The Handbook on Child Welfare Practice

by Jennifer M. Geiger and Lisa Schelbe

Chapter 1: Introduction to Child Welfare Practice

Introduction

Child Welfare Systems

Systems' Historical Response to Child Maltreatment

Key Federal Child Welfare Policies in the United States

Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980

Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA)

Federal Child Welfare Policies Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Indian Children Welfare Act of 1978...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030739112
• ISBN13: 9783030739119
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"