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The Child Welfare Challenge: Policy, Practice, and Research explores the major issues shaping the future of child welfare. As part of the Modern Applications of Social Work Series, this fourth edition from Routledge uses both historical and contemporary contexts to examine how policy and research impact practice. The text focuses on families and children who primarily use services through publicly funded child welfare agencies. It covers essential areas where social work plays a significant role, including foster care, adoptions, in-home family-centered services, child-protective services, and residential treatment services. This updated edition includes new content on child maltreatment to provide a comprehensive view of the field.

Key Features

This fourth edition from Routledge includes new content on child maltreatment to address current industry needs.

The text examines major policy, practice, and research issues that shape the future of child welfare.

Content focuses on families and children who receive services through publicly funded child welfare agencies.

The book covers essential social work areas such as foster care, adoptions, and child-protective services.

It provides analysis of in-home family-centered services and residential treatment services within the field.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
06 September 2018
Listed Since
24 October 2017

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