Child Welfare for the Twenty-First Century: A Handbook of Practices, Policies, and Programs

ISBN 10: 0231151802 / ISBN 13: 9780231151801

Edité par Columbia University Press, 2014

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Synopsis :

The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), which became law in 1997, elicited a major shift in federal policy and thinking toward child welfare, emphasizing children's safety, permanency, and well-being over preserving biological ties at all costs. The first edition of this volume mapped the field of child welfare after ASFA's passage, detailing the practices, policies, programs, and research affected by the legislation's new attitude toward care. This second edition highlights the continuously changing child welfare climate in the U.S., including content on the Fostering Connections Act of 2008.

The authors have updated the text throughout, drawing from real-world case examples and data obtained from the national Child and Family Services Reviews and emerging empirically based practices. They have also added chapters addressing child welfare workforce issues, supervision, and research and evaluation. The volume is divided into four sections--child and adolescent well-being, child and adolescent safety, permanency for children and adolescents, and systemic issues within services, policies, and programs. Recognized scholars, practitioners, and policy makers discuss meaningful engagement with families, particularly Latino families; health care for children and youth, including mental health care; effective practices with LGBT youth and their families; placement stability; foster parent recruitment and retention; and the challenges of working with immigrant children, youth, and families.

À propos de l?auteur: Gerald P. Mallon is Associate Dean of Scholarship and Research & Julia Lathrop Professor of Child Welfare at Hunter College's Silverman School of Social Work. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including Child Welfare in the Twenty-First Century (CUP, 2014) and Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People (Routledge, 2009).

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Child Welfare for the Twenty-First Century: ...
Éditeur : Columbia University Press
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket
Edition : 2ème Édition