Creating Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare : : Congruence with the Everyday Lives of Children and Parents / / ed. by Gary Cameron, Marshall Fine, Sarah Maiter, Karen Frensch, Nancy Freymond.

The North American approach to child protection is broadly accepted, despite frequent criticisms of its core limitations: parental fear and resistance, the limited range of services and supports available to families, escalating costs, and high stress and turnover among service providers. Could thes...

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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2013
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.) :; 2 figures
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • 1. Fathers and Child Welfare
  • 2. Mothers and Child Welfare
  • 3. Stand by Me, Engage Me: Reviewing Child Protection Experiences and Preferences of Mothers and of Fathers
  • 4. Home Truths: What Mothers of Children in Placement Say about Their Lives
  • 5. Invisible Lives: A Qualitative Study of 61 Parents Receiving Child Protective Services
  • 6. "I Knew, Maybe, This One Is Real": A Study of Six Good Worker-Client Relationships in Child Welfare
  • 7. Bridging or Maintaining Distance: A Matched Comparison of Parent and Service Provider Perceptions
  • 8. See Us. Hear Us. Work with Us: Families and Family & Child Services
  • 9. Parents' Views of Child Welfare Helping Relationships in Accessible and in Central Service Delivery Settings
  • 10. When the Going Gets Tough: A Workplace Study of Four Southern Ontario Children's Aid Societies
  • 11. Child Protection Jobs in Accessible and Central Service Delivery Settings
  • Creating Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare: Questions and Suggestions
  • Bibliography
  • Index