Contemporary issues in child welfare practice / Helen Cahalane, editor.
"Throughout the country, child welfare systems are at a crossroads. Demands for evidence-driven practice coupled with budget cuts, funding limits, and the call for client-driven services are contributing to a transformation in the field. Not surprisingly, with this reform comes the need for a h...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer,
[2013]
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| Series: | Contemporary social work practice.
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | "Throughout the country, child welfare systems are at a crossroads. Demands for evidence-driven practice coupled with budget cuts, funding limits, and the call for client-driven services are contributing to a transformation in the field. Not surprisingly, with this reform comes the need for a higher level of professional education on the part of its practitioners. A seminar between covers, "Contemporary Issues in Child Welfare Practice" presents a clear picture of practice in today's child protection landscape: its challenges and opportunities, and the insights every professional needs. Chapters map out an integrated systems of care framework that coordinates services across mental health and other agencies while encouraging collaboration with families and the community. Topics span theoretical and hands-on practice imperatives from racial and cultural issues, to managing for outcomes, to concepts of permanency. And the book's case studies offer first-person perspectives from children, families, and caseworkers"--Publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 319 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1461486270 9781461486275 |