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Children's rights : policy and practice / John T. Pardeck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pardeck, John T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's rights--United States.
- Children's rights.
- United States.
- Child welfare--United States.
- Child welfare.
- Social work with children--United States.
- Social work with children.
- Children--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Children.
- Children--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 168 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Haworth Social Work Practice Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- This comprehensive appraisal of children's rights encompasses legal, psychological, sociological, policy, and child advocacy issues. Children's Rights: Policy and Practice addresses the situation of minors at home, at school, in foster care, and in residential facilities. Balancing theoretical considerations, solid information, and practical advice, Children's Rights is an essential resource for child welfare workers, attorneys, academicians, parents, and social workers.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. The Children's Rights Movement 1
- Child Maltreatment and Children's Rights 4
- Foster Care and Adoption 7
- Litigation and Children's Rights 12
- Child Advocates 14
- Chapter 2. The Rights of Children and Parents 19
- Dangers of State Interference 20
- Justifying State Intervention 23
- Minority Status of Children 24
- The Legal Rights of Children and Parents 26
- Child Liberationists versus Child Protectionists 27
- Chapter 3. The Rights of Able Children and Children with Disabilities in Schools 31
- The Rights of Children in Public Schools 32
- Children with Disabilities and School Rights 35
- Comparison of the ADA and IDEA 51
- Chapter 4. The Rights of Able Children and Children with Disabilities in Day Care Programs 55
- The Day Care System 56
- Day Care and Children with Disabilities 57
- Complaints and Enforcement of the ADA 59
- Children with Disabilities and Admissions to Day Care 61
- Chapter 5. Children's Rights and Residential Treatment / Patrick Morgan 67
- A Brief History of Residential Treatment and the Juvenile Court 67
- Children's Rights in Institutional Settings 68
- Chapter 6. Children's Rights and Protective Services 79
- Child Abuse and Neglect 79
- Separation and Loss 86
- Protective Services 91
- The Court and Protective Services 95
- Chapter 7. Advocacy and Children's Rights 101
- Effective Advocacy Skills for Parents 104
- Family Policy and Child Advocacy 108
- Professionals and Child Advocacy 113
- A Case Example 117
- Chapter 8. Children's Rights: Implications for Policy and Practice 123
- Family Policy 124
- Social Work Practice and Children 128
- Family Health and Children 135
- Appendix Organizations Focusing on Children's Rights 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0789010615
- 0789010607
- OCLC:
- 47989918
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