Child Welfare and Family Services: Policies and Practice (8th Edition)

This thorough revision of Child Welfare and Family Services reflects current issues, controversies, and innovative practice methods in bothfamily and child services. It providesa strong historical context to current programs, issues, and policy decisions; as well as in-depthinformation on legal and legislative frameworks.

A new chapter on child welfare practice, including an expanded treatment offoster care, provides a foundation for social work interventions with children. In addition, new and updated informationcovers topics such as; child welfare issues with immigrant families, child outcome measurements, forensic interviewing, advocacy, court documentation,federal legislation, child welfare in a global context, cultural competence, protective/preventive services, day care/child development programs, income security, kinship care, family preservation, and adoption.