Helping in Child Protective Services A Competency-Based Casework Handbook

Name: Helping in Child Protective Services A Competency-Based Casework Handbook
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ISBN: 9780195161908

ISBN-10: 0195161904

ISBN-13: 9780195161908

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: American Humane American Humane Association, Charmaine R. Brittain, Deborah Esquibel Hunt

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This second edition of Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook is a comprehensive desk reference that serves as both a daily guide for workers and a training tool for supervisors and administrators. This invaluable resource provides CPS workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist vulnerable families, covering such key issues as assessment, decision making, intervention, child development, medical evaluation, accountability, and the legal framework of culturally responsive practice. This handbook equips CPS professionals and students to follow the casework process from intake through case closure with step-by-step instructions and examples.…

Book details

List price: $66.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 1.61" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



Contributors



The CPS Experience: Working with a Family from Beginning to End



The History of Child Protective Services



The Casework Process



Key Partners in Protecting Children and Supporting Families



Interviewing Children and Families



Intake and Investigation: Initial Stages of the CPS Process



Assessment



Child Development



The Medical Evaluation of Abuse and Neglect



Intervention with Families



The Legal Framework for Child Protective Services



Accountability in Child Protective Services


Glossary


Index