Author: TexasPublisher:
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Category : Public welfare
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Human Resources Code
Author: TexasChild and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and MeansPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Supervisory Guide
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apprenticeship programs
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
The Children's Bureau Legacy
Author: Administration on Children, Youth and FamiliesPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 0160917220
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Comprehensive history of the Children’s Bureau from 1912-2012 in eBook form that shares the legacy of this landmark agency that established the first Federal Government programs, research and social reform initiatives aimed to improve the safety, permanency and well-being of children, youth and families. In addition to bios of agency heads and review of legislation and publications, this important book provides a critical look at the evolution of the Nation and its treatment of children as it covers often inspiring and sometimes heart-wrenching topics such as: child labor; the Orphan Trains, adoption and foster care; infant and maternal mortality and childhood diseases; parenting, infant and child care education; the role of women's clubs and reformers; child welfare standards; Aid to Dependent Children; Depression relief; children of migrants and minorities (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans), including Indian Boarding Schools and Indian Adoption Program; disabled children care; children in wartime including support of military families and World War II refugee children; Juvenile delinquency; early childhood education Head Start; family planning; child abuse and neglect; natural disaster recovery; and much more. Child welfare and related professionals, legislators, educators, researchers and advocates, university school of social work faculty and staff, libraries, and others interested in social work related to children, youth and families, particularly topics such as preventing child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption will be interested in this comprehensive history of the Children's Bureau that has been funded by the U.S. Federal Government since 1912.
Child-caring Institutions
Author: Martin GulaChildren and Residential Experiences
Author: Martha J. HoldenPublisher: C W L A Press
ISBN: 9781587601262
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The CARE practice model provides a framework for residential care based on a theory of how children develop, motivating both children and staff to adhere to routines, structures, and processes, minimizing the potential for interpersonal conflict. The core principles of the model have a strong relationship to positive child outcomes, and can be incorporated into a wide variety of programs and treatment models.
The Partnership of Child Care Institutions and Child Placing Agencies
Author: Jake TerpstraPublisher:
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Category : Child care services
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Bureau Publication ...
Author: Directory of Maternity Hospitals, Infant Homes, Agencies Receiving and Placing Children, Licensed Or Certified by the State Board of Control
Author: Minnesota. Children's BureauPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Child Welfare for the Twenty-first Century
Author: Gerald P. MallonPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231511167
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
This up-to-date and comprehensive resource by leaders in child welfare is the first book to reflect the impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997. The text serves as a single-source reference for a wide array of professionals who work in children, youth, and family services in the United States-policymakers, social workers, psychologists, educators, attorneys, guardians ad litem, and family court judges& mdash;and as a text for students of child welfare practice and policy. Features include: * Organized around ASFA's guiding principles of well-being, safety, and permanency * Focus on evidence-based "best practices" * Case examples integrated throughout * First book to include data from the first round of National Child and Family Service Reviews Topics discussed include the latest on prevention of child abuse and neglect and child protective services; risk and resilience in child development; engaging families; connecting families with public and community resources; health and mental health care needs of children and adolescents; domestic violence; substance abuse in the family; family preservation services; family support services and the integration of family-centered practices in child welfare; gay and lesbian adolescents and their families; children with disabilities; and runaway and homeless youth. The contributors also explore issues pertaining to foster care and adoption, including a focus on permanency planning for children and youth and the need to provide services that are individualized and culturally and spiritually responsive to clients. A review of salient systemic issues in the field of children, youth, and family services completes this collection.