Infants in the child welfare system
Subtitle: a developmental framework for policy and practice
By: Brenda Jones Harden.
Contributors: Zero to Three (Organization)
Publisher: Zero To Three
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780943657974
Subjects: Child welfare -- United States.; Infants -- Care -- United States.; Foster children -- United States.; Infants -- Development.
Table of contents: title: Integrating child development and child welfare knowledge; title: Theoretical foundations; title: Maltreatment of infants; title: Foster care of infants; title: Creating permanency for infants; title: Developmental profile of infants in child welfare; title: Assessing infants and families in child welfare; title: Preventing maltreatment and the need for placement of infants; title: Optimizing the substitute care of infants; title: Facilitating transitions for infants in child welfare; title: Promoting infant well-being; title: Enhancing parent-infant relationships; title: Infant-centered child welfare policy; title: Infant-centered child welfare practice; title: Conclusions, summary, and charge to the field.