The Child Welfare Challenge: Policy, Practice, and Research

by Pecora; Peter J

• ISBN13: 9780202363141
• ISBN10: 0202363147
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Within a historical and contemporary context, this bookexamines major policy practice and research issues asthey jointly shape child welfare practice and its future.In addition to describing the major problems facing thefield, the book highlights service innovations that havebeen developed in recent years. The resulting picture isencouraging, especially if certain major program reformsare implemented and agencies are able to concentrateresources in a focused manner.The volume emphasizes families and children whoseprimary recourse to services has been through publiclyfunded child welfare agencies. The book considers historicalareas of service-foster care and adoptions, in-home family-centeredservices, child-protective services, and residentialservices-where social work has an important role. Authorsaddress the many fields of practice in which child and familyservices are provided or that involve substantial numbers ofsocial work programs, such as services to adolescent parents,child mental health, education, and juvenile justice agencies.This new edition will continue to serve as a fundamentalintroduction for new practitioners, as well as summaryof recent developments for experienced practitioners.

Author Biography

About the Authors Peter J. Pecora is Senior Director of Research Services for Casey Family Programs and Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington. James K. Whittaker is Charles O. Cressey Endowed Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, University of Washington. Anthony N. Maluccio is Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Connecticut. Richard P. Barth is Professor and Dean, School of Social Work, University of Maryland. Diane DePanfilis is Professor, School of Social Work, University of Maryland. Robert D. Plotnick is Professor, Daniel Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Purpose and Goals of Child Welfare	p. 1
Key Child Welfare Legislation and Other Policies	p. 31
A Conceptual Framework for Child and Family-Centered Services	p. 63
Economic Security for Families with Children	p. 89
Child Maltreatment Types, Rates, and Reporting Procedures	p. 119
Child Protective Services	p. 149
Family-Based Services	p. 167
Family Foster Care	p. 195
Family Reunification and Kinship Care	p. 219
Transition and Independent Living Services	p. 245
Adoption and Adoption Services	p. 269
Residential Group Care and Intensive Treatment Alternatives	p. 293
Organizational Requisites and Challenges to Effective Child Welfare Services	p. 313
Appendix	p. 339
References	p. 353
Subject Index	p. 425
Author Index	p. 437
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