Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection: Theory, Research, and Practice

John D. Fluke

ISBN 10: 0190059532 / ISBN 13: 9780190059538

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection: Theory, Research, and Practice
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190059532
• ISBN 13: 9780190059538
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 636 grams

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Synopsis

Professionals in child welfare and protection are often required to make decisions--fraught with many difficulties and shortcomings--that have crucial implications for children and families. There are many indications that these decisions are frequently unreliable and involve unavoidable errors in judgement due to the uncertainties. This book applies much-needed insights gleaned from the fields of business and behavioral economics to child welfare practice, bridging a critical gap in the child welfare and protection research agenda.

About the Author

John D. Fluke, PhD, is Professor and Associate Director for Systems Research and Evaluation at the Kempe Center in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Mónica López López, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Rami Benbenishty, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Erik J. Knorth, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Donald J. Baumann, PhD, is an instructor at St. Edwards University. He retired from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services where he was head of the Evaluation Section of Child Protective Services.