Supervisors have a pivotal position in the child welfare workforce: they recruit and retainthe best employees, move agencies to best practice frameworks, and create a sustaining positive organizationa
Through words, pictures, photographs, certificates and other "little treasures", a Life Story Book provides a detailed account of the child's early history and a chronology of their life.This book sh
Child abuse and neglect are examined in this new book - the latest research, what it entails, and how to recognize and report it. Federal law mandates the reporting of suspected child maltreatment by
Through personal narratives and case studies, this fully updated second edition explores the childhood and adolescent experiences of transgendered persons. Addressing the differences between male-to-f
The author of Damaged tells the story of the Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a traumatic childhood of suffering at the hands of the very people who should
Child Protection Services have been involved with Billy and his mother for some time now. He has been happily settled in a kinship placement with his grandmother and enjoys his pet cat, interacting wi
Intended for child care professionals who specialize in foster children recovering from abuse or trauma, this evidence-based guide outlines the basic principles that govern best practices and outcomes
Through personal narratives and case studies, this fully updated second edition explores the childhood and adolescent experiences of transgendered persons. Addressing the differences between male-to-f
Relates the author's harrowing family circumstances that led to his placement in the equally daunting foster-case system, a challenge during which he beat the odds through high academic achievement, i
This book explains the differences between European countries in the supply and forms of public child care and preschool provisions by reference to the historical context in which these forms originat
Hughes, a consultant nurse in the UK, has partnered with Owen (Director of safeguarding and Welfare, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, UK) to edit these case studies, exercises and essays on the
"What makes Debra Gwartney’s Live Through This special is its literary precision, its truly startling honesty, and, most of all, its ability to sift through pain and ashes and find?not bitterness?but
Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls. As such, it has long been of concern to feminists, and more recently mental health activists. This book draws on th
Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls. As such, it has long been of concern to feminists, and more recently mental health activists. This book draws on th
PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN provides guidance to teachers, child care and education administrators, health care providers, social service workers, and all who work with young children on how to recognize
** Shortlisted for the NASEN Special Educational Needs Academic Book Award 2009 **Inter-professional collaborations are invaluable relationships which can prevent the social exclusion of children and
** Shortlisted for the NASEN Special Educational Needs Academic Book Award 2009 **Inter-professional collaborations are invaluable relationships which can prevent the social exclusion of children and
This is a unique compilation of cross-cultural and international attitudes towards adoption research and outcomes. Whilst informal adoption of children has probably always existed across all human so
Social workers today not only face competing claims concerning the rights and needs of children and youth, but they also confront contradictions between policy and practice. Social workers are expecte
