Creating positive systems of child and family welfare : congruence with the everyday lives of children and parents /

"The North American approach to child protection is broadly accepted, despite frequent criticisms of its core limitations: parental fear and resistance, the limited range of services and supports available to families, escalating costs, and high stress and turnover among service providers. Coul...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Alexander Street (Firm)
Other Authors: Cameron, Gary (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""1â€?Fathers and Child Welfare""; ""2â€?Mothers and Child Welfare""; ""3â€?Stand by Me, Engage Me: Reviewing Child Protection Experiences and Preferences of Mothers and of Fathers""; ""4â€?Home Truths: What Mothers of Children in Placement Say about Their Lives""; ""5â€?Invisible Lives: A Qualitative Study of 61 Parents Receiving Child Protective Services ""; ""6â€?“I Knew, Maybe, This One Is Realâ€?: A†̄Study of Six Good Worker-Client Relationships in Child Welfare""
  • ""7â€?Bridging or Maintaining Distance: A†̄Matched Comparison of Parent and â€S̄ervice Provider Perceptions""""8â€?See Us. Hear Us. Work with Us: Familiesâ€ānd Family & Child Services""; ""9â€?Parentsâ€? Views of Child Welfare Helping Relationships in Accessible and in Central Service Delivery Settings""; ""10â€?When the Going Gets Tough: Aâ€W̄orkplace Study of Four Southern Ontario Childrenâ€?s Aid Societies""; ""11â€?Child Protection Jobs in Accessible and Central Service Delivery Settings ""; ""Creating Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare: Questions and Suggestions ""