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| Preface | |
| Children: Our Most Important Resource | |
| A Brief History of Child Welfare & Abortion, Indanticide, and Abandonment | |
| Child Labor and Education | |
| Responsibility for Children | |
| Advocacy in the Provision of Services for Children | |
| The Current Picture of Child Welfare Services | |
| Impact of Current Child Welfare Practices on Children | |
| Services in the Twenty-First Century | |
| Providing Services for Children Today | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| The Changing Family | |
| The Responsibilities and Rights of the Family | |
| The Setting for Today's Family | |
| Profile of Today's Family | |
| Family Roles and Rules | |
| Communication Patterns | |
| Observaton of the Family as a System | |
| Types of Families | |
| The Emotional Climate of Families | |
| The Impact of Culture on Families | |
| Families with Anglo-European Roots | |
| Families with Native American Roots | |
| Families with African American Roots | |
| Families with Hispanic Roots | |
| Families with Asian Roots | |
| Families with Middle Eastern Roots | |
| The Family Life Cycle | |
| Stresses on Families | |
| Parental/Family Dysfunction | |
| Role Definition and Inequality | |
| Parent-Child Relations | |
| Disability;When Families Need Help | |
| Trends | |
| Economic Stressors | |
| The Optional Status of Marriage | |
| The Vanishing Father | |
| Blended Famiies | |
| Resolution of Childhood Conflicts | |
| Changes in Family Control | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Children and Poverty | |
| Characteristics of Poor Children | |
| Poverty Defined | |
| Why Children Live in Poverty | |
| Consequences of Growing Up in Poverty | |
| Life Stressor Factors | |
| Health and Health Care Factors | |
| Nutritional Factors | |
| Environmental Factors | |
| Educational Factors | |
| Recent Efforts to Fight Poverty | |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) | |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) | |
| Child Tax Credit | |
| Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | |
| Minimum Wage Increase | |
| State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) | |
| The Economics of Poverty | |
| Reducing Child Poverty | |
| Attitudinal Changes | |
| Complex Combination of Two-Generational Startegies | |
| An Important Footnote | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Current Societal Problems and Their Impact on Children: Violence, Additiction, and Homelessness | |
| Children and Violence | |
| War in the Streets | |
| Violence in Relationships | |
| The School as War Zone | |
| The Home as a War Zone | |
| Children and Substance Abuse | |
| Addicted Parents | |
| Addicted Children and Adolescents | |
| Effects and Treatment of Adolescent Drug Abuse;Homeless Families | |
| Causes of Homelessness | |
| Homeless Families and Children | |
| Effects of Homelessness on Children | |
| Homeless and Runaway Youths | |
| Changing View of Runaway and Homeless Youths | |
| Problems and Solutions for Runaway/Homeless Youths | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Early Education and Care: School-Based Services | |
| Early Education and Care Serving Infants and Preschool Children | |
| A Brief History of Daycare Provision | |
| Examining the Goals of Daycare Provision | |
| Types of Daycare;School-Based Programs | |
| Philosophy of Education | |
| Student Support Programs: Addressing Academic, Social, and Emotional Needs | |
| A Team Approach: Parents and Professionals as Partners | |
| Controversial Issues and Dilemmas in the Provision of Services | |
| Trends in the Provision of Educational Services | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Counseling for Families and Children | |
| What is Counseling? | |
| Basic Assumptions;When a Familie Might Seek Counseling | |
| Self-Referrals | |
| Referrals by Outside Agencies;Attitudes about Receiving Counseling | |
| Self-Referred Clients | |
| Clients Referred from Outside Agencies | |
| Attitudes about Having a Problem | |
| Ethnic and Cross-Cultural Considerations;Changing Attitudes about Counseling | |
| Medical Model versus Holistic Model | |
| The Impact of Feminism;Types of Counseling | |
| The Professions | |
| Settings;The Counseling Process | |
| Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning | |
| Modalities;The Experience of Counseling | |
| Consumer Perspective | |
| Professional Perspective;Trends in Counseling Services | |
| External Focuses | |
| Internal Focuses | |
| Evolving Frontiers in Theory and Practice | |
| Ethical Considerations in Counseling | |
| Confidentiality | |
| The Dilemma of Diagnosis | |
| Training | |
| Value System Differences | |
| Counselor/Client Boundaries | |
| Power | |
| Counseling as a Healing Art versus the Business of Mental Health | |
| Band-Aids versus Commitment to Social Change | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Protecting Children When Families Cannot: Child Abuse and Neglect Historical View | |
| Societal Role of Children | |
| Child Neglect throughout History | |
| Child Labor and Maltreatment | |
| Sexual Moves and Abuses | |
| Efforts to Control Child Abuse;Maltreatment Defined | |
| Physical Abuse | |
| Phsycial Neglect | |
| Sexual Abuse | |
| Emotional or Physchological Abuse;Reporting Child Maltreatment | |
| Intake | |
| Assessment | |
| Case Management and Treatment | |
| Court Intervention in Protective Cases | |
| Juvenille or Civil Court | |
| Criminal Court | |
| The Effect of Court Involvement on Children | |
| The Role of the Protective Services Worker | |
| Future of Protective Services | |
| Narrowing of Services | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Family Perservation or Child Placement?: Serving the Child's Best Interests Brief History of Family-Based Services | |
| Almshouses and Charities | |
| Scientific Philanthropy | |
| Settlement House Influence | |
| Mothers' | |
| Pensions | |
| Public Child Welfare Services | |
| The Emerging Concept of Permenency Planning | |
| Demonstrating Effectiveness of Family-Based Services | |
| Types of Family-Based Services | |
| Family Support Services | |
| Family Preservation Services | |
| Kinship Care, Family Presevation or Child Placement? | |
| Family Preservation Worker | |
| Perserve the Family or Place the Child? | |
| Shaping the Future of Family-Based Services | |
| Screening of At-Risk Clients | |
| Attention to Cultural Diversity | |
| Selection and Training of Workers | |
| Supervision and Consultation | |
| Operationalism of Program Design Goals | |
| Building Community Supports | |
| Evaluation and Research | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Court Services on Behald of Childrenb Historical Perspective | |
| The Child Savers | |
| Reform School Movement | |
| The Concept of Parens Patriae | |
| The Emergence of Juvenille Court | |
| Situations Warranting Juvenille Court Intervention | |
| Delinquency | |
| Statues Offenses | |
| Dependency, Abuse, and Neglect | |
| Related Situations Involving Court Interventions | |
| Factors Influencing Court Intervention | |
| The Rights of Juvenilles | |
| Advocating for Children;Juvenille Court Process and Procedures | |
| Intake Stage | |
| Adjudication Stage | |
| Disposition Stage | |
| The Role of the Social Worker and the Court | |
| Consumer Perspective | |
| Alternative Approaches to Court Intervention | |
| Diversion;Treatment of Juvenille Offenders | |
| Trends | |
| Should There Be a Separate Juvenille Court? | |
| Should Status Offenders Come under the Jurisdiction of the Juvenille Court? | |
| What Should Be Done with Serious Offenders? | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting | |
| Definition of Terms | |
| Historical Perspective | |
| Through the Eyes of Society: Myths Revisited | |
| Welfare Mothers | |
| Medical Concerns | |
| Development of the Children | |
| Demographics | |
| Teens at Risk | |
| Family Function | |
| Socioeconomic Status | |
| Previous Sexual Abuse and Date Rape | |
| Educational and Behavioral Difficulties;How Teens Make Decisions about Fertility and Child bearing | |
| Fathers | |
| A Teen's View | |
| Services: Primary Prevention | |
| Programs Focusing on Sexual Antecedents | |
| Programs Focusing on Nonsexual Antecendents | |
| Programs Focusing on Sexual and Nonsexual Antecedents | |
| Culturally Sensitive Interventions | |
| Services: Secondary Prevention | |
| Teen Parents and Their Families | |
| Keeping Fathers Involved | |
| Child Care | |
| Parenting Programs | |
| Residential Programs;Trends in Teen Pregnancy Prevention | |
| Legislative Initiatives | |
| Focus on Research | |
| Philosophical Research | |
| The Media | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Children in Family Foster Care History of Family Foster Care | |
| Early Beginnings | |
| Foster Care in Recent Years;The Nature of Foster Care Today | |
| Types of Foster Homes | |
| Reasons Children Come into Foster Care;Foster Parents | |
| Recruitment | |
| Homestudy and Training | |
| Placement and Follow-Up | |
| Stresses of Being a Foster Parent | |
| Foster Parents as Part of the Team;Birth Parents with Children in Foster Care | |
| Attitudes and Reactions | |
| Rights and Responsibilites of Birth Parents | |
| When Children Return Home | |
| Children in Foster Care | |
| Feelings about Placement and Separation | |
| Feelings about Natural Parents | |
| Feelings about Foster Parents | |
| Life in Foster Care | |
| Leaving Foster Care | |
| The Role of the Foster Care Social Worker | |
| The Future of Foster Care | |
| Political Influences Trends | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| The Adoption of Children The History of Adoption | |
| Definitions and Assumptions | |
| Types of Adoption;Issues in Adoption Today | |
| Decreased Number of Adoptable Children | |
| Changes in Types of Children Available for Adoption | |
| Controversy over Agency-Assisted versus Independent Adoptions | |
| Adoption Disruptions and the Need for Follow-Up | |
| Openness in Adoption | |
| Effects of Adoption on Children;Adoptive Participants | |
| Birth Parents | |
| Children Available for Adoption | |
| Adoptive Applicants;The Adoptive Process | |
| The Homestudy | |
| Placement and Legalization | |
| Postlegalization Services | |
| Adoption Disruption;The Role of the Adoption Worker | |
| The Search | |
| Supporters of the Search | |
| Who Searches | |
| Search Outcome | |
| Sealed Records | |
| Consent Contracts;Trends | |
| Children Available for Adoption | |
| Permanency Planning | |
| Placement Services for Adolescents | |
| Resources Available | |
| Lifelong Services | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Children in Residential Settings Historical Perspective | |
| Assumptions about Residential Care | |
| Types of Residential Settings | |
| Diagnostic Services | |
| Intense Therapeutic Services for Dependent Children | |
| Residential Treatment Centers | |
| Rehabilitative or Secure Treatment for Delinquents | |
| Centers for Children with Severe Special Needs;Children in Residential Settings | |
| Reasons for Referral | |
| Adjustment to Placement | |
| Life in a Residential Setting | |
| Components of a Residential Setting | |
| Token Economy and Phase System | |
| The Influence of Peer Culture | |
| Handling Crises in Residential Settings | |
| Sexually Acting Out in Residential Care | |
| Sexual Abuse of Children in Residential Care;Working with Families of Children in Residential Care | |
| Motivation of Parents | |
| Types of Family Treatment | |
| Problems in Working with Families | |
| The Role of Staff in a Residential Setting | |
| Residential Staff | |
| Educational Staff | |
| Clinical Staff | |
| Other Staff Functions | |
| The Frustrations of Staff | |
| Termination | |
| Return Home | |
| Placement in a Foster Home or a Less Restrictive Environment | |
| Placement in a More Restrictive Setting | |
| Hospitalization | |
| Independent Living | |
| Problems within Residential Settings | |
| Staff Issues | |
| Abuse in Residential Settings;Problems for Residential Centers within the Community | |
| Community Support | |
| Detriments to Residentially Placed Youths' | |
| Education | |
| Trends | |
| Population Served Requires a Change in Emphasis | |
| Restriction in Funding | |
| More Effective Evaluation | |
| Family Involvement | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Our Children's Future What is in Our Children's Future? | |
| Children's Status | |
| Children in Poverty | |
| Children at Risk | |
| Children and Health | |
| Children and Education | |
| Preparing Those Who Help Children | |
| Child Welfare in the Twenty-First Century | |
| Summary | |
| Exploration Questions | |
| References | |
| Name Index | |
| Subject Index | |
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