Towards positive systems of child and family welfare : international comparisons of child protection, family service, and community caring systems /

Towards positive systems of child and family welfare : international comparisons of child protection, family service, and community caring systems /

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Imprint:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2006.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 360 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Child welfare -- Cross-cultural studies. Family services -- Cross-cultural studies. Enfants -- Protection, assistance, etc. -- Études transculturelles. Famille, Services à la -- Études transculturelles. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General. Child welfare. Family services. Kinderfürsorge Familienfürsorge Electronic books. Electronic books. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11195634

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Other authors / contributors:	Cameron, Gary, editor. Freymond, Nancy, 1962- editor.
ISBN:	9781442682726 1442682728 1281991724 9781281991720 0802090281 080209371X 9780802093714 9780802090287 9786611991722 6611991727
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-355). English. Print version record.
Summary:	The need for services that respond to the 'maltreatment' of children and to the struggles of families is at the core of social service systems in all developed nations. While these child and family welfare systems confront similar problems and incorporate common elements, there are substantial differences in philosophy, organization, and operation across international settings and models.In this new collection of essays, Nancy Freymond and Gary Cameron have brought together some of the finest international minds to provide an original and integrated discussion of child protection, family service, and community caring models of child and family welfare. The volume not only examines child protection and family service approaches within Western nations - including Canada, the United States, England, the Netherlands, France, and Sweden - it is also the first comparative study to give equal attention to Aboriginal community caring models in Canada and New Zealand.The comparisons made by the essays in this volume allow for a consideration of constructive and feasible innovations in child and family welfare and contribute to an enriched debate around each system. This book will be of great benefit to the field for many years to come.
Other form:	Print version: Towards positive systems of child and family welfare. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2006