Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Perspective - Couverture rigide

Crosson-Tower, Cynthia

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ISBN 10 : 020531953X ISBN 13 : 9780205319534

Editeur : Pearson, 2001

Synopsis

The new edition of Exploring Child Welfare reflects the author's strong practice perspective and incorporates new developments in welfare reform and child welfare services.

The text provides a practical and thorough introduction to child welfare and welfare services. The author's strength is her ability to connect the underlying theories and systems of child welfare with real-life practice experience, stemming from over thirty years' experience in working with children and families.

This edition was revised in response to feedback from both students and instructors, and includes a new focus on attachment theory and its utilization in child welfare services. The chapter on child abuse and neglect is presented earlier in the text, since it is often the basis of the need for children's services. Material in all chapters has been revised and updated to reflect recent thought and research in the field.

A propos du livre

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Overview:

 

Exploring Child Welfare provides an overall look at the provision of services for children and their families, from services that enhance and support family life to those that substitute for the child's own home.

 

The Fourth Edition of this accessible and engaging text continues to reflect the author's strong practice perspective and incorporates new developments in welfare reform and child welfare services. The author bases her work on more than 30 years of experience in almost all areas of children's services, including protective services, foster care, adoption, court services, residential treatment and school-based services.

 

 

 

What Reviewers Are Saying:

 

“[The writing style] is probably the number one reason I choose this textbook. I especially like the way [the author] incorporate[s] the case studies into the chapter. This allows the students to easily make the connection between the material presented and “real life.” I have not had a student complain about reading this text!!”

                                                 –Sandy Cook-Fong, University of Nebraska at Kearney

 

“The text examples/cases are candid representations of child welfare systems, client and/or service circumstances, and other valuable case histories that provide students the ability to develop professional competence and personal integrity....As an instructor and professional within the human service field, this text has become a valuable reference and resource tool for myself and my students.”

                                                –Kathleen M. Gutowski,  Baker College

 

“Strengths: accessibility of material, suitability for BSW [students], cases geared to generalist agency practice, comprehensive, but not overwhelming, holistic orientation.”

                                               –Karen A. Ford, James Madison University

 

 

 

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Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Perspective, Third Edition
Cynthia Crosson-Tower, Harvest Counseling and Consultation

Exploring Child Welfare provides an overall look at all aspects of the provision of services for children and their families, from services that enhance and support family life to those that substitute for the child's own home. The third edition of this accessible and engaging text continues to reflect the author's strong practice perspective and incorporates new developments in welfare reform and child welfare services. The author bases her work on more than 30 years of experience in almost all areas of children's services including protective services, foster care, adoption, court services, residential treatment and school based services.

Highlights of the Third Edition:

• The author's strong background in practice provides real-life examples and helps students to connect theory with actual practice in children's services.
• Protective services chapter reflects the author's particular expertise in child abuse and neglect.
• New focus in the school-based services chapter on serving the whole child reflects the latest trends in pupil personnel services.
• Includes an examination of the pros and cons of family preservation services, allowing students to reflect on a current controversy in the field.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 020531953X
• ISBN 13: 9780205319534
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 462
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie