RT Book T1 The child welfare challenge: policy, practice and research T2 Modern application of social work A2 Pecora, Peter J. LA English PP New Brunswick u.a. PB Transaction Publishers ED 3. ed., rev. and expanded UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1620461978 AB Purpose and goals of child welfare -- Key child welfare legislation and other policies -- A conceptual framework for child and family-centered services -- Economic security for families with children -- Child maltreatment types, rates, and reporting procedures -- Child protective services -- Family-based services -- Family foster care -- Family reunification and kinship care -- Transition and independent living services -- Adoption and adoption services -- Residential group care and intensive treatment alternatives -- Organizational requisites and challenges to effective child welfare services NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN HV741 SN 9780202363066 K1 Child Welfare : United States K1 USA : Kinderfürsorge K1 USA : Jugendhilfe