Hearts and Hands deals with many of the difficult issues addressed in Luis Rodriguez’s memoir of gang life, Always Running, but with a focus on healing through community building. Empowered by his exp
This uniquely comprehensive manual is a clear, easy-to-read handbook that provides specific guidelines for virtually every aspect of early childhood administration. Contents include: sample criteria,
A comprehensive, multi-disciplined description of the views and experiences of a national sample of families with children from China toward common encounters such as acknowledging Chinese cultural-he
This concise and accessible new text examines the correlations between runaway children and teenage prostitution in the United States from a criminological, sociological, and psychological perspective
Starting with questions about how to incorporate Chinese culture and custom into the lives of their adopted daughters Emily and Claire, the authors began a year-long search for answers. The result is
This book consists of actual cases from the author's experience as a child welfare specialist. The cases were selected to introduce the variety of social problems facing families within the child welf
Interpret the hidden meaning of family roles to help children at risk!Because dysfunctional patterns are closed systems that serve a secret purpose, they are almost impossible to change from the outsi
This work calls for increased public awareness of the impact of parental incarceration on children and discusses how to meet the needs of these children and families. Specific topics include an integr
A powerful blend of history, biography, and adventure, ORPHAN TRAINS fills a grievous gap in the American story. Tracing the evolution of the Children’s Aid Society, this dramatic narrative tel
An informed, comprehensive guide to raising a multicultural family.How many times do you celebrate the New Year at home? Just once? If your family is Jewish, Chinese, and a few other things besides,
This book helps professionals to make informed, research-based assessments of risk, offering strategies for supporting and educating families within which sexual abuse has occurred. Without actually a
Young Homeless People takes a broad approach to the distressing phenomenon of youth homelessness. While politicians, researchers and the media focus on the more visibly homeless--those sleeping in ci
In this new volume, two distinguished professors of social work debate the question of whether family preservation or adoption serves the best interests of abused and neglected children.Arguing the me
The first guide of its kind, covering all stages of the adoption processAdopting on Your Own addresses the questions and concerns of prospective single parents. Lee Varon, a practicing therapist spec
How does one change the attitudes and practices of child protective services (CPS)--a statewide bureaucracy often overwhelmed and understaffed? First, take an outsider to the system, Insoo Kim Berg,
A Man Named Dave, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzer’s inspirational and New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Child Called "It" and The Los
