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10%OFF. Ed(S): Prilleltensky, Isaac; Nelson, Geoffrey; Peirson, Leslea - Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment: Fundamentals for Thinking and Action - 9780802083838 - V9780802083838
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Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment: Fundamentals for Thinking and Action

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Description for Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment: Fundamentals for Thinking and Action paperback. 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. Editor(s): Prilleltensky, Isaac; Nelson, Geoffrey; Peirson, Leslea. Num Pages: 528 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 725.

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 ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802083838
SKU
V9780802083838
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About . Ed(S): Prilleltensky, Isaac; Nelson, Geoffrey; Peirson, Leslea
Geoffrey Nelson is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. Leslea Peirson teaches in the Department of Psychology at Wilfreid Laurier University. Isaac Prilleltensky teaches in the Department of Psychology at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

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