Child welfare and family services : policies and practice.

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Edition:8th ed. / Susan Whitelaw Downs, Ernestine Moore, Jean McFadden.
Published: Boston : Pearson Allyn & Bacon, c2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. An Introduction to Family and Child Services
  • 2. Government Programs to Support Families and Children
  • 3. Services to Prevent Maltreatment and Support Families
  • 4. Child Welfare Principles and Practices
  • 5. Law and Procedure: Court Intervention with Children, Youth, and Families
  • 6. Protecting Children from Neglect and Abuse
  • 7. Family Preservation Services
  • 8. Foster Care: History, Laws, Policies, and Structure
  • 9. Foster Care Practice and Issues
  • 10. Families by Adoption
  • 11. Juvenile Delinquents: the Community's Dilemma
  • 12. Professional Responsibilities: Ethics and Advocacy.