Valuing the field : child welfare in an international context

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Valuing the field : child welfare in an international context

edited by Marilyn Callahan, Sven Hessle with Susan Strega

(CEDR series)

Ashgate, c2000

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Includes bibliographical references and index

"Published in association with CEDR"--On cover

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Description

This text provides international perspectives on examples of best practice in child welfare and proposes organizational structures and policies to support this practice. Practice innovations span the range of child welfare services, including prevention, protection and out-of-family care. The contributors describe the child welfare context in each of their particular jurisdictions, producing an addition to the literature comparing child welfare in different countries. Moreover, existing books on the subject are primarily descriptive and examine overall child welfare legislation and policy. The work adopts an analytical approach, proposing policies and focusing on the largely unexamined topic of excellence in child welfare practice.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Listening to messages from the first line: child welfare on the eve of the 20th century - what we have learned, Sven Hessle
  • changing the face of child welfare - perspectives from the field, Joan Gilroy
  • efforts at empowering youth - Youth-In-Care and the Youth-In-Care networks in Ontario and Canada, Susan Strega. Part 2 Building family and community supports: the focus on family when children are at risk - Swedish policy in practice, Sven Hessle et al
  • the "Wraparound" process - strength-based practice, Ralph Brown and Andrew Debicki
  • from case and client to citizen - an innovation in child welfare, Brian Wharf, Riley Hern and Judy Burgess. Part 3 Children on the move: unaccompanied and asylum-seeking children encounter Sweden, Marie Hessle
  • offering relief to unaccompanied asylum seekers in Holland, Yyvonne Aronson et al. Part 4 Valuing diversity in child welfare communities: tackling racism in everyday realities - a task for social workers, Lena Dominelli
  • a first nations' experience in first nations child welfare services, Audrey Hill
  • it takes a village - building networks of support for African Nova Scotian families and children, Wanda Thomas Bernard and Candace Bernard. Part 5 Valuing the field in social work education: developing partnerships in social work education in Britain, Sally Richards et al. Part 6 Conclusion: valuing the field - lessons from innovation, Marilyn Callahan.

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