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Author Weisz, Virginia G.

Title Children and adolescents in need : a legal primer for the helping professional / Virginia G. Weisz.

Publication Info. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [1995]
©1995

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  344.7303 W433C    Check Shelf
Description xi, 281 pages ; 24 cm
Contents I. Who is responsible for children? The best interests of the child -- Professional responsibility for children -- II. When harm comes to children. Physical abuse -- Sexual abuse -- Substance abuse -- Emotional abuse -- Neglect -- III. What are the options for remediation? Family support to prevent placement -- The child in court -- Foster care and guardianship -- Termination of parental rights -- Adoption -- IV. Other areas of legal involvement for children. Education and children with disabilities -- Mental health issues -- Delinquency.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index.
Subject Social work with children -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Child welfare workers -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
ISBN 0803946597 cloth
0803946600 paper
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