Child welfare issues and perspectives [[electronic resource] /] / Steven J. Quintero, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (183 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.7
• Soggetto topico: Child welfare
• Altri autori: QuinteroSteven J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CHILD WELFARE ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES -- CHILD WELFARE ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 KINSHIP CARE WITH HISPANIC CHILDREN: BARRIERS AND OBSTACLES TO POLICY AND PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- KINSHIP CARE -- Policies in Kinship Care -- History and Rationale for Kinship Care -- Kinship and Child Outcomes -- Profiles of Kinship Caregivers -- Supports for Kinship Caregivers -- HISPANIC CHILDREN AND THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM -- Hispanic Children and Foster Care -- Hispanic Children and Kinship Care -- Hispanic Families and Barriers to Kinship Care -- POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- EXEMPLAR: KINSHIP CARE IN TEXAS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 CHILDREN OF COLOR IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ETHNICITY AND CHILD WELFARE -- AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM -- History of African Americans in the Child Welfare System -- MULTIETHNIC PLACEMENT ACT -- ADOPTION AND SAFE FAMILIES ACT -- Legal Adoption -- Kinship Care -- Legal Guardianship -- INDIAN CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM -- Indian Child Welfare Act -- LATINO CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 3 ETHICAL ISSUES IN CHILD WELFARE: AN OVERVIEW FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- AN OVERVIEW OF CHILD WELFARE -- ETHICS IN SOCIAL SERVICES -- ETHICAL CONDUCT IN CHILD WELFARE: CODES AND GUIDELINES -- PSYCHOLOGISTS -- Role of the Psychologist in Child Welfare -- Ethical Code of Psychologists and Common Ethical Challenges -- PSYCHIATRY -- Role of the Psychiatrist in Child Welfare -- Ethical Codes of Psychiatrists and Common Ethical Challenges -- SOCIAL WORKERS -- Role of the Social Worker in Child Welfare -- Ethical Codes of Social Workers and the Common Ethical Challenges -- RESEARCHERS -- Role of Researchers in Child Welfare. ; Ethical Codes of Researchers and the Common Ethical Challenges -- OTHER ETHICS CODES AND GUIDELINES -- ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS TO THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS AND FOSTER PARENTS -- ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN PRACTICE: THE OPENING VIGNETTES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 THE ROLE OF PARENT-ADOLESCENT CONNECTION IN CHILD WELFARE: A STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TRANSYLVANIA, ROMANIA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Participants and Procedures -- Measures -- RESULTS -- Substance Use in the Sample -- Substance Use according to Age -- Substance Use according to Gender -- Substance Use according to the Type of Family Structure -- Substance Use in Light of the Relationship with Parents -- Substance Use in Light of the Occurrence of Parental Conflicts -- Substance Use in Light of Talking about Conflicts with Parents -- Substance Use in Light of Coping Strategies during Parental Conflicts -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 IS IT BETTER TO LIVE IN RURAL OR URBAN AREAS? A WORLDWIDE STUDY ON CHILD HEALTH -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DATA -- 2.1. Malnutrition Data -- 2.2. Data Discussion -- 2.3. Socio-economic Data -- 3. INDICATORS OF MALNUTRITION -- 4. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RURAL-URBAN DISPARITIES -- 5. DETERMINANTS OF RURAL-URBAN DISPARITIES -- 6. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 6 CHILD WELFARE REVISED: THE CASE OF THE COMMUNIST DEVELOPMENT COUNTRY NORTH KOREA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. THE QUESTION OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING -- 2. SYSTEMIZING HUMAN WELFARE -- 3. HUMAN WELFARE INDICATORS IN NORTH KOREA -- 4. STATURE AS A HUMAN WELFARE INDICATOR -- 5. DISCUSSIONS ON STATURE -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 USING PRIVATE CONTRACTS TO CREATE ADOPTIONS FROM FOSTER CARE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- USING CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES -- ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS TO ADOPTION CREATION -- The Problem of Many Tasks. ; The Problem of Hierarchical Structure -- The Problem of Multiple Principals -- DATA AND METHODS -- Data on Adoption Service Contracting -- Estimation Strategy -- EXPLAINING ADOPTION CREATION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT: AN OVERVIEW* -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- COVERAGE -- JURISDICTION -- Exclusive Tribal Jurisdiction -- Concurrent Jurisdiction -- Judicial Decisions -- Procedural Protections in State Courts -- Voluntary Proceedings -- Involuntary Proceedings -- Adoptive Placements -- Proposed Legislation -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 STATE AND FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE LAWS* -- ABSTRACT -- STATE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE LAWS -- Alabama -- Alaska -- Arizona -- Arkansas -- California -- Colorado -- Connecticut -- Delaware -- District of Columbia -- Florida -- Hawaii -- Idaho -- Illinois -- Indiana -- Iowa -- Kansas -- Kentucky -- Louisiana -- Maine -- Maryland -- Massachusetts -- Michigan -- Minnesota -- Mississippi -- Missouri -- Montana -- Nebraska -- Nevada -- New Hampshire -- New Jersey -- New York -- North Carolina -- North Dakota -- Ohio -- Oklahoma -- Oregon -- Rhode Island -- South Carolina -- South Dakota -- Tennessee -- Texas -- Vermont -- Virginia -- Washington -- West Virginia -- Wisconsin -- REFERENCES -- Short Communication PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY FEATURES AND THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION OF PROBLEMS OVER THE LIFE-COURSE -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL BACKGROUND -- PSYCHOPATHIC YOUTH AND THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
• Titolo autorizzato: Child welfare issues and perspectives
• ISBN: 1-60741-409-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825301003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II