Making Choices is the first volume of the NASW Practice Resources Series. It offers a cognitive problem-solving approach to the urgent need for children to acquire competence in meeting the demands of childhood within social, school, and family parameters. Designed for children from kindergarten through middle school, Making Choices is especially appropriate for children whose behavior is impulsive, oppositional, or aggressive. Because a great deal of children's behavior is tied to problem solving, the authors give practitioners a program to help children solve instrumental and relational issues in differing social settings. Using a wealth of examples, role plays, games, and activities, this volume guides children in formulating goals for better social intervention. Immensely practical for today's social worker, Making Choices uses activities to help children in social situations build good relationships with peers and others. Special Features * Defines and illustrates cognitive problem-solving in a step-by-step approach * Provides guidance in helping children gain insight into social processes and building competence * Serves as a hands-on tool * Addresses the dynamics of group conditions and development in implementing the program * Describes interventions for weekly or session-by-session use * Uses most recent research in the field of child development
NASW Press
 NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad. 
Known for attracting expert authors, the NASW Press delivers professional information to hundreds of thousands of readers through its scholarly journals, books, and reference works.
Some of the areas we publish in include:
-Social work in the field of aging -Models of social work -Social work with children and adolescents -Ethics in social work -Community organization -Professional development

Making Choices: Social Problem-Solving Skills for Children

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mark W. Fraser

James K. Nash

Maeda J. Galinsky

Kathleen M. Darwin

Psychology & Counseling

NASW Press

Literature is replete with stories of children who recover against impossible odds. No less dramatic are reallife accounts in social work case files. But why are some children so resilient when others are not? How can social work practice appropriate these positive forces on behalf of more children? Risk and Resilience in Childhood: An Ecological Perspective, 2nd Edition takes a major leap forward from other social work texts to probe not only risk but resilience and the protective factors that promote positive developmental outcomes. Firmly research based, it bridges the gap between ecological theory and strengths-based practice and provides a foundation for developing case-specific interventions. Building on the concepts and models articulated so expertly in the bestselling first edition, the authors of Risk and Resilience, 2nd Edition introduce a framework and interdisciplinary language for understanding and conceptualizing social and health problems of children and their families. Readers will easily draw implications for practice from its clear and organized presentation. Using an ecological and multisystems perspective, each chapter examines risk and protective factors for specific social problems and disorders in childhood, including drug abuse, school failure, adolescent pregnancy, and delinquency. Risk and Resilience, 2nd Edition is a compelling and rich resource for practitioners, scholars, and educators. Special Features *Summarizes and distills for social work practice the latest research on risk factors for childhood problems. *Devotes a full chapter to suicidal behaviors among youth. *Describes how to tailor interventions on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. *Steeps readers in risk and protection constructs that bridge the gap between research and practice. *Includes both a micro and macro practice orientation.
Also available:
Resiliency: An Integrated Approach to Practice, Policy, and Research - ISBN 0871013509 When Their World Falls Apart: Helping Families and Children Manage the Effects of Disasters - ISBN 0871013584
NASW Press
 NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad. 
Known for attracting expert authors, the NASW Press delivers professional information to hundreds of thousands of readers through its scholarly journals, books, and reference works.
Some of the areas we publish in include:
-Social work in the field of aging -Models of social work -Social work with children and adolescents -Ethics in social work -Community organization -Professional development

Risk and Resilience in Childhood: An Ecological Perspective

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

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