Child welfare for the Twenty-first century : a handbook of practices, policies, and programs /

This up-to-date and comprehensive resource by leaders in child welfare is the first book to reflect the impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997. The text serves as a single-source reference for a wide array of professionals who work in children, youth, and family services in the...

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Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Mallon, Gerald P., Hess, Peg McCartt
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This up-to-date and comprehensive resource by leaders in child welfare is the first book to reflect the impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997. The text serves as a single-source reference for a wide array of professionals who work in children, youth, and family services in the United States-policymakers, social workers, psychologists, educators, attorneys, guardians ad litem, and family court judges & mdash;and as a text for students of child welfare practice and policy. Features include:* Organized around ASFA's guiding principles of well-being, safety.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 749 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231511162
9780231525350