When The Welfare People Come

Author : Don Lash
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781608467501

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"When the Welfare People Come" by Don Lash Pdf

“[An] excellent overview of the child welfare system . . . Most importantly, [the author] provides a discussion of how to create true change.” —Tina Lee, author of Catching a Case: Inequality and Fear in New York City's Child Welfare System A groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the American child welfare system, “When the Welfare People Come” exposes the system in its totality, from child protective investigation to foster care and mandated services, arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working class parents and children. Applying the Marxist framework of social reproduction theory to the child welfare system, the author, an attorney who has practiced in the area of child welfare for more than twenty years, reveals the system’s role in the regulation of family life under capitalism. “This book’s description and analysis of child welfare is terrific. Though I’ve worked in the field of child welfare for four decades, I learned not only new information but also found new, resonant analyses.” —David Tobis, PhD, Author of From Pariahs to Partners: How Parents and Their Allies Changed New York City’s Child Welfare System

Author : Jeannine Carrière
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-10T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773633985

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Walking This Path Together by Jeannine Carrière Pdf

Walking This Path Together is an edited collection devoted to improving the lives of children and families that come to the attention of child welfare authorities by demonstrating and advocating for socially just child welfare practices. In this new, updated edition, authors provide special consideration to the historical and political context of child welfare in Canada and theoretical ideas and concrete practices that support practitioners, educators and students who are looking for anti-racist, anti-oppressive and anti-colonial perspectives on child welfare practice.

Author : Leslie T. Foster,Brian Wharf
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,5 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 : Richard J. Gelles
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 9780190618018

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Out of Harm's Way by Richard J. Gelles Pdf

"Despite efforts to create, revise, reform, and establish an effective child welfare system in the United States, the system continues to fail to ensure the safety and wellbeing of maltreated children. Out of Harm's Way presents four specific changes that would lead to a more effective system"--

Author : Tina Lee
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780813576169

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Catching a Case by Tina Lee Pdf

Influenced by news reports of young children brutalized by their parents, most of us see the role of child services as the prevention of severe physical abuse. But as Tina Lee shows in Catching a Case, most child welfare cases revolve around often ill-founded charges of neglect, and the parents swept into the system are generally struggling but loving, fighting to raise their children in the face of crushing poverty, violent crime, poor housing, lack of childcare, and failing schools. Lee explored the child welfare system in New York City, observing family courts, interviewing parents and following them through the system, asking caseworkers for descriptions of their work and their decision-making processes, and discussing cases with attorneys on all sides. What she discovered about the system is troubling. Lee reveals that, in the face of draconian budget cuts and a political climate that blames the poor for their own poverty, child welfare practices have become punitive, focused on removing children from their families and on parental compliance with rules. Rather than provide needed help for families, case workers often hold parents to standards almost impossible for working-class and poor parents to meet. For instance, parents can be accused of neglect for providing inadequate childcare or housing even when they cannot afford anything better. In many cases, child welfare exacerbates family problems and sometimes drives parents further into poverty while the family court system does little to protect their rights. Catching a Case is a much-needed wake-up call to improve the child welfare system, and to offer more comprehensive social services that will allow all children to thrive.

Author : James Bartholomew
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781849549080

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The Welfare of Nations by James Bartholomew Pdf

Why is unemployment so low in Switzerland but so high in Spain? Why is social housing more successful in Singapore than in France? Why do welfare states across the world function so differently to Britain's? The twentieth century experienced an epochal war between capitalism and communism, but the real winner of the conflict, James Bartholomew argues, was welfare statism. The defining form of government of our age, welfare states have spread across the advanced world and are changing the very nature of modern civilisation. In his bestselling book The Welfare State We're In, Bartholomew controversially argued that the British welfare state has done more harm than good. Many people - including Lady Thatcher - responded by saying, 'If that is the case, what should we do about it?' Now, in this hard-hitting and provocative new contribution, Bartholomew sets out to answer that question. Travelling across the globe, from Australia in the east to San Francisco in the west, he investigates what happens elsewhere in the world and considers which welfare models Britain could potentially follow. His search for the best education, healthcare and support services takes him to eleven vastly different countries as he teases out the advantages and weaknesses of other nations' welfare states and delves into crucial issues such as literacy, poverty and inequality. What damage is being done by failing welfare states? What lessons can be learned from the best welfare states? And is it too late to stop welfare states permanently diminishing the lives and liberties of people around the world?

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015082046940

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Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriations for 1973 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : Maria A. Vogel,Linda Arnell
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800731486

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Living Like a Girl by Maria A. Vogel,Linda Arnell Pdf

In recent decades, large-scale social changes have taken place in Europe. Ranging from neoliberal social policies to globalization and the growth of EU, these changes have significantly affected the conditions in which girls shape their lives. Living Like a Girl explores the relationship between changing social conditions and girls’ agency, with a particular focus on social services such as school programs and compulsory institutional care. The contributions in this collected volume seek to expand our understanding of contemporary European girlhood by demonstrating how social problems are managed in different cultural contexts, political and social systems.

Author : Phil Harvey,Lisa Conyers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781440845352

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The Human Cost of Welfare by Phil Harvey,Lisa Conyers Pdf

Why is the welfare system failing to work for so many people? This book examines the problems with the current welfare system and proposes reforms to create a smarter, smaller system that helps people improve their lives through rewarding work. Unlike other books on welfare, this one draws on the stories of more than 100 welfare recipients who are trapped in a system that keeps them underemployed and unemployed. The authors present case studies that show that being a part of a welfare program can actively result in the recipient having to limit their job efforts for fear of losing government assistance. The book examines all major U.S. welfare systems, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, SNAP, Medicaid, and others. The authors begin by exploring the nation's basic poverty issues and examining the relationship between work and happiness. Next, they zero in on specific welfare programs, reporting both on their dollar costs and on the ways that they fail enrollees. The book then concludes with strategies for addressing the shortcomings of the current U.S. welfare system. This book is appropriate for readers interested in public policy, government programs, welfare, and cultural shifts in America. It adds a new perspective to the existing body of welfare scholarship by systematically assessing the impact of welfare on the receivers themselves.

Author : Laura Joffe Numeroff
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780063229631

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff Pdf

If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim.... The consequences of giving a cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but young readers will come away smiling at the antics that tumble like dominoes through the pages of this delightful picture book.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1684 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D035465539

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General Revenue Sharing by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means Pdf

Author : Jochen Clasen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191618161

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Converging Worlds of Welfare? by Jochen Clasen Pdf

This book takes stock of major and recent developments in welfare policy in the UK and Germany. Concentrating on trends since the 1990s it compares the similarities and differences between the two countries and analyses the degree to which social attitudes towards welfare provision, fairness, and social justice have changed. It focuses on the policy areas that have been particularly affected in recent years and examines change and possible convergence across three public policy domains: family policy, pensions and policies aimed at social and labour market integration. The book covers both public provision as well as the role of company-based social protection. Based on new empirical survey research as well as focus group interviews, the contributions analyse the ways in which social policies have adapted to common and country-specific challenges, and provide an understanding of the changing welfare landscapes in the UK and Germany.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1516 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Washington (D.C.)
ISBN : MINN:31951D035368363

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District of Columbia Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1970 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : Alan J. Dettlaff
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030543143

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Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System by Alan J. Dettlaff Pdf

This volume examines existing research documenting racial disproportionality and disparities in child welfare systems, the underlying factors that contribute to these phenomena and the harms that result at both the individual and community levels. It reviews multiple forms of interventions designed to prevent and reduce disproportionality, particularly in states and jurisdictions that have seen meaningful change. With contributions from authorities and leaders in the field, this volume serves as the authoritative volume on the complex issue of child maltreatment and child welfare. It offers a central source of information for students and practitioners who are seeking understanding on how structural and institutional racism can be addressed in public systems.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Welfare Reform Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Public welfare
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111141664

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Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal by United States. Congress. House. Welfare Reform Subcommittee Pdf