Understanding child and family welfare
Subtitle: statutory responses to children at risk
By: Marie Connolly and Kate Morris
Contributors: Morris, Kate, 1962 June 18-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230250192
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family; Cross-cultural studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Adoption & Fostering; Child welfare; Family services
Description: "This book crosses international boundaries to explore contemporary child and family welfare practices. It traces the major changes and challenges in Western practice over the past decade, looks at evidence-informed practice, and focuses on the generic phases of the statutory process, including assessing risk and finding safe solutions"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgements; title: Responding to Children at Risk; title: Regulatory Frameworks in Child Welfare; title: Practice Frameworks, Models and Resources in Child Welfare; title: Family Engagement Strategies in Child Welfare; title: Statutory Systems of Care; title: Supporting Family-based Systems of Care; title: The Experiences and Voices of Children in Care; title: Strengthening Practice; title: Concluding Thoughts; title: References.