIX 3 - NURSING SERVICE STANDARDS OF CARE—For the Child at Risk of Aggression
• APPENDIX 4 - NURSING STANDARDS OF CARE: Child Assessment Unit Nursing Standard of Care—For Nursing Patient Education and Teaching Interventions
• APPENDIX 5 - CAU PHYSICAL HOLDS/ RESTRAINT POLICY
• APPENDIX 6 - CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 22/45
• APPENDIX 7 - NEW VOCABULARY
• APPENDIX 8 - THE MILIEU AND THE MILIEU STAFF
• APPENDIX 9 - THE BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM ON THE CAU
• APPENDIX 10 - CAU PARENT ASSESSMENT SHEET
• APPENDIX 11 - CHILD’S PROTECTION PLAN
• APPENDIX 12 - KID’S HANDBOOK FOR THE CHILD ASSESSMENT UNIT
• END NOTES
• BIBLIOGRAPHY