Critical Issues in Child Welfare

Name: Critical Issues in Child Welfare
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ISBN: 9780803945050

ISBN-10: 0803945051

ISBN-13: 9780803945050

Edition: 1994

Authors: Nora S. Gustavsson, Elizabeth A. Segal

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"This book provides a good overview of the important and current ssues in child welfare today." --Emma Wolford in The Prevention Report "Nora S. Gustavson and Elizabeth A. Segal take an interdisciplinary approach to issues affecting young people in the USA. The result is a book packed with up-to-date research and statistics relating to the health, educational experience and prospects, violence suffered and perpetrated, homelessness, effects of HIV, and chemical exposure as they affect young people. I would certainly recommend this book to social workers and all professionals working with young people. However, I feel its 'user-friendly' style and interdisciplinary approach make it…

Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/6/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 230
Size: 6.05" wide x 9.07" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English




Caring for America's Children


The Rights of Children


The Health of America's Children


Children and the Public Schools



The Residual Nature of Child Welfare


The Juvenilization of Poverty


Child Abuse and Neglect


When the State Intervenes


Foster Care, Adoption, and Permanency Planning



New Threats to Children


HIV and Chemical Exposure


Homeless Youth


Violence and Children



Linking Research and Practice


Assessing Infants and Children


A Developmental Perspective


A Research Agenda for the Future


Preventive Policies and Programs in Child Welfare