Overview and introduction : theoretical framework for collaborative practice. When a young person's health becomes problematic / Nancy Boyd Webb and Rose A. Bartone ; The emotional impact of a young person's illness on the family / Cindy Dell Clark ; The economic, social, and cultural context of health care / Virginia Rondero Hernandez

Helping approaches of practitioners in different settings. A behavioral pediatrician's perspective on helping children recover from traumatic medical experiences / Joan Lovett ; Child life practice in hospitals / Deborah Vilas ; Working with families of medically challenged youth / Jennifer Baggerly ; School-based interventions for children and youth with medical conditions / Suzanne C. Griffith and Rosemary Doyle ; School social work interventions for medically compromised youth and families / Linda Openshaw ; Strengths-based group work with children / Ariel Allena Botta ; Play and expressive therapies with medically challeneged children and adolescents / Nancy Boyd Webb ; Meeting the spiritual needs of children with chronic and life-threatening illness / Paul Thayer

Challenges and issues associated with chronic, ongoing, or recurring physical conditions and disabilities. Medical conditions present at birth / Patrick Shannon ; Medical conditions that appear during early childhood / Roxia B. Bullock ; Other conditions that may occur in childhood or develop in adolescence / M. Carlean Gilbert

Acute health crises. Outpatient counseling for children and youth with life-threatening conditions / Douglas Davies and Nancy Boyd Webb ; Hospital treatment of children and youth with life-threatening conditions / Elaine C. Meyer ; Helping in the emergency room after accidents and traumatic injury / Leslie H. Wind

Challenges and guidelines for helping. The challenge of maintaining hope and fostering resiliency : implications for youth, families, and practitioners / Nancy Boyd Webb.