Child Social Work, Social Casework, Child Welfare & Family Services, Social Work Education, Family Social Work
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Overview
A comprehensive view of the field of child welfare
This text provides a comprehensive view of the field of child welfare, including the services offered and their rationale for the best interests of the child. It takes a practice perspective important for future professionals.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, students will be able to:
- Consider the full range of services available for children and families
- See how services can be viewed from the perspective of supplementing family life, supporting family life, or substituting for family life
- Understand how students might be impacted by the various services
- Imagine how they might use their own personal talents as future child welfare workers
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Editorials
Booknews
Suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, or education, this text explores child welfare and the services that exist to promote it. Includes a historical overview, the changing family, poverty, violence and other social problems, day care and school-related services, counseling, family-centered services for children, protecting children, court services, teen parents, family foster care, adoption, residential settings, and future prospects. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
July 16, 2012
Publisher
Pearson
Pages
464
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780205819928