School-based practice with children and youth experiencing homelessness / James P. Canfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Canfield, James P. (James Park), author.

Series:

Oxford workshop series (School Social Work Association of America)

Oxford Workshop Series : School Social Work Association of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homeless children--United States.

Homeless children.

Homeless youth--United States.

Homeless youth.

Social service--United States.

Social service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2015

Summary:

This is one of the first books to focus on child homelessness in the context of school social work and related professional practice. Beginning with ways to think about homelessness, the book guides the reader through the important studies and findings as they relate to school social workers and other related professionals. It provides readers with a detailed and thoughtful description of important policies that shape practice with homeless students and offers guidance on assessing perceived policy implementation.

Contents:

Series School-based Practice with Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Chapter 1 Who Are the Homeless? Chapter 2 What We Know about Homelessness: Building a Foundation Chapter 3 The McKinney-Vento Act and School-Based Practice Chapter 4 The McKinney-Vento Act in School-Based Practice Chapter 5 Barriers and Facilitators: A Practice Approach

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-027149-3