A 3-D View examines the "big picture" of troubled foster, kinship and adopted children. Eschewing a single, narrow perspective of these struggling children, the authors support a three-dimensional viewpoint. The 3-D approach integrates information from biological, psychological and social dimensions to furnish depth and breadth to the understanding and treatment of at-risk children.

This book describes:

• Foster, kinship, and adopted children who have suffered from "multiple negative impacts" - e.g. prenatal exposure to drugs and/or alcohol, chronic child maltreatment ("complex trauma"), and a growing list of caregivers and placements.
• How damaging individual factors (negative impacts) add to and sometimes multiply the destructive influences of other factors.
• Use of the "bio-psychosocial model" for a more complete, integrated understanding of multiply impacted children and their mental health problems.
• Practical design of treatment plans and interventions for troubled foster, kinship and adopted children.

128 pages.