Child Welfare for the Twenty-first Century - A Handbook of Practices, Policies, and Programs (Hardcover, second edition)

The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), which became law in 1997, elicited a major shift in federal policy and thinking toward child welfare, emphasizing children's safety, permanency, and well-being over preserving biological ties at all costs. The first edition of this volume mapped the field of child welfare after ASFA's passage, detailing the practices, policies, programs, and research affected by the legislation's new attitude toward care. This second edition highlights the continuously changing child welfare climate in the U.S., including content on the Fostering Connections Act of 2008. The authors have updated the text throughout, drawing from real-world case examples and data obtained from the national Child and Family Services Reviews and emerging empirically based practices. They have also added chapters addressing child welfare workforce issues, supervision, and research and evaluation. The volume is divided into four sections -- child and adolescent well-being, child and adolescent safety, permanency for children and adolescents, and systemic issues within services, policies, and programs.Recognized scholars, practitioners, and policy makers discuss meaningful engagement with families, particularly Latino families; health care for children and youth, including mental health care; effective practices with LGBT youth and their families; placement stability; foster parent recruitment and retention; and the challenges of working with immigrant children, youth, and families.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	September 2014
Editors:	Gerald Mallon (Associate Professor) • Peg McCartt Hess
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	776
Edition:	second edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-15180-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Promotions
LSN:	0-231-15180-2
Barcode:	9780231151801

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