The Impossible Imperative: Navigating the Competing Principles of Child Protection

by Jill Duerr Berrick

Book Overview

The Impossible Imperative brings to life the daily efforts of child welfare professionals working on behalf of vulnerable children and families. Stories that highlight the work, written by child welfare staff on the front lines, speak to the competing principles that shape everyday decisions. The book shows that, rather than being a simple task of protecting children, the field of child welfare is shaped by a series of competing ideas. The text features...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190678143
• ISBN13: 9780190678142
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"