The Children's Bureau : shaping a century of child welfare practices, programs, and policies / Katharine Briar-Lawson, Mary McCarthy, and Nancy Dickinson, editors.

Other author Briar-Lawson, Katharine.
Other author National Association of Social Workers.
Format Book
PublicationWashington DC : NASW Press, [2013]
Copyright Date©2013
Descriptionxi, 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Lessons learned and the way forward -- Family-driven and community-based systems of care -- Addressing poverty as a child welfare strategy -- Family-centered practice -- Nothing about us, without us: meaningful youth and family engagement in child welfare -- Ensuring a successful transition to adulthood for foster youths -- Paradigm shifts in child protection: from investigation to family support -- Prevention of child maltreatment fatalities -- Trauma-informed child welfare practice -- Serving families with co-occuring challenges -- Social work traineeship programs -- Social work education in tribal and urban Indian child welfare settings -- Workforce and leadership development -- Knowledge management and leadership development in child welfare -- University-agency partnerships to advance child welfare -- Envisioning the future: trends, challenges, and opportunities -- Child welfare for the 21st century: organizational and practice imperatives.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013020017
ISBN9780871014467
ISBN0871014467

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV741 .C5373 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold