Child Welfare and the Law
The first section of the book, When Do I Go Home? tells the story of Karli and her brother Jon. Karli and her baby brother have been taken from their home. She doesn't know where her mother is, and now she and her brother are being placed in separate foster homes! The second part of the book identifies the challenges that arise when children like Karli and Jon are taken into an unfamiliar system. The author's practical intervention strategies will help foster parents and other professionals...
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The first section of the book, When Do I Go Home? tells the story of Karli and her brother Jon. Karli and her baby brother have been taken from their home. She doesn't know where her mother is, and now she and her brother are being placed in separate foster homes! The second part of the book identifies the challenges that arise when children like Karli and Jon are taken into an unfamiliar system. The author's practical intervention strategies will help foster parents and other professionals meet the needs of these children with sensitivity and compassion. Booknews Examines the relationship between the law and social work practice in child welfare, overviewing the child welfare and judicial systems and looking at legislative and judicial foundations of modern practice, court decision and their impact on the rights of biological and foster parents and children, the impact of class action suits, and the role of child welfare workers in the legal process. Appendices provide detailed instructions on conducting legal research and an excerpt from a consent decree. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
\ BooknewsExamines the relationship between the law and social work practice in child welfare, overviewing the child welfare and judicial systems and looking at legislative and judicial foundations of modern practice, court decision and their impact on the rights of biological and foster parents and children, the impact of class action suits, and the role of child welfare workers in the legal process. Appendices provide detailed instructions on conducting legal research and an excerpt from a consent decree. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
