| Description |
xvii, 436 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Foundations of social work knowledge |
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Foundations of social work knowledge.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Social Work and Child Welfare -- The Crisis in Child Welfare -- Child Welfare and Social Work: A Historical Connection -- Policy and Practice in Social Work and Child Welfare -- The Context of Child Welfare Services -- Changing Community Expectations -- Child Labor and Universal Education: A Legacy of Advocacy and Change -- Poverty -- The Changing Family -- Youth Violence, Delinquency, and Nonconformity -- Homelessness -- Substance Abuse -- Racism -- Women's Roles -- Child Maltreatment -- Child Fatalities -- Neglect -- Physical Abuse -- Sexual Abuse -- Psychological Maltreatment -- Critical Issue: Family Violence -- A Framework for Child Welfare Services -- The Rights and Needs of Children -- The Needs of Children -- The Responsibility of the State for Its Children -- The Institutions That Have Served Children -- The White House Conferences -- The Children's Bureau -- The Child Welfare League of America -- The Judicial Framework -- The Legislative Framework -- Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment -- Interethnic Child Placement -- Income Maintenance -- Critical Issue: Permanency Planning -- The Theoretical Base -- The Empirical Base -- Legislative Responses -- The Child Welfare Services System / Katharine Cahn -- The Changing Role of the Public Child Welfare Agency -- The Federal Role in the Child Welfare System -- The Community Role in the Child Welfare System -- Public Child Welfare Under Stress -- The Interface of Public and Voluntary Agencies -- The Voluntary Agency -- Managed Care. |
| Summary |
This book examines the community context of child welfare and the role of social work in the development of services to children and families. It has a broad coverage of all aspects of child welfare. |
| Subject |
Child welfare.
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Child welfare. (OCoLC)fst00854709
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| ISBN |
0231116705 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780231116701 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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