Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Perspective
- ISBN-10
- 0205672760
- ISBN-13
- 9780205672769
- Series
- Exploring Child Welfare
- Category
- Child welfare
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Allyn & Bacon
- Author
- Cynthia Crosson-Tower
Description
Exploring Child Welfare Fifth edition provides an overall look at all aspects of the provision of services for children and their families, from services that enhance and support family life to those that substitute for the child's own home. The Fifth Edition of this accessible and engaging text continues to reflect the author's strong practice perspective and incorporates new developments in all areas of child welfare services. The author bases her work on more than 35 years of experience in almost all areas of children's services, including protective services, foster care, adoption, court services, residential treatment and school-based services.
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