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African American Children and Families in Child Welfare
written by Ramona Denby Brinson, fl. 2013; presented by Carla M. Curtis (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2013), 264 page(s)
This text proposes corrective action to improve the institutional care of African American children and their families, calling attention to the specific needs of this population and the historical, social, and political factors that have shaped its experience within the child welfare system. The authors critique...
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written by Ramona Denby Brinson, fl. 2013; presented by Carla M. Curtis (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2013), 264 page(s)
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This text proposes corrective action to improve the institutional care of African American children and their families, calling attention to the specific needs of this population and the historical, social, and political factors that have shaped its experience within the child welfare system. The authors critique policy and research and suggest culturally targeted program and policy responses for more positive outcomes.
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Ramona Denby Brinson, fl. 2013, Carla M. Curtis
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Topic / Theme
Parents, Family, Welfare and public relief, Children, Black community, Social work, Mezzo
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Copyright © 2013 by Columbia University Press. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced by permission of Columbia University Press.
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The Common-Sense Guide to Improving the Safeguarding of Children: Three Steps to Make a Real Difference
presented by Terry McCarthy, 1958- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 186 page(s)
Aiming to provide purpose and direction in a complex field of work, this book offers direct and straightforward guidance on how to improve child protection on the frontline. Terry McCarthy draws directly from his own extensive practice experience to outline three steps to achieve improved outcomes. First, he expla...
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presented by Terry McCarthy, 1958- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 186 page(s)
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Aiming to provide purpose and direction in a complex field of work, this book offers direct and straightforward guidance on how to improve child protection on the frontline. Terry McCarthy draws directly from his own extensive practice experience to outline three steps to achieve improved outcomes. First, he explains how to establish an effective culture which develops learning on relationships and styles of authority. Second, he identifies how t...
Aiming to provide purpose and direction in a complex field of work, this book offers direct and straightforward guidance on how to improve child protection on the frontline. Terry McCarthy draws directly from his own extensive practice experience to outline three steps to achieve improved outcomes. First, he explains how to establish an effective culture which develops learning on relationships and styles of authority. Second, he identifies how to support social workers to create a stable, skilled and confident workforce, equipped to deal with emotional challenges. Third, he outlines strategies to enable families to change, with useful techniques for working alongside families to make sure the needs of the child are being met. This approach aims to help children to live safely and well within their own families.This practical guide serves as a guiding compass through the dilemmas and conflicts of child protection practice, and will be valued by frontline social work managers and practitioners alike.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Terry McCarthy, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Topic / Theme
Family relationships, Children, Risk management, Childcare, Dysfunctional family, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © Terry McCarthy 2015
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Contemporary Family Justice: Policy and Practice in Complex Child Protection Decisions
presented by Kim Holt, fl. 2016 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 2016), 170 page(s)
Demonstrating how the law and statutory guidance applies in practice, this book is a critical account of current family justice policy and practice.It draws on recent legislation, case law and research findings to provide clear, accessible information and advice on how to make the difficult decisions in pre-procee...
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presented by Kim Holt, fl. 2016 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 2016), 170 page(s)
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Demonstrating how the law and statutory guidance applies in practice, this book is a critical account of current family justice policy and practice.It draws on recent legislation, case law and research findings to provide clear, accessible information and advice on how to make the difficult decisions in pre-proceedings child care practice work. With reference to child protection legislation and practice frameworks, this book highlights the import...
Demonstrating how the law and statutory guidance applies in practice, this book is a critical account of current family justice policy and practice.It draws on recent legislation, case law and research findings to provide clear, accessible information and advice on how to make the difficult decisions in pre-proceedings child care practice work. With reference to child protection legislation and practice frameworks, this book highlights the importance of undertaking informed and effective assessments based on the best outcome for the child. The book acknowledges the constraints facing practitioners, such as working under considerable pressure within tight time frames and focuses on the issues which commonly present as challenges for practice, such as neglect, child sexual exploitation and pre-birth assessments. This is essential reading for students and practitioners in social work and law, as well as policy-makers and other professionals concerned with the current state of child welfare.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Kim Holt, fl. 2016
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Topic / Theme
Laws and legislation, Child custody, Legal system, Family, Micro, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © Kim Holt 2016; Forward copyright © Sir James Munby 2016
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Creating Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare
edited by Nancy Freymond, fl. 2007, Sarah Maiter, fl. 2003, Marshall Fine, fl. 1999 and Gary Cameron, fl. 2005 (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2013, originally published 2013), 352 page(s)
The North American approach to child protection is broadly accepted, despite frequent criticisms of its core limitations: parental fear and resistance, the limited range of services and supports available to families, escalating costs, and high stress and turnover among service providers. Could these shortcomings...
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edited by Nancy Freymond, fl. 2007, Sarah Maiter, fl. 2003, Marshall Fine, fl. 1999 and Gary Cameron, fl. 2005 (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2013, originally published 2013), 352 page(s)
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The North American approach to child protection is broadly accepted, despite frequent criticisms of its core limitations: parental fear and resistance, the limited range of services and supports available to families, escalating costs, and high stress and turnover among service providers. Could these shortcomings be improved through organizational or system reform? Based on findings from a decade’s worth of research, Creating Positive Systems o...
The North American approach to child protection is broadly accepted, despite frequent criticisms of its core limitations: parental fear and resistance, the limited range of services and supports available to families, escalating costs, and high stress and turnover among service providers. Could these shortcomings be improved through organizational or system reform? Based on findings from a decade’s worth of research, Creating Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare provides original reflections on the everyday realities of families and front-line service providers involved with the system. It includes data from a variety of regions and situations, all linked together through a common investigatory framework. The contributors highlight areas of concern in current approaches to child and family welfare, but also propose new solutions that would make the system more welcoming and helpful both for families and for service providers.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Nancy Freymond, fl. 2007, Sarah Maiter, fl. 2003, Marshall Fine, fl. 1999, Gary Cameron, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Topic / Theme
Children, Welfare and public relief, Parents, Family, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 University of Toronto Press
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Delivering Home-Based Services
edited by Elizabeth M. Tracy, fl. 2009 and Susan F. Allen, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2009), 344 page(s)
Service providers are increasingly called upon to serve clients at home, a setting even a seasoned professional can find difficult to negotiate. From monitoring the health of older populations to managing paroled offenders, preventing child abuse, and reunifying families, home-based services require models that en...
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edited by Elizabeth M. Tracy, fl. 2009 and Susan F. Allen, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, originally published 2009), 344 page(s)
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Service providers are increasingly called upon to serve clients at home, a setting even a seasoned professional can find difficult to negotiate. From monitoring the health of older populations to managing paroled offenders, preventing child abuse, and reunifying families, home-based services require models that ensure positive outcomes and address the ethical dilemmas that might arise in such sensitive contexts.The contributors to this volume are...
Service providers are increasingly called upon to serve clients at home, a setting even a seasoned professional can find difficult to negotiate. From monitoring the health of older populations to managing paroled offenders, preventing child abuse, and reunifying families, home-based services require models that ensure positive outcomes and address the ethical dilemmas that might arise in such sensitive contexts.The contributors to this volume are national experts in diverse fields of social work practice, policy, and research. Treating the home as an ecological setting that guides human development and family interaction, they present rationales for and overviews of evidence-based models across an array of populations and fields of practice. Part 1 provides historical background and contemporary applications for home-based services, highlighting ethical, administrative, and supervision issues and summarizing the social policies that shape service delivery. Part 2 addresses home-based practice in such fields as child and adult mental health, school social work, and hospice care, detailing the particular population being treated, the policy and agency context, theories and empirical data, and practice guidelines. Part 3, the editors present a unifying framework and suggest future directions for home-based social work.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Elizabeth M. Tracy, fl. 2009, Susan F. Allen, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Topic / Theme
Criminal justice, Schools, Hospices, Elderly people, Children, Social work, Mental health, Home health care, Macro
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Copyright © 2009 by Columbia University Press. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced by permission of Columbia University Press.
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Everyday Illegal: When Policies Undermine Immigrant Families
written by Joanna Dreby, 1976- (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2015), 310 page(s)
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written by Joanna Dreby, 1976- (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2015), 310 page(s)
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Joanna Dreby, 1976-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Topic / Theme
Family relationships, Immigration laws, Immigration and emigration, Immigrant life, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 University of California Press
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It's Not Like I'm Poor: How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World
written by Jennifer Sykes, fl. 2015, Laura Tach, fl. 2014, Kathryn Edin, 1962- and Sarah Halpern-Meekin, fl. 2008 (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2015), 300 page(s)
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written by Jennifer Sykes, fl. 2015, Laura Tach, fl. 2014, Kathryn Edin, 1962- and Sarah Halpern-Meekin, fl. 2008 (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2015), 300 page(s)
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Jennifer Sykes, fl. 2015, Laura Tach, fl. 2014, Kathryn Edin, 1962-, Sarah Halpern-Meekin, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Topic / Theme
Poverty, Income taxes, Income, Households, Working-classes, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 University of California Press
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Understanding Family Support
written by Pat Dolan, fl. 2000, John Pinkerton, fl. 2000 and John Canavan, fl. 2009 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 2016), 162 page(s)
Understanding Family Support provides a definition of family support and a clear perspective on the role that it has in promoting the welfare of children and their families.Family support is a concept that has been used in a range of ways to describe various aspects of child welfare policy and practice. The author...
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written by Pat Dolan, fl. 2000, John Pinkerton, fl. 2000 and John Canavan, fl. 2009 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, originally published 2016), 162 page(s)
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Understanding Family Support provides a definition of family support and a clear perspective on the role that it has in promoting the welfare of children and their families.Family support is a concept that has been used in a range of ways to describe various aspects of child welfare policy and practice. The authors argue that this weakens family support as an overarching child welfare paradigm. They present a unifying definition of family support...
Understanding Family Support provides a definition of family support and a clear perspective on the role that it has in promoting the welfare of children and their families.Family support is a concept that has been used in a range of ways to describe various aspects of child welfare policy and practice. The authors argue that this weakens family support as an overarching child welfare paradigm. They present a unifying definition of family support along with ten principles and a series of reflective practice questions applicable to: legislation and policy; organisation, management and planning; direct work with children and families; and research and evaluation.This is an important resource for any professional engaged in policy development, service design, delivering or evaluation of family support, including social workers, residential care staff, community development workers, teachers, community police, human services managers, evaluators and policy makers.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Pat Dolan, fl. 2000, John Pinkerton, fl. 2000, John Canavan, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Topic / Theme
Social work, Parent-child relations, Family, Micro
Copyright Message
Copyright © John Canavan, John Pinkerton and Pat Dolan 2016
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Whose Child Am I?: Unaccompanied, Undocumented Children in US Immigration Custody
written by Susan J. Terrio, 1950- (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2015), 278 page(s)
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written by Susan J. Terrio, 1950- (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2015), 278 page(s)
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Susan J. Terrio, 1950-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Topic / Theme
Children, Immigration laws, Immigration and emigration, Latino people, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 University of California Press
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Women and Children First: The Contribution for the Children's Bureau to Social Work
edited by Kristine Nelson, 1943-2012 and Alice Lieberman, fl. 1988 (Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education, 2013, originally published 2013), 272 page(s)
This timely book focuses on the long and productive relationship between the Children’s Bureau and the social work community, which has remained a constant since the founding of the Bureau in 1912. Containing a dozen chapters by well-known leaders in the field, the volume traces the interaction of the Bureau wit...
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edited by Kristine Nelson, 1943-2012 and Alice Lieberman, fl. 1988 (Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education, 2013, originally published 2013), 272 page(s)
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This timely book focuses on the long and productive relationship between the Children’s Bureau and the social work community, which has remained a constant since the founding of the Bureau in 1912. Containing a dozen chapters by well-known leaders in the field, the volume traces the interaction of the Bureau with social work education and practice through scope, policy, and leadership changes. The authors document an up-and-down relationship be...
This timely book focuses on the long and productive relationship between the Children’s Bureau and the social work community, which has remained a constant since the founding of the Bureau in 1912. Containing a dozen chapters by well-known leaders in the field, the volume traces the interaction of the Bureau with social work education and practice through scope, policy, and leadership changes. The authors document an up-and-down relationship beginning with social worker and reformer Julia Lathrop, the first Children’s Bureau chief one century ago, through the strained relationship that developed during the Reagan administration, to the collaboration over the last 40 years between the Bureau and schools of social work to develop a dynamic training and technical assistance infrastructure throughout the United States.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Kristine Nelson, 1943-2012, Alice Lieberman, fl. 1988
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Council on Social Work Education
Topic / Theme
Welfare and public relief, Government agencies, Children, Social work, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 CSWE Press
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