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Transforming Child Welfare: Interdisciplinary Practices, Field Education, and Research (Voices from the Prairies)
H. Monty Montgomery (Ed.)
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Description for Transforming Child Welfare: Interdisciplinary Practices, Field Education, and Research (Voices from the Prairies)
Paperback. Transforming Child Welfare tackles the "wicked" problems encountered in the child welfare system by social workers and other professionals, and suggests best practice solutions that professionals can use in their own practices. Editor(s): Montgomery, H. Monty; Badry, Dorothy; Fuchs, Don; Kikulwe, Daniel. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 582.
Canada has among the highest rate of children in foster care in the developed world-a national tragedy that has its roots in poverty, residential schooling, and other forms of colonialism. Tackling the wicked and intransigent problems of child abuse and neglect, as well as FASD, encountered by social workers, educators, health care workers, and others, Transforming Child Welfare turns a close eye on systemic issues within the child welfare system. Reflecting on previous strengths, and integrating research evidence with practical experience, the contributors to this volume provide professionals with best practice solutions that can be applied in ... Read more
Canada has among the highest rate of children in foster care in the developed world-a national tragedy that has its roots in poverty, residential schooling, and other forms of colonialism. Tackling the wicked and intransigent problems of child abuse and neglect, as well as FASD, encountered by social workers, educators, health care workers, and others, Transforming Child Welfare turns a close eye on systemic issues within the child welfare system. Reflecting on previous strengths, and integrating research evidence with practical experience, the contributors to this volume provide professionals with best practice solutions that can be applied in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
582 g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Regina, Canada
ISBN
9780889774513
SKU
V9780889774513
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About H. Monty Montgomery (Ed.)
H. Monty Montgomery is an assistant professor with the University of Regina Faculty of Social Work in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Dorothy Badry is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. Don Fuchs is professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba and a founding member of the Prairie Child Welfare ... Read more
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