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Transforming child welfare : interdisciplinary practices, field education, and research : voices from the Prairies / edited by H. Monty Montgomery [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Voices from the Prairies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child welfare--Canada.
- Child welfare.
- Children--Government policy--Canada.
- Children.
- Children--Canada--Social conditions.
- Family policy--Canada.
- Family policy.
- Social work with children--Canada.
- Social work with children.
- Social work education--Canada.
- Social work education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Regina, Saskatchewan, [Ontario] : University of Regina Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Tackling the "wicked" and intransigent problems encountered by social workers, educators, health care workers, and others, Transforming Child Welfare examines systematic issues within the child welfare system, including child abuse, neglect, and FASD. Reflecting on previous strengths, and integrating research and practice, the contributors to this volume provide professionals with best practice solutions that can be applied in different contexts.
- Contents:
- Front
- Contents
- Foreword
- From the Editors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Honouring the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Transforming Child Welfare in Canada into a Stronger Child Rights-Based System
- Forms and Strategies for Integrated Working in Child Welfare
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Researching Ourselves Back to Life
- Child Protection Inquiries: What Are They Teaching Us? A Canadian Perspective
- Strengthening Children's Capacity to Cope with Separation, Loss, and Uncertain Futures: Action Steps for Front-Line Child Welfare Practice
- Aligning Practice, Ethics, and Policy: Adopting a Harm Reduction Approach in Working with High-Risk Children and Youth
- Prioritizing Children in Care with FASD: Why Prevalence Matters
- A Community-Based Research Approach to Developing an HIV Education and Training Module for Child and Family Service Workers in Ontario
- Boundaries and Identity: Racialized Child Welfare Workers' Perspectives of Their Histories and Experiences When Working with Diverse Families
- Pathways: Community-Engaged Research with Youth Transitioning to Adult In(ter)dependence from Government Care
- Narrative Threads in the Accounts of Women with Learning Difficulties Who Have Been Criminalized
- The Caregiver Curriculum on fasd: Transforming Practice through Knowledge and Education
- An Indispensable Tool in the Tool Kit: Distance Delivery in Social Work Education to Support Child Welfare Practice
- Epilogue
- Abstracts
- Contributors
- Subject Index
- Author Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780889774520
- 0889774528
- OCLC:
- 953887605
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