Critical issues in child welfare
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Critical issues in child welfare
（Foundations of social work knowledge）
Columbia University Press, c2003
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
What role can and should social work play in child welfare services? Responding to what many consider a crisis in the child welfare system, Critical Issues in Child Welfare is a comprehensive overview of the policies, programs, and practices that define the field, with an emphasis on the role of social work. Joan Shireman looks at the community context of child welfare, noting changes over time, and the role of social work in the development of services to children and families. Next, she establishes a framework for child welfare services and examines the complexities of the system and its relationships to public and voluntary agencies and the judicial system. Finally, the book surveys core services, including supportive services to families, child protection, foster care and other out-of-home care, adoption, and services to at-risk youth. Each chapter concludes with a section identifying and exploring a critical issue in child welfare services, such as family violence, permanency planning, racism in the system, child care, and the recruitment, education, and retention of child welfare workers.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Social Work and Child WelfareThe Crisis in Child WelfareChild Welfare and Social Work: A Historical ConnectionSocial WorkChild WelfarePolicy and Practice in Social Work and Child WelfareA Note About Case Examples1. The Context of Child Welfare ServicesChanging Community ExpectationsChild Labor and Universal Education: A Legacy of Advocacy and ChangePovertyThe Changing FamilyYouth Violence, Delinquency, and NonconformityHomelessnessSubstance AbuseRacismWomen's RolesChild MaltreatmentChild FatalitiesCommunity Definitions of MaltreatmentNeglectPhysical AbuseSexual AbusePsychological MaltreatmentCritical Issue: Family ViolenceConclusion2. A Framework for Child Welfare ServicesThe Rights and Needs of ChildrenThe Needs of ChildrenThe Responsibility of the State for Its ChildrenThe Institutions That Have Served ChildrenThe White House ConferencesThe Children's BureauThe Child Welfare League of AmericaThe Judicial FrameworkThe Legislative FrameworkChild Abuse Prevention and TreatmentInterethnic Child PlacementIncome MaintenanceCritical Issue: Permanency PlanningThe Theoretical BaseThe Empirical BaseLegislative ResponsesConclusion3. The Child Welfare Services Systemwith Katharine CahnThe Changing Role of the Public Child Welfare AgencyThe Federal Role in the Child Welfare SystemThe Community Role in the Child Welfare SystemPublic Child Welfare Under StressThe Interface of Public and Voluntary AgenciesThe Voluntary AgencyManaged CareInterface of Child Welfare with Other Public SystemsThe Judicial System and the Child Welfare SystemOther SystemsResponsibility to Those ServedFormal OversightInformal OversightThe Interface of SystemsInterdisciplinary WorkDiffering PerspectivesFunding for ServicesCritical Issue: Racism in the Child Welfare SystemConclusion4. Community Services for Children and Families, by with Karen TvedtFamilies Needing Intensive ServicesSubstance Abuse TreatmentMental Health ServicesSupport for Incarcerated MothersFamily ViolenceRespite CareFamilies Needing Some Extra SupportFamily Resource CentersHome-Visiting ProgramsParent Training ProgramsSelf-Help GroupsHead StartMeeting the Needs of All FamiliesIncome MaintenanceHealth CareAffordable and Safe HousingCritical Issue: Child CareHistorical Perspective: A Mother's Place Is in the Home?The Changing Economy and WorkforceParental Preferences in Child CareChild Care CostsChild Care ResourcesQuality of Care and Outcomes for ChildrenFederal Child Care PolicyReexamining Child CarePossibilities for the FutureConclusion5. Crisis Intervention: Child Protection and Family PreservationThe Nature and Extent of Child MaltreatmentChild Protective ServicesThe Development of Child Protective ServicesThe Public Agency OverwhelmedInterventionFamily PreservationThe ConceptFamily Preservation ServicesThe Three Original Intensive Service ModelsCommunity-Centered PracticeKinship Foster CareCritical Issue: Appropriate Use of Family Preservation ServicesEvaluationDo Attempts to Preserve Families Put Children at Risk?Conclusion6. Investment in Foster CareHistorical PerspectiveCongregate CareFoster Family CareFoster Care TodayNumber of Children in CareCharacteristics of Children in Foster CareCharacteristics of Foster CareMaltreatment in Foster CareThe Foster Care ExperienceThe Children's Original FamiliesThe ChildrenThe Foster ParentsOutcomesFoster Children as AdultsFacilitating Positive OutcomesCritical Issue: Establishing and Retaining Foster Homes to Meet the Needs of ChildrenRecruitment of Foster ParentsAssessmentTrainingRetention of Foster HomesConclusion7. Expanding the Foster Care System: Other Types of Out-of-Home CareShelter Foster Care and Assessment CentersExpanded Resources for Children Within Their FamiliesKinship Foster CareWhole-Family CareCare for Children with Special Difficulties in the Child Welfare SystemSpecialized Foster HomesGroup Care: Meeting a Range of NeedsGroup HomesResidential Treatment CentersCritical Issue: Institutional Care for Dependent Children as a Supplement to Foster CareAppropriate UsesYoung ChildrenCostMaltreatmentOutcomesConclusion8. AdoptionThe Framework of AdoptionA Brief History of AdoptionMajor Adoption LegislationThe Paths to AdoptionNumbers of Children Involved in AdoptionProtecting the Adoption TriadThe Birth ParentsThe Adopting ParentsThe ChildrenAdoption OutcomesNontraditional Adoptive HomesSingle-Parent AdoptionAdoption by Gay and Lesbian ParentsTransracial AdoptionInternational AdoptionOpen AdoptionCritical Issue: Continuing Support for Postadoption ServicesThe Need for Postadoption ServicesThe Range of Postadoption ServicesPolicy ImplicationsConclusion9. At-Risk Youthwith Charles ShiremanYouth Without HomesIndependent Living ProgramsRunaway and Homeless YouthYouth with Special NeedsSexual Minority YouthYouth of ColorAll Youth: At RiskSexual BehaviorSubstance AbuseSolutions for Problem BehaviorsCritical Issue: Juvenile Law Violations and ViolatorsExtent of the ProblemSocietal ResponseThe System's ClientelePrevention and TreatmentConclusion10. Concluding ThoughtsMajor Policy IssuesComprehensive and Universally Available ServicesShifting of Program Responsibility to the Local LevelThe Impact of Welfare ReformOutcomesExpanding ExpectationsThe Impact of Outcome Measures on Service ProvisionEffective Intervention to Achieve OutcomesToward More Effective Service: The Ideas of Major ScholarsFreeing Workers from InvestigationsIncreased Use of AdoptionCommunity-Based PracticeThe Eradication of PovertyCritical Issue: Recruitment, Education, and Retention of Child Welfare WorkersTurnover RatesSocial Work Education and Child WelfareSocial Work and Child Welfare: The Nature of the "Fit"AssumptionsValues and EthicsSocial JusticeAdvocacyConclusionAppendix: Internet Resources
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