Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook

Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook
ISBN-10
0190289872
ISBN-13
9780190289874
Series
Helping in Child Protective Services
Category
Social Science
Pages
576
Language
English
Published
2004-02-12
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
American Humane Association

Description

This second edition of Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook is a comprehensive desk reference that serves as both a daily guide for workers and a training tool for supervisors and administrators. This invaluable resource provides CPS workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist vulnerable families, covering such key issues as assessment, decision making, intervention, child development, medical evaluation, accountability, and the legal framework of culturally responsive practice. This handbook equips CPS professionals and students to follow the casework process from intake through case closure with step-by-step instructions and examples. Chapters cover child development, key developmental milestones, and the importance of intervention; medical evaluation of child abuse and neglect; how to structure interviews and phrase questions to obtain information from families and guide the casework process; and the importance of accountable practice to families, their agencies, and the public. This latest edition of Helping in Child Protective Services compiles the most up-to-date research and practice information to help professionals provide the highest quality and most innovative services to children and families.

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