Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment : : Fundamentals for Thinking and Action / / Geoffrey Nelson, Leslea Peirson, Isaac Prilleltensky.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
• HerausgeberIn: Nelson, Geoffrey,; Peirson, Leslea,; Prilleltensky, Isaac,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (528 p.)

Based on extensive research over many years, with a broad range of participants in Canada and internationally, this collection of essays is an important contribution to the child welfare agenda. It deals with the promotion of emotional well-being in families, and the prevention of child maltreatment. Values, policies and resources are examined as both facilitators of, and barriers to, effective action.The authors interviewed nearly 150 people, including researchers, policy makers, social workers and clients of the child welfare system. Both theoretical and practical issues emerge, as the authors discuss the social context of abuse and the scientific context wherein policy is made. They conclude that the following social conditions are essential in effectively reducing abuse: upheld values of self-determination and the health of children; sufficient material and psychological resources for children and families; family-friendly parental leave and child support policies, and empirically grounded and tested prevention programs. Contained within the work is extensive examination of current issues in Aboriginal child welfare. The authors advocate certain collective approaches to child-raising, inspired by current and historical Aboriginal practices. Promoting Family Wellness is of relevance to all those involved in child welfare, and to researchers and students too. It is readable and clear enough to be of interest to the general reader who is interested in this intellectually complex and emotionally fraught topic.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Family Wellness Project Team -- CHAPTER ONE. Mapping the Terrain: Framework for Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment -- CHAPTER TWO. Context, Contributing Factors, and Consequences -- CHAPTER THREE. Vision and Values for Child and Family Wellness -- CHAPTER FOUR. Social Policies for Promoting the Well-Being of Canadian Children and Families -- CHAPTER FIVE. A Review and Analysis of Programs to Promote Family Wellness and Prevent the Maltreatment of Preschool and Elementary-School-Aged Children -- CHAPTER SIX. Programming for Distressed and Disadvantaged Adolescents -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Program Implementation and Diffusion -- CHAPTER EIGHT. A Circle of Healing: Family Wellness in Aboriginal Communities -- CHAPTER NINE. Beyond the Boundaries: Themes for Thinking and Action in the Promotion of Family Wellness and the Prevention of Child Maltreatment -- References -- Index