The text addresses issues related to the educational system, homelessness, poverty, the juvenile justice system, foster care, and adoption. It incorporates the perspectives of parents and children involved in the system, who cite both positive experiences and bureaucratic challenges. Child welfare workers themselves describe the professional and personal realities of their experiences working within the system. Illustrative case examples of abused and neglected children add to the text's value for undergraduate and graduate students studying child welfare.
Key Features:
• Provides a comprehensive overview of child welfare issues in the United States today
• Offers case examples of abused/neglected children and their families
• Includes the perspectives of parents and children involved with the child welfare system
• Incorporates the views of child welfare workers
• Provides examples of innovative practices in child welfare
• Free online resources for qualified adopters including PowerPoints, Learning Objectives, Chapter Summaries, Key Concepts, and Exam Questions
The text addresses issues related to the educational system, homelessness, poverty, the juvenile justice system, foster care, and adoption. It incorporates the perspectives of parents and children involved in the system, who cite both positive experiences and bureaucratic challenges. Child welfare workers themselves describe the professional and personal realities of their experiences working within the system. Illustrative case examples of abused and neglected children add to the text's value for undergraduate and graduate students studying child welfare.
Key Features:
• Provides a comprehensive overview of child welfare issues in the United States today
• Offers case examples of abused/neglected children and their families
• Includes the perspectives of parents and children involved with the child welfare system
• Incorporates the views of child welfare workers
• Provides examples of innovative practices in child welfare
• Free online resources for qualified adopters including PowerPoints, Learning Objectives, Chapter Summaries, Key Concepts, and Exam Questions
Child Welfare in the United States: Challenges, Policy, and Practice
238Child Welfare in the United States: Challenges, Policy, and Practice
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ISBN-13: | 9780826126474 |
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Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company |
Publication date: | 11/28/2016 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 238 |
File size: | 2 MB |