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Child Welfare and Family Services: Policies and Practice

Autor Susan Whitelaw Downs, Ernestine Moore, Jean McFadden
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 dec 2007
This thorough revision of Child Welfare and Family Services reflects current issues, controversies, and innovative practice methods in both family and child services.  It provides a strong historical context to current programs, issues, and policy decisions; as well as in-depth information on legal and legislative frameworks. 
 
A new chapter on child welfare practice, including an expanded treatment of foster care, provides a foundation for social work interventions with children.  In addition, new and updated information covers topics such as; child welfare issues with immigrant families, child outcome measurements, forensic interviewing, advocacy, court documentation, federal legislation, child welfare in a global context, cultural competence, protective/preventive services, day care/child development programs, income security, kinship care, family preservation, and adoption.
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ISBN-13: 9780205571901
ISBN-10: 0205571905
Pagini: 534
Dimensiuni: 195 x 237 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.99 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Allyn & Bacon
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

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Preface
 
1.  An Introduction to Family and Child Services
The Changing American Family
Problems of Children and Young Persons
            Being Poor Means Being at Risk
            Alienation, Violence, and Substance Abuse
            Children of Vulnerable Families
Rights and Responsibilities
            Rights and Responsibilities of Children
            Rights and Responsibilities of Parents
            Rights and Responsibilities of Society
Historical Highlights of Services to Families and Children
            Indenture and “Outdoor Relief”
            Children’s Institutions and the Growth of Voluntary Agencies
            State Boards of Charities
            Federal Government Involvement
            Growth of Federal Programs
Public Policies for Families and Children
            Family Policy
Child and Family Services
            Principles of Child and Family Services
            Classification of Services
            Pyramid of Services
Race and Ethnicity in Child Welfare
The Organization of Services
            Public Child Welfare Services
            Voluntary Family and Child Agencies
            Proprietary Child Welfare Services
            Interagency Partnerships
            Program Example:  System of Care
Trends and Issues
Child Welfare in a Global Context
The Increasing Complexity of Child Welfare Practice
Disaster Planning
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
Study and Discussion Questions
Internet Sites
References
 
2.  Government Programs to Support Families and Children
 
 
CASE EXAMPLE:  WELFARE REFORM CREATES HARD CHOICES FOR MOTHERS
FAMILY INCOME SECURITY
NATURE OF POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN
            Extent
            Factors Contributing to Poverty
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE:  TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
            Background of the TANF Program
            Provisions of TANF
WORK AND FAMILY SUPPORTS
            SCHIP and Medicaid
            Food Programs
            Earned Income Tax Credit
            Child Support Enforcement
            Social Insurance
            Supplemental Security Income
ASSESSMENT OF WELFARE REFORM
SUPPORTING FAMILIES WITH DAY CARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
            Federal Legislation
            The Family and Medical Leave Act
            Day Care Regulation
            Working Parents’ Child Care Arrangements
            Head Start
            Does Head Start Have Lasting Effects?
Policy Issues in Child Care: Availability, Cost, and Quality        
MEASURING THE WELL-BEING OF AMERICA’S CHILDREN
TRENDS AND ISSUES
            Income Supports for Immigrant Families
Welfare Reform:  Challenging Population
CHAPTER SUMMARY
FOR STUDY AND DISCUSSION
            Study and Discussion Questions
            Internet Sites
REFERENCES
 
3. Services to Prevent Maltreatment and Support Families
Case Example:  Reaching Out to a Family at Risk for Child Maltreatment
Need for Preventive and Family Support Services
The Many Faces of Family Life
Single-Parent Families
Families with Lesbian or Gay Parents
Early Childbearing and the Family
Culturally Diverse Families
Immigrant Families
African American Families
Hispanic/Latino Families
Native American Families
Framework for Preventive and Family Support Services
Attributes of Preventive Services
Levels of Preventive Services
Attachment Theory
Social Learning Theory
Risk and Protective Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
An Ecological Model:  Prevention of Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities
Family Support Services
Home Visiting:  Hawaii’s Healthy Start Program
Family Support Programs for Teen Parents
Special Services for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Family Support Programs in Economically Deprived Communities
Assessment of Family Support Programs
Social Work Roles in Family Support
Other Approaches to Strengthening Families
Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents
Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programs
Community Approaches
Multiservice Centers for Chinese Immigrant Families
Interagency Cooperation to Prevent Child Maltreatment
Community Awareness Campaigns
Fatherhood Programs
Trends and Issues
Controversy over Corporal Punishment
Child Maltreatment Prevention and the Schools
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
Study and Discussion Questions
Internet Sites
References
 
4:  Child Welfare Principles and Practice
Case Example:  The Jones Family Experiences the Child Welfare System
Introduction
            Nature and Use of Authority
Fundamental Principles of Child Welfare Practice
            Child Safety, Well-being and Permanency
            Child Focused, Family-centered Practice
The Casework Process
            What is Casework?
            Fundamentals of the Casework Process
Basic Tasks in Child Welfare Practice
            Information Gathering
            Assessment
            Service Planning and Service Delivery
            Case Record Documentation
            Crisis Intervention and Stabilization Services
Trends and Issues
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
            Study and Discussion Questions
            Internet Sites
References
 
5.  Law and Procedure:  Court Intervention with Children, Youth, and Families
Introduction
The Juvenile Court Movement
            Philosophy and Purpose
            Founding
            The Early Question of Constitutionality
            Supreme Court Decisions:  New Procedural Directions
The Family Court Movement
The Criminal Court Movement
The Structure of the Legal System
            Trial and Appellate Courts
            Jurisdiction
            Evidence
            Standards of Proof
            Indian Child Welfare Act:  An Example of Federal Law Superseding State Law
Legal Matters in the Child Welfare System
            Abuse, Neglect, Abandonment, or Dependency
            Juvenile Delinquency
            Status Offenses
            Adoption
            Guardianship
            Paternity Establishment, Support, and Visitation
            Child Custody, Support, and Visitation
Court Procedures
            Processing the Abuse/Neglect or Delinquency Case in Juvenile or Family Court
            How a Juvenile Offender Comes before the Criminal Court
            Processing a Juvenile Offender in Criminal Court
The Role of the Caseworker in the Court Process
            Critical Elements in Forensic Interviewing
            Case Record Documentation
            Example:  Case Documentation
            Example:  Court Report
            Testifying
            Working with Other Professionals
Trends and Issues
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
            Study and Discussion Questions
            Internet Sites
References
 
6:  Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect
Case Example:  A Protective Services Investigation
Incidence
Aims and Special Attributes of Child Protective Services
Historical Development of Protective Services
            Early Attitudes toward the Treatment of Children
            Beginnings of Care for Neglected Children
            Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
            Who Should Do Protective Work?
            The Rediscovery of Child Abuse:  The Battered Child Syndrome
            The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
            Shifting Priorities:  Child Safety and Family Preservation
The Definitional Dilemma
            Dimensions of Child Maltreatment
            Cultural Attitudes
Reporting Child Maltreatment
            Problems with the Reporting Law
            Filing a Report
An Ecological View of Child Maltreatment
            Social/Environmental Risk Factors
            Parental Characteristics
            Child Characteristics
Types of Child Maltreatment
            Child Neglect
            Types of Neglect
            Child Abuse
            Psychological Maltreatment
            Sexual Abuse of Children
Consequences of Child Maltreatment
            Child Fatalities
            The Resilient Child
The Practice of Child Protection
            Core Services of Child Protective Services
            Decision Making in Child Protective Services
            Assessing Risk and Safety
            Protecting Children at Home or in Foster Care
Aspects of Community Support and Influence
            Multidisciplinary Teams
            Advocacy Organizations
Trends and Issues
            Child Protective Services in a Comprehensive System
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
            Study and Discussion Questions
            Internet Sites
References
 
7.  Family Preservation Services
Case Example:  Using Intensive Family-Based Services to Prevent Placement
Controversy Concerning Family Preservation Philosophy and Services
Characteristics of Family Preservation Services
            Principles of Family Preservation Services
            Theoretical Base
Programs that Prevent Placement and Preserve Families
            The Homebuilders Model
            Other Models
            Family Preservation and Domestic Violence
            Family Preservation and Children’s Mental Health Needs
            Family Preservation for Substance-Affected Families
The Practice of Family-Based Services
Case Study:  Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence in a     Rural Setting
Culturally Competent Family Preservation Services
Other Approaches that Help High-Risk Families
            Treating Loneliness
            Help with Reality Problems
Evaluation of Family Preservation Programs
Kinship Care as Family Preservation
            The Cultural Tradition of Kinship Care among American Indian Families
            The Cultural Tradition of Kinship Care among African American Families
            Family Group Decision Making
            Case Study of Mental Health Consumers
            Policy and Program Issues in Kinship Care
Trends and Issues
            Assessment of Family Functioning
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
            Study and Discussion Questions
            Internet Sites
References
 
8.  Foster Care: History, Laws, Policies, and Structure
Introduction
Why Children Are Placed in Care
            Family Characteristics
Characteristics of Children in Care
            Age, Ethnicity, and Other Variables
Basic Characteristics of Foster Care
            Underlying Principles
Historical Development
            Indenture, Almshouses, and Institutions
            Orphan Trains and Free Foster Homes
            The White House Conference on Children
Child Welfare Reforms in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries
            Family Foster Care,  A Response to Institutional Care
            The Permanency Planning Movement
            Family Preservation
            Family Continuity and Kinship/Relative Care
            Safety, Well-being, and Permanency
            Residential Care — Renewed Interest
Federal Role in Child Welfare
            Title IV of the Social Security Act
            The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 as Amended by the Interethnic Placement Provisions of 1996
            The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997
The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
            The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
            The Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006
            The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
            The Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006
            The Child and Family Services Review Process
State Role in Child Welfare
            Policy Framework
            Funding Framework
            Service Delivery Framework
Foster Care Placement Options
            Kinship/Relative Foster Care
            Policy and Program Issues in Kinship Care
            Nonrelated Family Foster Care
            Types of Family Foster Homes
            Specialized and Treatment Foster Care
            Shared Family Care
            Residential Group Care
            Agency Group Homes
Independent Living Services
Professional Issues in Foster Care
            Staff Education, Training and Supervision
            Conflicts in Providing Services to Children and Parents
            Facilitating Effective Teamwork
            Resource Availability
            Foster Parent and Relative Caregiver Training and Monitoring
            Protecting Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care
            Media or Advocacy Group Involvement
            Monitoring and Oversight
Trends and Issues
            Privatization and Managed Care
Minority Overrepresentation
            Subsidized Guardianship
            Paternal Relatives as Placement Options
            Class Action Litigation
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
            Study and Discussion Questions
            Internet Sites
References
 
Chapter 9: Foster Care Practice and Issues  
Introduction
Standards for Decision Making     
Concurrent Planning
            Case Example: Concurrent Planning
What is Concurrent Planning?
            Concurrent Planning Practice
Working with the Placement Process
            Parental Involvement
            Selecting the Placement Type
            Child Assessment and Initial Placement Selection
Team Decision Making
            Information Sharing
            Engaging the Children, Parents, Natural Helpers, and Service Providers
Working with Parents
            Addressing Parental Conditions and Behaviors 
            Family Centered Practice for Family Reunification
            Parent-Child Visiting    
            Engaging the Parent in the Child’s Care during Foster Care
            Parent-Agency Service Agreement
            Case Review
            Case Example:  Family Reunification
            Post Reunification Services
            Reentry into Foster Care
            Termination of Parental Rights
Other Permanency Options
            Long-term Relative Care                      
            Legal or Subsidized Guardianship                                 
            Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement
            Emancipation
Meeting the Needs of Children in Foster Care
            Relationships Count: Attachment and Separation
            Safety
            Child Well-being          
Education
            Physical Health
            Mental Health
            Permanency
Children Requiring Therapeutic Interventions
Children Requiring Intensive Casework Services  
            Sibling Groups
Older Children and Adolescents
            Children Re-entering Foster Care
            Children in the System as Legal Orphans
            Gay and Lesbian Youth
Preparing Youth for Independent Living and Aging Out
Supervision in Foster Care
            What Do We Mean by Competent and Committed?
            Techniques for Nurturing and Growing Staff
            Planned Meetings                                
Trends and Issues
            Role of Youth in Foster Care
            Children who AWOL
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
            Study and Discussion Questions
            Internet Sites
References and Other Resources
 
10.  Families by Adoption
Case Example:  Helping an Older Child Use Adoption
The Changing World of Adoption
Historical Development
            Early Adoption Practices in the United States
            Infant Adoptions
            Adoption Today:  Adoption of Children from the Child Welfare System
            Adoption Today:  The Cooperative Adoption Movement
Some Adoption Facts and Patterns
            Agency and Independent Placements
Underlying Principles of the Agency Adoptive Process
The Experience of Adoption
            The Birth Parents
            The Child
            The Adoptive Family
The Legal Framework for Adoption
            Parental Consent or Termination of Parental Rights
            Serving the Child’s Best Interests
            Confidentiality
Postadoption Services
            The Jenkins Siblings:  An Example of Postadoption Services
            Dynamics in Adoptive Family Development
            Survival Behaviors or Coping Strategies
            Adoption Disruption and Dissolution
            Searches and Reunions
Adoption of Children from the Public Child Welfare System
            Children Who Wait
            Overcoming Barriers to Timely Adoption
            Adoption Subsidies
            Adoption Resource Exchanges
            Kinship Adoption
Adoption of Children of Color
            African American Children
            Native American Children
            Hispanic/Latino Children
            Strengthening Transracial Placements
Intercountry Adoptions
Trends and Issues
            Gay/Lesbian Adoptive Parents
            Open Adoption:  Continuing Contact after Adoption
            Adoption of Older Children and Adolescents
            Paternal Relative Adoptions:  Sibling Splits
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
            Study and Discussion Questions
            Internet Sites
References
 
11.  Juvenile Delinquents:  The Community’s Dilemma
Case Example
Juvenile Offender Categories
Scope of the Problem
Historical Development of Juvenile Delinquency Services
            From Adult Criminal Court to Juvenile Court
            Federal Government Leadership
            Back to the Criminal Court
Risk Factors for Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Intervention Strategies
            Prevention and Intervention with Status Offenders
            Prevention and Early Intervention with Nonchronic Offenders
            Intervention with Chronic or Serious Juvenile Offenders
The Female Juvenile Offender
Trends and Issues
            Overrepresentation of Minorities
            Alternatives to the Use of Secure Detention
            Community Readiness to Support Alternative Programs
Chapter Summary
For Study and Discussion
            Study and Discussion Questions
            Internet Sites
References
 
12.  Professional Responsibilities:  Ethics and Advocacy
Case Example:  Balancing Client Advocacy and Ethical Requirements
            Case Commentary
Professional Responsibility
            National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics
            Professional Malpractice and Liability
            Confidentiality and Privileges
            Working with Other Professionals
            Self-care:  Preventing Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, or Vicarious Traumatization
Special Issues in Child Welfare Practice
            Treatment in a Managed Care Environment
            Duty to Warn and Report
            Forensic Social Work Practice
            Testifying in Administrative and Judicial Proceedings
Child Advocacy
            Responsibility for Advancing Social and Economic Justice
            Advocacy in the Local and Global Context
            What is Advocacy?
            Case, Class, and Policy Advocacy
            Components of Child Advocacy
            Case Example:  Using Different Advocacy Strategies and Skills
Trends and Issues
Chapter Summary
            For Study and Discussion
            Internet Sites
References

Recenzii

What your colleagues are saying:
 
This text is a wonderful classroom tool. It can be used to facilitate dialogue, as well as assist students in understanding basic child welfare content. It is very thorough and easy to digest. This is important for students, particularly those who may be new to child welfare.
-- Monique Busch  Indiana University
 
This text is by far the best I have found for a general survey course in Child Welfare.  The strength of this text is its emphasis on the macro level of child welfare. It is important to me to place the field of child welfare in the context of larger cultural, social and political trends.
-- Dale Weaver, California State University--Los Angeles     

What your colleagues are saying: This text is a wonderful classroom tool. It can be used to facilitate dialogue, as well as assist students in understanding basic child welfare content. It is very thorough and easy to digest. This is important for students, particularly those who may be new to child welfare. -- Monique Busch Indiana University This text is by far the best I have found for a general survey course in Child Welfare. The strength of this text is its emphasis on the macro level of child welfare. It is important to me to place the field of child welfare in the context of larger cultural, social and political trends. -- Dale Weaver, California State University--Los Angeles

Textul de pe ultima copertă

 
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 andconcurrent 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
What your colleagues are saying:
This text is a wonderful classroom tool. It can be used to facilitate dialogue, as well as assist students in understanding basic child welfare content. It is very thorough and easy to digest. This is important for students, particularly those who may be new to child welfare.
-- Monique Busch  Indiana University
This text is by far the best I have found for a general survey course in Child Welfare.  The strength of this text is its emphasis on the macro level of child welfare. It is important to me to place the field of child welfare in the context of larger cultural, social and political trends.
-- Dale Weaver, California State University--Los Angeles                                              
 
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Caracteristici

  • Comprehensive coverage of issues - including juvenile justice, advocacy, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, federal legislation such as AFSA and TANF, and statistical updates - place content and practice methods in a strong legal context.
  • Numerous case studies, suggestions for additional study and further discussions, and Internet sites at the end of each chapter allow students to further expand  their interest and research into any issue.
  • New and updated material on child well-being, child outcome measures, new approaches to ensuring child safety, child welfare in a global context, issues relating to immigrants and refugees, cultural competence - such as services to gay/lesbian children and families -  and the relationship of substance abuse and domestic violence to child welfare has been expanded upon.
 

Caracteristici noi

  • Streamlined and updated throughout.
  • Expanded coverage of child welfare practice, including a new chapter devoted to the fundamentals of practice (Ch. 4)
  • Provides new information on forensic interviewing and court documentation (Ch.6)
  • 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
  • A new chapter on Professional Responsibility: Ethics and Advocacy, covers a variety of professional issues in child welfare from legal and practice perspectives (Ch. 12),
  • New case examples examine current issues in child welfare such as legal liability, burn out, and advocacy for policy change
  • 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
  • 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