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1 online resource (xi, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Joyce E. Everett -- The demography of African American families and children in the twentieth century / Jacqueline Marie Smith -- Institutional racism in child welfare / Robert B. Hill -- The impact of child welfare policies on African American families / Sandra P. Chipungu -- Informing the future of child welfare practices with African American families / Joyce O. Beckett and Nicole Lynn Lee -- African American families in context / Melvin N. Wilson, LaKeesha N. Woods, and Gina R. Hyjjawi -- Childrearing practices in African American families / Carmen P. Moten -- Best practices in kinship care for African American mothers and their children / Marian Harris -- Unwed African American fathers participation in child welfare permanency planning / Waldo E. Johnson, Jr. and Vaughn D. Bryant -- Substance abuse, homelessness, HIV/AIDS and African American children / Joshua N. Okundaye, Claudia Lawrence-Webb, and Pamela Smith -- An Africentric paradigm for child welfare practice / Crystal S. Mills and Debra Porchia Usher -- Family preservation, neighborhood-based services / Alma J. Carten and James R. Dumpson -- A culturally competent system of care for addressing mental health disparities in child welfare / Maxwell C. Manning -- African American adoptions / Ruth G. McRoy -- Conclusion: Still within our power. |
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Social work with African American children.
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Social work with African Americans.
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Child welfare -- United States.
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Child welfare. (OCoLC)fst00854709
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Social work with African American children. (OCoLC)fst01123480
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Social work with African Americans. (OCoLC)fst01123482
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Everett, Joyce.
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Chipungu, Sandra S. (Sandra Stukes), 1950-
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Leashore, Bogart R.
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