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Child welfare for the twenty-first century : a handbook of practices, policies, and programs / edited by Gerald P. Mallon and Peg McCartt Hess.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child welfare--United States.
- Child welfare.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 764 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- Child welfare for the 21st century
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- This up-to-date and comprehensive resource by leaders in child welfare is the first book to reflect the impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997. The text serves as a single-source reference for a wide array of professionals who work in children, youth, and family services in the United States-policymakers, social workers, psychologists, educators, attorneys, guardians ad litem, and family court judges- and as a text for students of child welfare practice and policy.
- Features include:
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231130724
- OCLC:
- 60550530
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