People Politics And Child Welfare In British Columbia

Author : Leslie T. Foster,Brian Wharf
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774840972

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People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia by Leslie T. Foster,Brian Wharf Pdf

People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia traces the evolution of policies and programs intended to protect children in BC from neglect and abuse. Analyzing this evolution reveals that child protection policy and practice has reflected the priorities of politicians and public servants in power. With few exceptions, efforts to establish effective programs have focused on structural arrangements, staffing responsibilities, and rules to regulate the practice of child welfare workers. Contributors to this book conclude that these attempts have been unsuccessful thus far because they have failed to address the impact of poverty on clients. The need to respect the cultural traditions and values of First Nations clients has also been ignored. Effective services require recognizing and remedying poverty's impact, establishing community control over services, and developing a radically different approach to the day-to-day practice of child welfare workers. People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia provides a crucial assessment of the state of child welfare in the province. Practitioners, scholars, and students in social work, child and youth care, education, and other human-service professions will find this book particularly important.

Author : E. N. Hughes,British Columbia. Ministry of Children and Family Development
Publisher : British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Child abuse
ISBN : 0772655200

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BC Children and Youth Review by E. N. Hughes,British Columbia. Ministry of Children and Family Development Pdf

This report is an independent review of British Columbia's child protection system. It includes recommendations to improve: monitoring and public reporting of the government's performance in protecting and providing services for children and youth in British Columbia; advocacy for children and youth; the system for review of child deaths; and the public reporting of child death reviews to ensure that it balances the need for public accountability with the privacy interests of the families and others involved. Information is included on the unique situation of Aboriginal children and families in British Columbia's child welfare system. The safety and well-being of B.C.'s children, youth and families are at the centre of this report.

Author : Chris Walmsley
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774841719

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Protecting Aboriginal Children by Chris Walmsley Pdf

Since the 1980s, bands and tribal councils have developed unique community-based child welfare services to better protect Aboriginal children. Protecting Aboriginal Children explores contemporary approaches to the protection of Aboriginal children through interviews with practising social workers employed at Aboriginal child welfare organizations and the child protection service in British Columbia. It places current practice in a sociohistorical context, describes emerging practice in decolonizing communities, and identifies the effects of political and media controversy on social workers. This is the first book to document emerging practice in Aboriginal communities and describe child protection practice simultaneously from the point of view of the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal social worker.

Author : Jane Pulkingham,Gordon W. Ternowetsky
Publisher : Halifax : Fernwood Pub.
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : PSU:000032267952

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Child and Family Policies by Jane Pulkingham,Gordon W. Ternowetsky Pdf

The papers in this collection address the changing context of child and family policies which have been ushered in by the Liberal government's Social Security Review (SSR). The contributions analyze the implications of government policy shifts showing how they are particularly devastating for children of low income, welfare, first nations and single parent families. They suggest policy options and some directions that advocacy groups might take in developing a politics of influence.

Author : British Columbia. Ministry of Social Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Children
ISBN : 0771891520

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Protecting Our Children, Supporting Our Families by British Columbia. Ministry of Social Services Pdf

Author : Karen Swift,Marilyn Callahan
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442697294

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At Risk by Karen Swift,Marilyn Callahan Pdf

In At Risk, Karen J. Swift and Marilyn Callahan examine risk and risk assessment in the context of professional practice in child protection, social work, and other human services. They argue that the tools, technologies, and practices used to measure risk to the individual have gone unquestioned and unstudied and that current methods of risk assessment may be distorting the principles of social justice. Central to this study is an examination of the everyday experiences of workers and parents engaged in risk assessment processes in Canadian child welfare investigations. Going beyond theory, Swift and Callahan highlight how risk evaluations play out in actual interactions with vulnerable people. Pointing out that standardized risk assessment tools do not take factors such as class, race, gender, and culture into account, At Risk raises important questions about the viability of risk management plans that are not tailored to individual situations.

Author : Kenneth L. Levitt,Brian Wharf
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774844222

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Challenge of Child Welfare by Kenneth L. Levitt,Brian Wharf Pdf

'I think this book, in assembling the views of a distinguished group of professionals, can have a profound effect on child welfare theory and practice. These practitioners, critics and academics have much to say. I for one am grateful that their views are now conveniently available to all of us in this book.' -- from the foreword by Thomas R. Berger, Chairman, the British Columbia Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law 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. Among the contributors are practitioners as well as academics from the fields of social work, child care, law and medicine. Important government studies and reports in the 1970's did much to define existing problems in child welfare and to provide directions for their solutions. The developments and research reported in this book add to their findings. Several main themes emerge in the book -- one being the lack of standardization of child welfare policy and practice in Canada since each province has its own regulations and policies. Other concerns common to many of the authors are the dismantling of social service programmes as a result of the current recession and the need for greater cooperation with the native Indian leadership in regard to the provision of child welfare services to the Indian community. Another important theme touched on by several authors concerns children in the care of welfare agencies. They discuss how adequate the range and quality of services are and how the effect of these services can be measured. The final theme centers on prevention and the early identification of families whose children may be at risk without certain support services. The point of view which transcends all the contributions supports an institutional approach, where a range of services is available to families to choose from, as opposed to the residual approach which regards government services as the last resort. While it is the latter view that is prevalent in Canda today, the authors argue that this represents a penny wise but pound foolish approach not only to child welfare but also to the broader field of social welfare.

Author : John Horton,Michelle Pyer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317416098

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Children, Young People and Care by John Horton,Michelle Pyer Pdf

The very notions of childhood and youth are intimately connected to contemporary norms, practices and spaces of care, caring and care-giving. The provision of care is widely figured as both the primary responsibility of parents, carers and practitioners who work with children and young people, and the primary factor in shaping children and young people’s development, education, socialisation, wellbeing and contentment. However, children and young people themselves are rarely figured as key actors in the provision of care. An overwhelming presumption that children and young people are to be cared for has effectively marginalised their agency and responsibilities as carers, or in relation to practices and spaces of care. Bringing together a significant array of multidisciplinary work on children, young people and families, this collection draws together new research on the diverse lives and experiences of children and young people as carers, as cared for, and in relation to spaces and institutions of care. It is the first collection specifically devoted to the subject of care in relation to childhood and youth. As such, the book will be a key resource for academics, practitioners and students seeking leading-edge empirical and conceptual material on this topic.

Author : Michael Vincent Hayes,Leslie T. Foster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Child health services
ISBN : 0919838251

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Too Small to See, Too Big to Ignore by Michael Vincent Hayes,Leslie T. Foster Pdf

Author : Nancy Freymond,Gary Cameron
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781487591946

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Towards Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare by Nancy Freymond,Gary Cameron Pdf

The need for services that respond to the ‘maltreatment’ of children and to the struggles of families is at the core of social service systems in all developed nations. While these child and family welfare systems confront similar problems and incorporate common elements, there are substantial differences in philosophy, organization, and operation across international settings and models. In this new collection of essays, Nancy Freymond and Gary Cameron have brought together some of the finest international minds to provide an original and integrated discussion of child protection, family service, and community caring models of child and family welfare. The volume not only examines child protection and family service approaches within Western nations – including Canada, the United States, England, the Netherlands, France, and Sweden – it is also the first comparative study to give equal attention to Aboriginal community caring models in Canada and New Zealand. The comparisons made by the essays in this volume allow for a consideration of constructive and feasible innovations in child and family welfare and contribute to an enriched debate around each system. This book will be of great benefit to the field for many years to come.

Author : John Horton,Michelle Pyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317416081

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Children, Young People and Care by John Horton,Michelle Pyer Pdf

The very notions of childhood and youth are intimately connected to contemporary norms, practices and spaces of care, caring and care-giving. The provision of care is widely figured as both the primary responsibility of parents, carers and practitioners who work with children and young people, and the primary factor in shaping children and young people’s development, education, socialisation, wellbeing and contentment. However, children and young people themselves are rarely figured as key actors in the provision of care. An overwhelming presumption that children and young people are to be cared for has effectively marginalised their agency and responsibilities as carers, or in relation to practices and spaces of care. Bringing together a significant array of multidisciplinary work on children, young people and families, this collection draws together new research on the diverse lives and experiences of children and young people as carers, as cared for, and in relation to spaces and institutions of care. It is the first collection specifically devoted to the subject of care in relation to childhood and youth. As such, the book will be a key resource for academics, practitioners and students seeking leading-edge empirical and conceptual material on this topic.

Author : Community Panel, Family and Children's Services Legislation Review in British Columbia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : 0771892977

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Making Changes by Community Panel, Family and Children's Services Legislation Review in British Columbia Pdf

Author : British Columbia. Office of the Auditor General,British Columbia. Ministry of Children and Family Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : 0772659885

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Management of Aboriginal Child Protection Services, Ministry of Children and Family Development by British Columbia. Office of the Auditor General,British Columbia. Ministry of Children and Family Development Pdf

"The purpose of our audit was to determine how well the Ministry of Children and Family Development is managing British Columbia's efforts to provide effective, culturally appropriate and equitably accessible child protection services for Aboriginal children and their families... while Aboriginal children account for only eight per cent of the roughly one million children in British Columbia, they make up 51 per cent of children in the province's care" -Executive summary.

Author : British Columbia. Ministry for Children and Families
Publisher : The Ministry
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : 0772630437

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Child, Family and Community Service by British Columbia. Ministry for Children and Families Pdf

Author : Kathleen Kufeldt,Brad McKenzie
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781554583492

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Child Welfare by Kathleen Kufeldt,Brad McKenzie Pdf

Children who receive child welfare services are a vulnerable group, and their numbers are growing. All who care about them need to be fully informed about current outcomes, indicators of success and failure, and best practices. This second edition of Child Welfare: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice has a special focus on Canadian child welfare and contains entirely new material on these important themes. The book highlights major developments in child welfare and shows how these inform directions taken in research, policy, and practice. The book includes new sections on Indigenous issues and best practices, and several of its chapters review efforts to increase supports for families in need. Contributions from new and international authors illustrate the endemic nature of child welfare challenges and how we can learn from these experiences. Contributors provide recommendations for promoting best practice and enhancing resilience among children and families. Closing chapters within each section and at the end of the book summarize key theoretical and practice issues along with recommendations to improve the research, policy, and practice continuum in child welfare. The challenge is to translate good research into policy and practice in ways that enhance the life chances of children who need our care and protection.