Challenge of Child Welfare

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Challenge of Child Welfare

Edited by: Kenneth L. Levitt and Brian Wharf

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1995

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About this book

The first Canadian text on child welfare, this work examines a number of issues which represent the state of the art of child welfare in Canada.

Author / Editor information

Ken Levitt is a social service administrator in Vancouver. Brian Wharf is Dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria.

Topics

Social Sciences Education Social Pedagogy, Social Work

Front Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface K.L. Levitt Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Public Apathy&Government Parsimony: A Review of Child Welfare in Canada Marilyn Callahan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Child Neglect and Abuse H. Philip Hepworth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
Poverty and Child Welfare Marjorie Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Child Sexual Abuse: A Child Welfare Perspective Chris Bagley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
The Special Needs of Adolescents: Observations of a Physician Roger Tonkin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
The Legal Process of Bringing Children into Care in British Columbia David Turner and Brian Shields Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
Native Children, Child Welfare, and the Colonization of Native People Brad McKenzie and Pete Hudson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Substitute Care: The Range of Responses H. Philip Hepworth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
Permanent Planning for Children in Care Elizabeth M. Robinson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Subsidized Adoption Kenneth L. Levitt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
The Berger Commission Report on the Protection of Children: The Impact on Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect David A. Cruickshank Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Preventive Approaches to Child Welfare Brian Wharf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Approaches to Family Treatment Barbara Whittington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
Day Care in Canada Alan R. Pence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
The Child Welfare Programme of the Spallumcheen Indian Band in British Columbia John A. MacDonald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Children’S Rights: An Evaluation of the Controversy Donald J. MacDougall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266
The Dynamics of Child Welfare: A Report of a Study in Progress Lawrence Shulman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	276
The Challenge of Child Welfare Brian Wharf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	290
Selected Canadian References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307

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eBook published on:

October 1, 1995

eBook ISBN:

9780774857109

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310

https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774857109

eBook ISBN: 9780774857109

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Challenge of Child Welfare

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