Child Welfare and Family Services: Policies and Practice

Abstract

Each chapter includes Example, Introduction, Trends and Issues, Chapter Summary, For Study and Discussion, For Additional Study, Internet Sites, and References. 1.An Introduction to Family and Child Services. The Changing American Family. Problems of Children and Young Persons. Historical Highlights of Services to Families and Children. Public Policies for Families and Children. Classification of Services. Culturally Competent Family and Child Services. The Organization of Services. 2.Rights and Responsibilities of Parents, Children, and Government. Rights and Responsibilities of Parents. Rights and Responsibilities of Children. Rights and Responsibilities of the Government. 3.Family Support. Case Example: Reaching Out to a Family at Risk for Child Maltreatment. New Interest in Services to Families. Problems Toward Which Services Are Directed. The Many Faces of Family Life. Single-Parent Families. Families with Lesbian or Gay Parents. Stepparent Families. Families of Color. Characteristics of Family Support Services. Family Support Programs. The Practice of Family Support Services. Family Support Programs. The Practice of Family Support Services. Assessment of Family Support. Early Childbearing and the Family. Services to Fathers. Pregnancy Prevention Programs. Historical Aspects of Services to Teenage Parents. Other Approaches to Strengthening Families. 4.Family Income Security. Case Example: Welfare Reform Creates Hard Choices for Mothers. Poverty in the United States. History of Welfare Policy in the United States. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Other Income Programs for Families with Children. Welfare-to-Work Programs. Effect of Welfare on Children. 5.Supporting Families with Day Care and Child Development Programs. Case Example: A Neighborhood Day Care Network. Care Network. Introduction. Families Needing Child Care. Changing Patterns of Work and Family. Sharing the Costs of Care. Day Care Regulation. Working Parents' Child Care Arrangements. Recent Research on Child Care. Sexual Abuse in Day Care. Developmental Programs for Families with Young Children. Historical Development of Day Care. 6.Law and Procedure: Court Intervention with Children, Youth, and Families. The Juvenile Court Movement. The Family Court Movement. The Structure of the Legal System. Legal Matters for the Child Welfare System. Court Procedures. Roles of Various Persons in Court Process. 7.Protecting Children from Neglect and Abuse. Case Example: A Protective Services Investigation. Incidence. Aims and Special Attributes of Child Protective Services. Historical Development of Protective Services. The Definitional Dilemma. Reporting Child Maltreatment. An Ecological View of Child Maltreatment. Consequences of Child Maltreatment. Identifying Child Neglect. Identifying Child Abuse. Identifying Psychological Maltreatment. Sexual Abuse of Children. The Practice of Child Protection. Interviewing in Child Protective Services. Aspects of Community Support and Influence. 8.Family Preservation: Intervention with Family-Based Services to Protect Children and Strengthen Families. Case Example: Using Intensive Family-Based Services to Prevent Placement. Controversy Concerning Family Preservation Philosophy and Services. Characteristics of Family Preservation Services. Programs That Prevent Placement and Preserve Families. The Practice of Family-Based Services. Evaluation of Family Preservation Programs. Kinship Care as Family Preservation. 9.Foster Care: A Service for Children and Their Families. Case Example: Teamwork in Foster Care. Permanency, Safety, and Family Continuity: Critical Contemporary Issues. Historical Development: Early Beginnings. Twentieth-Century Child Welfare Reforms. Basic Characteristics of Foster Care. Why Children Are Placed in Foster Care. Characteristics of Children in Care. Working with the Placement Process. Meeting the Needs of Children in Foster Care. Permanency Planning: Family Reunification. Types of Foster Care. Teamwork in Out-of-Home Care. Protecting Children and Youths in Out-of-Home Care. 10.Families by Adoption. Case Example: Helping an Older Child Use Adoption. Controversial Issues. Historical Development. Some Adoption Facts and Patterns. Underlying Principles of the Agency Adoptive Process. The Experience of Adoption. The Legal Framework for Adoption. Postadoption Services. Adoption of Children with Special Needs. Kinship Adoption. Adoption of Children of Color. Intercountry Adoption. 11.Juvenile Delinquents: The Community's Dilemma. Case Example. Juvenille Offender Categories. Scope of the Problems. Historical Development of Juvenile Delinquency Services. Risk Factors for Delinquency. The Juvenile Offender in the Juvenile Court System. The Juvenile in the Criminal Court System. Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Interventions Strategies. 12.Professional Responsibilities: Ethics and Advocacy. Professional Responsibility. Case Example: Balancing Client Advocacy and Ethical Requirements. Professional Responsibility. Special Issues in Child Welfare Practice. Child Advocacy. Appendix. Curriculum Competencies for Social Work Education in Family and Children's Services.

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