Social Work Intervention and Failure to Thrive in Infants and Children

Failure to thrive (FTT) is a diagnostic term used to describe infants and children who fail to grow and develop at a normal rate. There has been limited literature focused on the role social workers play in working with children who fail to thrive. Because the focus of the current health care system...

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Published inHealth & social work Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 90 - 97
Main Authors Marino, Rachel, Weinman, Maxine L., Soudelier, Kristen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 01.05.2001
Subjects
Adult
assessment
Babies
Care and treatment
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Health
Child welfare
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Educational Status
Failure to Thrive
Failure to Thrive - etiology
Failure to Thrive - psychology
Female
Health
Health aspects
Health care
Health Promotion
Humans
Infant
Infants
Interdisciplinary Approach
interdisciplinary teams
Intervention
Job Skills
Male
Medical care
Medical Services
Object Attachment
Poverty
Psychological Development
Role
Social Work
social work roles
Social Workers
Therapy
Training
United States
United States
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Summary:Failure to thrive (FTT) is a diagnostic term used to describe infants and children who fail to grow and develop at a normal rate. There has been limited literature focused on the role social workers play in working with children who fail to thrive. Because the focus of the current health care system is on using an interdisciplinary team approach, it is crucial that social workers make a place for themselves on treatment teams and continue to use their skills to provide comprehensive treatment. This article educates social workers about FTT and addresses the roles social workers have in the treatment of children who fail to thrive and how their services provide a therapeutic and team-oriented approach.
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Rachel Marino, MSW, LMSW, is a clinical social worker, Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital, 6411 Fannin, Houston, TX. Maxine L. Weinman, DrPH, LMSW-ACP, is associate professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Houston. Kristen Soudelier, MSW, LMSW, is a clinical social worker, Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital, Houston. Address all correspondence to Maxine L. Weinman, DrPH, LMSW-ACP, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77204-4492; e-mail: MWEpstein@uh.edu.
Special Topic: "Women's Health." For related articles, see CG 557 518-524.
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ISSN:0360-7283
1545-6854
DOI:10.1093/hsw/26.2.90