When Do I Go Home? Child Welfare and the Law, Revised Edition
by By Stein, Theodore J.
Category: Law , Family Law , Children

Examines the relationship between the law and social work practice in child welfare, overviewing the child welfare and judicial systems and looking at legislative and judicial foundations of modern practice, court decision and their impact on the rights of biological and foster parents and children, the impact of class action suits, and the role of child welfare workers in the legal process. Appendices provide detailed instructions on conducting legal research and an excerpt from a consent decree. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.