Family Social Work and the Holistic Development of Children with Mental Health Problems: Validation of an Intervention Model

Abstract

Early detection and management of problems in children have proved tobe an effective strategy to reduce biological, psychological, social andacademic deficits and to optimise their potentials. Professionally competentschool social workers leading health oriented school systems can assess,diagnose and manage children within school settings. Professional socialworkers are extensively employed in schools but their interventions lackvisibility due to fragmented efforts and inadequate documentation.