Exploring Child Welfare provides an overall look at all aspects of the provision of services for children and their families, from services that enhance and support family life to those that substitute for the child's own home. The Fifth Edition of this accessible and engaging text continues to reflect the author's strong practice perspective and incorporates new developments in welfare reform and child welfare services.

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Key Benefit: Written by a leading author with years of professional and academic experience in services to families and children, this book provides a practical, down-to-earth and reader-friendly discussion of services for children and family. Key Topics: This book covers a wide variety of topics, from poverty and family preservation to child protection, adoption, group and foster care, services to teen parents, and numerous other services used by families and children today. This reference is up-to-date and reflects a wide-variety of views in the field. Market: Social workers, family therapists, human service employees, educators and after-school program facilitators.

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