Tender Years [electronic resource] : Toward Developmentally Sensitive Child Welfare Services for Very Young Children
Berrick, Jill D.
Needell, Barbara.
Barth, Richard P.
Jonson-Reid, Melissa.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
1998.
The authors examine the impact of child abuse and neglect on preschool children and the handling of this population's needs by the child welfare system. An overview of child development theory and child abuse reporting patterns is presented, and the differences in the foster care experiences of the very young older children is analysed.
Description based upon print version of record.
Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Child Development and Child Welfare; Chapter 2: Child Abuse and Neglect of Very Young Children; Chapter 3: From Child Maltreatment to Placement; Chapter 4: Foster Care, Reunification, and Adoption; Chapter 5: Group Care; Chapter 6: Focus on Infants; Chapter 7: Understanding Children and Families Served by the Child Welfare System; Chapter 8: Public Child Welfare Practice ; Chapter 9: Reconceptualizing the Child Welfare System for Very Young Children; Appendix: Study Methods; References; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
YZ; Subject Index; A; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; M; N; P; R; S; T; V
The authors examine the impact of child abuse and neglect on preschool children and the handling of this population's needs by the child welfare system. An overview of child development theory and child abuse reporting patterns is presented, and the differences in the foster care experiences of the very young older children is analysed.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Child development -- United States.
Child welfare -- United States.
Electronic books. -- local.
Foster children -- United States.
Infants -- Services for -- United States.
Preschool children -- Services for -- United States.
Social work with children -- United States.