Child Welfare and Family Services: Policies and Practice Hardcover - 2008 - 8th Edition
by Susan Downs; Ernestine Moore; Emily McFadden
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Child Welfare and Family Services: Policies and Practice, 8/e Susan Whitelaw Downs, Wayne State University Ernestine Moore, Wayne State University Basic Approach: This thorough revision of Child Welfare and Family Services reflects current issues, controversies, and innovative practice methods in both family and child services. It also provides a strong historical context to current programs, issues, and policy decisions; as well as in-depth information on legal and legislative frameworks. Excellent coverage of theories related to child welfare practice are covered; including the ecological perspective, social learning theory, attachment theory, and the risk and resilience perspective New to this edition:
- A new chapter titled Professional Responsibilities: Ethics and Advocacy (Ch. 12), covers a variety of professional issues in child welfare from legal and practice perspectives
- Expanded coverage of child welfare practice, including a new chapter devoted to the fundamentals of practice (Ch. 4)
- Applies and explains legal skills that all child welfare practice professionals need for the field (Ch.6)
- Contains a new model combining family continuity and concurrent planning (Ch.9)
- New charts, tables, and cases in the text act as handy references to students - for everything from federal legislation and juvenile justice, to child outcome accountability and advocacy techniques
- New case examples examine current issues in child welfare such as legal liability, burn out, and advocacy for policy change
- Up-to-date, accurate and clear discussion of federal programs and policies that affect families and children, with honest assessments of the effectiveness of these policies, including an in depth discussion of welfare reform and its effects on families and children
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- Title Child Welfare and Family Services: Policies and Practice
- Author Susan Downs; Ernestine Moore; Emily McFadden
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 8th
- Edition 8
- Pages 552
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Pearson, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date January 6, 2008
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents, Textbook
- ISBN 9780205571901 / 0205571905
- Weight 2.18 lbs (0.99 kg)
- Dimensions 9.33 x 7.66 x 1 in (23.70 x 19.46 x 2.54 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Family services - United States, Child welfare - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007037615
- Dewey Decimal Code 362.709
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