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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783350303321

Titolo

Helping in child protective services [[electronic resource] ] : a competency-based casework handbook / / edited by Charmaine Brittain and Deborah Esquibel Hunt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-774235-1

0-19-803662-0

9786610503254

0-19-530378-4

1-280-50325-4

1-4237-3538-2

1-60256-860-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (577 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrittainCharmaine

HuntDeborah Esquibel

Disciplina

362.71

Soggetti

Child welfare - United States

Maternal and infant welfare - United States

Child welfare workers - United States

Social work with children - United States

Family social work - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1 The CPS Experience: Working with a Family from Beginning to End; 2 The History of Child Protective Services; 3 The Casework Process; 4 Key Partners in Protecting Children and Supporting Families; 5 Interviewing Children and Families; 6 Intake and Investigation: Initial Stages of the CPS Process; 7 Assessment; 8 Child Development; 9 The Medical Evaluation of Abuse and Neglect; 10 Intervention with Families; 11 The Legal Framework for Child Protective Services; 12 Accountability in Child Protective Services; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This second edition of Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook is a comprehensive desk



reference that serves as both a daily guide for workers and a training tool for supervisors and administrators. This invaluable resource provides CPS workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist vulnerable families, covering such key issues as assessment, decision making, intervention, child development, medical evaluation, accountability, and the legal framework of culturally responsive practice. This handbook equips CPS professionals and students to follow th