| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 283 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : it starts with us -- Prologue : what I know for sure -- Do better -- Evicted -- The life changing magic of tidying up -- Atlas of The heart -- All about love -- The new Jim Crow -- No way to treat a child -- My sister's keeper -- The color purple -- The three mothers -- The audacity of hope -- Twice as hard -- The great alone -- The will to change -- A little life -- The impossible imperative -- Torn apart -- White fragility -- The fire next time -- The fire this time -- Epilogue : what we carry -- Conclusion : it ends with us. |
| Summary |
"Dr. Jessica Pryce knows the child welfare system firsthand and, in this long overdue book, breaks it down from the inside out, sharing her professional journey and offering the crucial perspectives of caseworkers and Black women impacted by the system. It is a groundbreaking and eye-opening confrontation of the inherent and systemic racism deeply entrenched within the child welfare system. Pryce started her social work career with an internship where she was committed to helping keep children safe. In the book, she walks alongside her close friends and even her family as they navigate the system, while sharing her own reckoning with the requirements of her job and her role in the systemic harm. Through poignant narratives and introspection, readers witness the harrowing effects of a well-intentioned workforce that has lost its way, demonstrating how separations are often not in a child's best interests. With a renewed commitment to strengthening families in her role as activist, Pryce invites the child welfare workforce to embark on a journey of self-reflection and radical growth. At once a framework for transforming child protective services and an intimate, stunning first-hand account of the system as it currently operates, Broken takes everyday scenarios as its focus rather than extreme child welfare cases, challenging readers to critically examine their own mindsets and biases in order to reimagine how we help families in need"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Child welfare -- United States.
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African American families.
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Family services -- United States.
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Social work with African Americans.
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Family social work -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Pryce, Jessica. Lost in the system New York, NY : Amistad, [2023] 9780063036215 (DLC) 2023039978 |
| ISBN |
9780063036192 (hardcover) |
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0063036193 (hardcover) |
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9780063036208 (paperback) |
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0063036207 (paperback) |
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9780063036215 (ebook) |
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