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| Children: Our Most Important Resource | |
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| The Changing Family | |
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| Children and Poverty | |
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| The Impact of Violence and Addiction on Children | |
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| Children Against the Backdrop of War: Addressing the Needs of Military Families | |
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| Daycare and Educational Settings: Responding to the Needs of Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers and School Aged Children | |
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| Counseling for Families and Children | |
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| Protecting Children When Families Cannot: Child Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Family Preservation or Child Placement? Serving the Child's Best Interests | |
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| Court Services on Behalf of Children | |
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| Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting | |
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| Children in Family Foster Care | |
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| The Adoption of Children | |
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| Children in Residential Settings | |
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| Our Children's Future | |
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| Children: Our Most Important Resource | |
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| A Brief History of Child Welfare | |
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| Providing Services for Children Today | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| The Changing Family | |
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| The Responsibilities and Rights of the Family | |
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| The Setting for Today's Family | |
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| Profile of Today's Family | |
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| Types of Families | |
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| The Emotional Climate of Families | |
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| The Impact of Culture on Families | |
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| The Family Life Cycle | |
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| Stresses on Families | |
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| When Families Need Help | |
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| Trends | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Children and Poverty | |
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| Characteristics of Poor Children | |
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| Poverty Defined | |
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| Why Children Live in Poverty | |
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| Consequences of Growing Up in Poverty | |
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| Recent Efforts to Fight Poverty | |
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| The Economics of Poverty | |
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| Reducing Child Poverty | |
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| An Important Footnote | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| The Impact of Violence and Addiction on Children | |
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| Children in a Culture of Violence | |
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| Children and Substance Abuse | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Children Against the Backdrop of War: Addressing the Needs of Military Families | |
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| Background | |
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| Understanding the Military Culture as it Impacts the Military Family | |
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| The Military Family | |
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| Working with Military Families | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Daycare and Educational Settings: Responding to the Needs of Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers and School Aged Children | |
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| Where the Children Are: Evolving Philosophies and Changing Policies | |
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| From Past to Present | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Counseling for Families and Children | |
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| Crosson-Tower | |
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| What Is Counseling? | |
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| When a Family Might Seek Counseling | |
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| Attitudes about Receiving Counseling | |
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| Changing Attitudes about Counseling | |
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| Types of Counseling | |
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| The Counseling Process | |
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| The Experience of Counseling | |
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| Trends in Counseling Services | |
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| Ethical Considerations in Counseling | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Protecting Children When Families Cannot: Child Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Historical View | |
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| Maltreatment Defined | |
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| Reporting Child Maltreatment | |
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| Court Intervention in Protective Cases | |
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| The Role of the Protective Services Worker | |
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| Future of Protective Services | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Family Preservation or Child Placement? Serving the Child's Best Interests | |
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| Brief History of Family-Based Services | |
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| Assessing the Effectiveness of Family Based Services | |
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| Family Preservation Workers | |
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| Preserve the Family or Place the Child? | |
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| Shaping the Future of Family-Based Services | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Court Services on Behalf of Children | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| Situations Warranting Juvenile Court Intervention | |
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| Factors Influencing Court Intervention | |
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| The Rights of Juveniles | |
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| Juvenile Court Processes and Procedures | |
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| The Role of the Social Worker and the Court | |
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| Consumer Perspective | |
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| Alternative Approaches to Court Intervention | |
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| Treatment of Juvenile Offenders | |
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| Trends | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting | |
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| Definition of Terms | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| Through the Eyes of Society: Myths Revisited | |
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| Demographics | |
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| Risk | |
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| How Teens Make Decisions about Fertility and Childrearing | |
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| Fathers | |
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| A Teen's View | |
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| Services: Primary Prevention | |
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| Services: Secondary Prevention | |
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| Shaping the Future of Teen Pregnancy Prevention | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Children in Family Foster Care | |
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| History of Family Foster Care | |
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| The Nature of Foster Care Today | |
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| Foster Parents | |
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| Birth Parents with Children in Foster Care | |
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| Children in Foster Care | |
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| The Role of the Foster Care Social Worker | |
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| The Future of Foster Care | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| The Adoption of Children | |
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| The History of Adoption | |
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| Definitions and Assumptions | |
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| Issues in Adoption Today | |
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| Adoptive Participants | |
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| The Adoptive Process | |
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| The Role of the Adoption Worker | |
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| The Search | |
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| Trends | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Children in Residential Settings | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| Assumptions about Residential Care | |
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| Types of Residential Settings | |
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| Children in Residential Settings | |
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| Life in a Residential Setting | |
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| Working with Families of Children in Residential Care | |
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| The Role of Staff in a Residential Setting | |
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| Termination | |
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| Problems within Residential Settings | |
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| Problems for Residential Centers within the Community | |
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| Trends | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Our Children's Future | |
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| What Is in Our Children's Future? | |
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| Preparing Those Who Help Children | |
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| Child Welfare in the Twenty-First Century | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exploration Questions | |
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| References | |