Towards Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare - International Comparisons of Child Protection, Family Service, and Community Caring Systems (Paperback)

The need for services that respond to the 'maltreatment' of children and to the struggles of families is at the core of social service systems in all developed nations. While these child and family welfare systems confront similar problems and incorporate common elements, there are substantial differences in philosophy, organization, and operation across international settings and models. In this new collection of essays, Nancy Freymond and Gary Cameron have brought together some of the finest international minds to provide an original and integrated discussion of child protection, family service, and community caring models of child and family welfare. The volume not only examines child protection and family service approaches within Western nations - including Canada, the United States, England, the Netherlands, France, and Sweden - it is also the first comparative study to give equal attention to Aboriginal community caring models in Canada and New Zealand. The comparisons made by the essays in this volume allow for a consideration of constructive and feasible innovations in child and family welfare and contribute to an enriched debate around each system. This book will be of great benefit to the field for many years to come.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2005
Editors:	Nancy Freymond • Gary Cameron
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	340
ISBN-13:	978-0-8020-9371-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare
LSN:	0-8020-9371-X
Barcode:	9780802093714

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