Exploring child welfare : a practice perspective /
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| Author / Creator: | Crosson-Tower, Cynthia |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Boston, MA : Allyn and Bacon, c2001. |
| Description: | xviii, 462 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4402007 |
Table of Contents:
- All chapters conclude with Summary
- Exploration Questions
- Activities for Applied Learning
- Suggested Reading, and References
- Preface
- 1. Children: Our Most Important Resource
- A Brief History of Child Welfare
- Providing Services for Children Today
- 2. The Changing Family
- The Responsibilities and Rights of the Family
- The Setting for Today's Family
- Profile of Today's Family
- Types of Families
- The Emotional Climate of Families
- The Impact of Culture on Families
- The Family Life Cycle
- Stresses on Families
- When Families Need Help
- Trends
- 3. Childhood Poverty in the United States, by Judy Noel
- Childhood Poverty
- Characteristics of Poor Children
- Poverty Defined
- Why Children Live in Poverty
- Consequences of Growing Up in Poverty
- Recent Efforts to Fight Poverty
- The Economics of Poverty
- Reducing Child Poverty
- An Important Footnote
- 4. Violence, Addiction, and Homelessness: Current Societal Problems and Their Impact on Children
- Children and Violence
- Children and Substance Abuse
- Homeless Families
- Homeless and Runaway Youths
- 5. Servicing the Developing Child: Day-Care and School-Based Services
- Maureen Moorehouse
- Day Care: Serving Infants and Pre-School Children
- School-Based Services
- 6. Counseling for Families and Children
- What Is Counseling?
- When a Family Might Seek Counseling
- Attitudes About Receiving Counseling
- Changing Attitudes About Counseling
- Types of Counseling
- The Counseling Process
- The Experience of Counseling
- Trends in Counseling Services
- Ethical Consideration in Counseling
- 7. Protecting Children When Families Cannot: Child Abuse and Neglect
- Historical View
- Maltreatment Defined
- Reporting Child Maltreatment
- Court Intervention in Protective Cases
- The Role of the Protective Services Worker
- Reflections of an Abused Child: Consumer Perspective
- Future Trends in Protective Services
- 8. Family Preservation or Child Placement?
- Serving the Best Interests of the Child
- A Brief History of Family-Based Services
- Demonstrating Effectiveness in Family-Based Services
- Types of Family-Based Services
- Family Preservation Worker
- Preserve the Family or Place the Child?
- Shaping the future of Family-Based Services
- 9. Court Services on Behalf of Children
- A Historical Perspective
- Situations Warranting Juvenile Court Intervention
- Factors Influencing Court Intervention
- The Rights of Juveniles
- Juvenile Court Process and Procedures
- The Role of the Social Worker and the Court
- Consumer Perspective
- Alternative Approaches to Court Intervention
- Treatment of Juvenile Offenders
- Trends
- 10. Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting
- Introduction
- Historical Perspective
- Through the Eyes of Society: Myths Revisited
- Demographics
- Teens At-Risk
- How Teens Make Decisions About Fertility and Childbearing
- Fathers
- A Teen's View
- Servi