Child welfare and youth services Books

Book SynopsisDeveloped by two respected early childhood authorities this is a must for all professionals serving families of children birth to age 8 who have disabilities or who may be at risk. Presenting a clear framework for effective relationship-centred care in natural environments, it gives readers the up-to-date information and guidance they need.

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Book SynopsisIt is more important than ever to share best practices with emerging leaders in the social services and education fields, as leaders and students need to understand the practical application of policies and theories. This book will address the recurring theme of leadership development, collaboration with communities and the importance of diverse teams to bring about systemic change and large scale reforms.Leadership Reflections can be used as a guide to provide important insights and tools that can be used by a diverse group of leaders and students in the social services and education fields. Recent events in this country are exposing more people to the disparities and inequities that exist for black and brown people. These disparities have to be addressed with a variety of different strategies. This book addresses one such area; the urgent need to reduce these disparities and dismantle the systemic obstacles that continue to stand in the way of families, children and communities thriving.

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Book SynopsisIt is more important than ever to share best practices with emerging leaders in the social services and education fields, as leaders and students need to understand the practical application of policies and theories. This book will address the recurring theme of leadership development, collaboration with communities and the importance of diverse teams to bring about systemic change and large scale reforms.Leadership Reflections can be used as a guide to provide important insights and tools that can be used by a diverse group of leaders and students in the social services and education fields. Recent events in this country are exposing more people to the disparities and inequities that exist for black and brown people. These disparities have to be addressed with a variety of different strategies. This book addresses one such area; the urgent need to reduce these disparities and dismantle the systemic obstacles that continue to stand in the way of families, children and communities thriving.

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Book SynopsisFor more than a decade, The Art and Practice of Home Visiting has been a go?to guide for effective, culturally sensitive home visits with young children and families. Now reframed as a textbook for a new generation of home visitors, this second edition includes student?friendly features, downloadable course companion materials, and fresh content on timely topics.Presenting a collaborative, family?centered approach to home visiting, Cook and Sparks prepare preservice professionals to form respectful and productive partnerships with caregivers and help each unique family reach their specific goals. Future home visitors will get practical, in?depth guidance on all the complex issues they'll face in their work with families and children, including implementing evidence?based practice; providing trauma?informed care; and addressing challenges with sleep, feeding, and behavior.A foundational text for future professionals—and an ideal source of wisdom and guidance for in?service practitioners—this book will help all home visitors master the art and practice of effective home visiting with today's diverse families.WHAT'S NEW: New student-friendly features: Learning Outcomes and Read?Reflect?Discuss Questions in each chapter, case studies, chapter summaries, and a glossary Expanded focus on all home visitors working with children with and without disabilities New and updated content on critical topics, such as resolving barriers to successful home visits and working with culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse families Expanded table of contents for easy navigation Increased focus on family?centered home visiting and the home visitor as a collaborative coach and partner for the family A complete package of downloadable companion materials for faculty ONLINE COMPANION MATERIALS: Faculty members will easily integrate this book into their courses with the online companion materials, including a sample syllabus, test bank, and PowerPoint outlines.TOPICS COVERED: history of home visiting collaboration with diverse families formal and informal assessment evidence-based intervention trauma-informed care and the pandemic the structure of effective home visits facilitation of caregiver-child relationships family empowerment interpreters and translators cross-cultural conflicts legal, ethical, and personal safety concerns common challenges such as sleep, feeding, and behavior different types of families, including military families, teenage parents, and immigrant families children with specific disorders, such as autism, Down syndrome, and motor challenges Table of Contents About the Downloads About the Authors About the Contributor Foreword  By Kathy Wahl From a Mother to Her Home Visitors Preface Acknowledgements Section I Chapter 1: An Overview of Home Visiting Learning Outcomes History of Home Visiting  Eradication of Poverty by Changing Environmental Conditions  Massive Arrival of Immigrants  Rapid Transformation of Society  Early Home Visitors  Lessons from The Past Home Visiting Today  Competencies Needed  Home Visitors as Coaches  Remote Home Visiting Philosophy and Approach to Home Visiting  Approaches to Home Visiting   Child Focused   Family Focused   Collaborative Team Evidence-Based Practice  Critical Needs Positively Impacted by Home Visiting   Healthy Babies   Safe Homes and Nurturing Relationships   Optimal Early Learning and Long-Term Academic Achievement   Self-Sufficient Parents Cultural Influences Summar Read‐Reflect‐Discuss Chapter 2: Collaborating with Families Learning Outcomes Family Reaction to Vulnerability and Crisis  Increased Stress Levels  Denial Can Be A Friend Viewing the Family as a Whole Understanding Familes as Systems  Family Structure  Cultural Orientation  Individualism Vs Collectivism  Family Dynamics   Sensitive Responsiveness   Family-Orchestrated Child Experiences   Health and Safety  Fathers   Strategies to Engage Fathers  Siblings Family Functions Strategies to Facilitate Family Empowerment  Developing Empathy  Achieving Empathy  Asking Questions  Listening Attentively and With Reflection  Avoid Jargon  Phrase Negative Information Carefully  Respecting Family Preferences  Preparing Families for Change  Focusing on Strengths, Achievements and Desires  Identifying Strategies That Will Help Families Achieve Desired Outcomes Summary Read‐Reflect‐Discuss Section II Chapter 3: Building Home Visitor:Family Relationships Learning Outcomes First Impressions  Personal Characteristics of The Home Visitor  Emotional Needs of Both Families and Home Visitors The Initial Visit  Greeting  Hand Cleansing  Act Like You Are A Guest in The Home  Blending Cultures  Getting Down to Business  Connecting with Siblings Other Home Visitor Behaviors That Build Relationships  Be Reliable  Abandon Your Agenda  Observe Yourself Developing A Plan of Intervention with The Family  Identifying the Family’s Most Important Concerns  Explain and Summarize All Assessment Results   Summarize and Prioritize Assisting the Family with Implementation of The Plan  Information and Services   On-Line Information   Resource Supports   Social Supports Summary Read‐Reflect‐Discuss Chapter 4: Facilitating Parent‐Child Relationships Learning Outcomes The Caregiver‐Infant Relationship  Relationship Terminology Types of Attachment  Secure Attachment  Ambivalent Attachment  Avoidant Attachment  Disorganized Attachment  Interference with Attachment—Parents  Interference with Attachment—Infants Parent‐Infant Interactions  Infant Communication Signals   Eye Gaze   Joint Attention   Gestures   Reciprocity Interactional Patterns of Children with Unique Needs  What to Consider When Encouraging Caregiver‐Infant Attachment  Adult‐Adult Dyadic Interactions  Intervention When Caregiver‐Infant Interaction Signals Are Unique The Infant Mental Health Model (IMH)  Carefully Observe the Evidence of Attachment Behaviors  Establishing Interaction Through Reciprocity   Serve and Return   Establishing Attachment Through Feeding   Establishing Attachment Through Play Intervention in A Cultural Context Reflecting on Success as A Home Visitor  Green Flags of Effective Visits  Red Flags of Ineffective Visits Summary Read‐Reflect‐Discuss Chapter 5: Structure of Home Visitations Learning Outcomes Before Home Visiting Begins  Assessment for Program Planning and Monitoring   Formal Assessment   Informal Assessment  Factors to Be Considered in Interpretation of Assessment Home Visiting Activities  Format of Home Visits   Upon Arrival   What's New?   Today's Activities   Where to Begin?   Toy Bag or Not?   Reflect and Plan for The Next Visit   What's Coming Up?   Anything Else?   Good‐Bye  Elements of A Home Visit   Upon Arrival   What's New?   Today's Activities   Where to Begin?   Toy Bag or Not?   Reflect and Plan for The Next Visit   What's Coming Up?   Anything Else?   Good‐Bye Approaches to Intervention  Home Visitor Direct Approach   Unique Role of Modeling  The Eight Steps of Modeling   Applied Behavior Analysis (Aba)   Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI)  Home Visitor Indirect Approach   Family‐Guided Routine Based Intervention  Points to Keep in Mind  Problems to Avoid  Direct Vs Indirect Approaches  Home Visitors as Coaches  Parents as Interventionists Summary Read‐Reflect‐Discuss Section III Chapter 6: Specific Family Challenges Learning Outcomes Adverse Childhood Experiences  Trauma Informed Care and the 2020 Pandemic  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Parents with Mental Health Challenges  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Parents with Cognitive Disabilities  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Teenage Parents  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Foster and Adoptive Parents  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Grandparents In The Role Of Parents  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Military Families  Military Families are Resilient  Military Family Separations are Difficult and Complicated  Most Military Parents Were Not Military Children  Change is Constant  Peers can Pave the Way for Service Members  Military Lingo  Not Everyone in Uniform has Access to the Same Programs  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Poverty  Homelessness  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Immigrant And Refugee Families  Avoiding Communication/Cultural Barriers with Effective Interpreters/Translators  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Summary Read‐Reflect‐Discuss Chapter 7: Responding to Children's Challenges Learning Outcomes Primary and Secondary Conditions Daily Challenges Feeding  Oral‐Motor‐Skill Deficits  Feeding within the Cultural Context  Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder  Children on Gastrostomy Tubes  Need for a Feeding Specialist  Role of the Home Visitor   Structure   Social Modeling   Behavioral Treatment   Make Foods Manageable   Encourage Children to Use Their Cognitive Skills  Potential Resources Sleeping  Sleep Routines within the Cultural Context  Need for Concern about Sleep Disturbances  Signs of Possible Problems with Sleep  Role of the Home Visitor   Establishing a Consistent Bedtime Routine  Potential Resources Speech and Language Challenges  Characteristics of a Possible Language Disorder  Characteristics of a Possible Articulation Disorder  Characteristics of a Possible Fluency Disorder  Role of the Home Visitor   Imitation   Taking Turns   Shared Regard   Play Games  Potential Resources Hearing Challenges  Types of Hearing Loss  Role of the Home Visitor Medically Fragile  Staying Healthy  Multiple Challenges  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Visual Challenges  Self‐stimulating Behaviors  Language Development with Children with Visual Challenges  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Summary Read‐Reflect‐Discuss Chapter 8: Enduring Challenges With Carole Osselear Learning Outcomes Common Enduring Challenges Motor Challenges  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Developmental Challenges  Cultural Differences in Developmental Challenges  Down Syndrome  Pointers for Working with Children with Down Syndrome  Role of the Home Visitor Autism Spectrum Disorders  The Autism Spectrum   Facilitating a Diagnosis   Responding When Parents Suspect ASD   Responding When Parents Look for Answers  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder  Diagnosis  Symptoms of FASD are Variable   Intervention Concepts  Role of the Home Visitor  Potential Resources Summary Read‐Reflect‐Discuss Chapter 9: Personal Concerns of the Home Visitor Learning Outcomes Ethical Issues  Confidentiality  Boundaries  Cross-cultural Conflicts Agency Guidelines  Home Visitor—Agency or Legal Issues Boundaries in Family Service Noncooperative Families  Making Compromises  Discontinuing Visits Personal Safety Nurturing the Nurturer Personal Organization Summary Read‐Reflect‐Discuss References Appendixes  Appendix A: Infant Development from Birth to 3 Years — Heads Up  Appendix B: Infant Development from Birth to 3 Years — The Crawler-Creeper  Appendix C: Infant Development from Birth to 3 Years — The Cruiser  Appendix D: Infant Development from Birth to 3 Years — The Walker  Appendix E: Infant Development from Birth to 3 Years — The Doer  Appendix F: Infant Development from Birth to 3 Years — The Tester  Appendix G: Speech and Language Development of Infants and Young Children  Appendix H: Home Visit Record Form  Appendix I: Toys Cleverly Disguised as Household Items  Appendix J: Guidelines for Referral: Red Flags  Appendix K: Suggested Resources (by Subject) Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisLooking for the most effective way to ensure coordinated, family‐centred services for young children and families? Get the second edition of this complete guide to the primary service provider (PSP) approach to teaming, the widely used, evidence‐based model that makes one team member the consistent point of contact with a family. Now updated and aligned with the second edition of Rush and Shelden's The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, this practical guide is your blueprint for better, more responsive care and services—and better outcomes for young children and families.DISCOVER HOW TO:Fully introduce families to the procedures and practices of the PSP approach.Select the most appropriate primary service provider for each family.Gather information, conduct evaluation and assessment, and write functional IFSP outcomes.Adopt a flexible, activity‐based approach to scheduling that promotes child learning and development.Establish a cohesive team that collaborates effectively.Coordinate joint visits with other service providers.Conduct successful, efficient team meetings to share expertise and resources.PRACTICAL FEATURES: Realistic case studies and transcripts from team communications give you vivid demonstrations of best practices, and more than 20 reproducible forms, tools, and checklists guide your team every step of the way as you implement the PSP approach.WHAT'S NEW:Alignment with DEC Recommended Practices ‐ Alignment with the second edition of The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook ‐ New Scenario Index and new Tool Index for easier navigation ‐ Updated section of Frequently Asked Questions ‐ Updated references.Table of Contents About the Downloads About the Authors Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction to a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming  Appendix 1A: Role Expectation Checklists  Appendix 1B: Role Expectation Checklists—Administrator's Guide Chapter 2 Research Foundations of a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming  Appendix 2A: A Pilot Study of the Use og Geographically Based Early Intervention Teams Using a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming  Appendix 2B: A Pilot Study of the Characteristics of Effective Team Meetings When Using a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming  Appendix 2C: Checklists for Implementing a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Chapter 3 Preparing for a Team‐Based Approach Chapter 4 Steps in Early Intervention: Gathering Information, Evaluation, Assessment, and IFSP Development  Appendix 4A: PSP Teaming Process ‐ Initial Referral to IFSP Process  Appendix 4B: Checklists for Developing Participation‐Based Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Outcome Statements Chapter 5 Using a Primary Service Provider: Putting the Approach into Action  Appendix 5A: Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Fact Sheet  Appendix 5B: Sample Early Intervention Program Brochure  Appendix 5C: Early Childhood Intervention Physician's Progress Report  Appendix 5D: Completed Early Childhood Intervention Physician's Progress Report  Appendix 5E: Worksheet for Selecting the Most Likely Primary Service Provider  Appendix 5F: Mitchell Family Case Study  Appendix 5G: Sample Workload Activity List for Tina, an Occupational Therapist  Appendix 5H: Tina's Schedule for the Current Month Chapter 6 Coordinating Joint Visits  Appendix 6A: Joint Visit Planning Tool Chapter 7 Conducting Team Meetings  Appendix 7A: Guidelines for the Role of the Facilitator in the Team Meeting  Appendix 7B: Guidelines for Presenting Information in the Team Meeting  Appendix 7C: Guidelines for How to Provide Coaching in the Team Meeting  Appendix 7D: Checklist for Selecting a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Meeting Facilitator  Appendix 7E: At‐a‐Glance Primary Service Provider Team Meeting Facilitation  Appendix 7F: Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Worksheet for Selecting the Most Likely Primary Service Provider  Appendix 7G: Guidelines for Agenda Building for the Team Meeting  Appendix 7H: Team Meeting Agenda  Appendix 7I: Individual Family Staffing Report Chapter 8 The Future of the Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming in Early Childhood Intervention References Index

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Book SynopsisThe premier Tier 3 intervention for the Pyramid Model, Prevent‐Teach‐Reinforce for Young Children (PTR‐YC) is a research‐proven, family‐centered approach used in preschool settings nationwide to resolve persistent challenging behaviors. Now this bestselling PTR‐YC guidebook is in a thoughtfully revised second edition, with enhancements and additions informed by user feedback, the authors' training experiences, and new studies on the effectiveness of the model.Developed by top behavior experts, this practical, reader‐friendly guidebook fully introduces the five steps of the PTR‐YC model: 1) teaming and goal setting; 2) data collection; 3) functional behavioral assessment; 4) development and implementation of a behavior intervention plan; and 5) using data, arranging for generalization, and next steps. You'll get instructions for conducting all five steps, case examples from real‐world experience, and the tools and assessment instruments you need to implement the steps effectively.Ideal for use in a wide range of early childhood settings—including preschools, Head Start, and child care programs—this accessible guide will help you strengthen every young child's social‐emotional skills and address even the toughest behavior challenges.WHAT’S NEW:New chapter on classroom‐wide procedures that help prevent challenging behavior.New chapter on interim solutions to extreme challenging behavior.Updates and revisions throughout based on feedback from users over the last 8 years.New evidence of the effectiveness of PTR‐YC, demonstrated by a recent randomized controlled trial and single case experimental analyses.More on ensuring fidelity and sustainability, increasing the chances for long‐term positive outcomes.Updated downloadable materials now online: checklists, rating scales, and a classroom practices assessment.Table of Contents About the Downloads About the Authors Foreword by Erin Barton, Ph.D. Acknowledgments Section I: Foundations of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children 1   Introduction to Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children, 2nd Edition  Appendix: Key Terms 2   Engaging Families in the PTR-YC Process  Appendix: Case Examples 3   Preventive Classroom Practices 4   Interim Procedures for Managing Dangerous Behavior Section II: Implementing Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children 5   Step 1: Teaming and Goal Setting 6   Step 2: Data Collection 7   Step 3: PTR-YC Assessment (Functional Behavioral Assessment) 8   Step 4: PTR-YC Intervention 9   Step 5: Using Data and Next Steps References Appendix A: Interventions Appendix B: Case Example: Joel Appendix C: Case Example: Jessi Appendix D: Case Example: Ethan Index

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Book SynopsisPositive behavior support (PBS) can help parents resolve their child's behavior challenges effectively and efficiently—and this reader‐friendly, ready‐to‐use guidebook demystifies PBS for every family. The new edition of the bestselling guide Parenting with Positive Behavior Support, this book unlocks the principles and processes of PBS and shows parents how to use this proven approach to respond to a wide range of challenging behaviors.Enhanced with new research and updates on critical topics, Resolving Your Child's Challenging Behavior includes the resources and knowledge necessary for families to address current and future behavior issues, create effective individualized support plans, and track their progress. The expert authors—who are parents and seasoned professionals—help families pinpoint the reasons behind a child's challenging behavior and intervene through a three‐step approach: preventing problems, replacing challenging behavior, and managing consequences. Throughout the book, research‐based examples, case stories, practice activities, and more than 15 downloadable forms guide parents as they learn about PBS principles and put them into action to transform family life.The only comprehensive up‐to‐date PBS guide for parents, this book gives families the tools and confidence they need to address their children's behavior challenges in proactive, creative, and loving ways.WHAT'S NEW: Guidelines for explicitly teaching behavior skills to children Expanded information on key topics: proactive behavior strategies, self‐management, behavior replacement, rewards and consequences, clarification of rules and expectations, and children's rights More guidance on taking a strengths‐based approach to behavior Additional information on the circumstances that contribute to positive behavior New research on the effectiveness of parenting with PBS Updated references and resources to build every family's PBS toolbox New downloads, including fillable forms for gathering information, developing a Child Behavior Support Plan, building additional supports into family life, and monitoring progress For a guide to preventing challenging behavior problems and improving family functioning with PBS, check out the companion book, Helping Your Family Thrive.Table of Contents About the Downloads About the Authors Foreword  Glen Dunlap Note to the Reader Acknowledgements I Introduction and Overview: The Basics of Positive Behavior Support   Chapter 1: Understanding and Addressing Behavior   Chapter 2: Learning About Positive Behavior Support II The Process of Positive Behavior Support: Problem Solving Through the Process   Chapter 3: Establishing Goals   Chapter 4: Gathering and Analyzing Information   Chapter 5: Developing a Plan   Chapter 6: Using the Plan III Stories of Positive Behavior Support: Practicing the Process Through Case Illustrations   Chapter 7: Zoë's Story   Chapter 8: Isobel's Story   Chapter 9: Michael's Story IV Enhancing Lives Through Positive Behavior Support: Making the Process Work for Families   Chapter 10: Integrating Positive Behavior Support into Family Life   Chapter 11: Making Positive Behavior Support Work for Everyone Appendix A: Integrating Positive Behavior Support into Family LifeAppendix B: Making Positive Behavior Support Work for Everyone Resources Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis practical guide teaches parents to use positive behavior support (PBS) to structure their homes and promote desired behavior. It guides readers through a 5-step approach to manage family life so that all family members thrive: 1) assessing strengths, challenges, and needs, 2) creating a family vision and expectations, 3) arranging the home environment, 4) teaching behavioral expectations, and 5) monitoring outcomes and problem-solving. Concrete, research-based examples, exercises, downloadable worksheets, and chapter-long case studies walk parents through every step of the process.Table of Contents Section I: Introduction and Overview Chapter 1: Introducing Positive Behavior Support Chapter 2: Understanding Family Systems Section II: Family Self-Assessment Chapter 3: Current Family Behavior Patterns Chapter 4: Assessment of Behavior Support Practices Section III: Family Vision and Expectations Chapter 5: Establishing a Family Vision Chapter 6: Developing Behavioral Expectations and Rules Section IV: Arrange Environment to Promote Success Chapter 7: Attending to Physical Environment Chapter 8: Organizing Family Time Section V: Teaching Behavioral Expectations Chapter 9: Promoting Positive Behavior Chapter 10: Responding to Behavior Section VI: Monitoring Outcomes and Problem-Solving Chapter 11: Monitoring and Adjusting Your Plan Chapter 12: Addressing Behavior of Individual Members Section V: Making It Work Chapter 13: Building Family Processes to Promote Success Chapter 14: Comprehensive Stories of Family Support: Case 1 Chapter 15: Comprehensive Stories of Family Support: Case 2 Resources References (grouped by subject) Family Forms

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Book SynopsisWidely used for more than 40 years in hundreds of communities worldwide, Sibshops are lively, low-cost workshops where siblings can share their joys and challenges, learn from their peers, and just have fun together. Enhanced with new research, online materials, and 100+ engaging activities, this updated guide makes it easier than ever to create and launch a Sibshop in your own community. You'll get practical instructions for every step of planning, promoting, budgeting, and running a successful Sibshop, plus insights from siblings and Sibshop facilitators throughout the world. Perfect for all programs and professionals serving families of children with disabilities, this complete how-to guide will help you create upbeat, rewarding, and welcoming workshops that give siblings much-needed support.WHY SIBSHOPS?Sibshops are a great opportunity for siblings to: Meet other siblings in a relaxed setting and enjoy fun activities together Reduce their sense of isolation by affirming that they're not alone Learn how their peers handle situations commonly experienced by siblings Get answers to their questions about their siblings' support needs Develop friendships that will be ongoing sources of validation and support WHAT'S NEW: Learn from new research and guidance on timely topics: creating safe and supportive spaces for all children, planning online Sibshops, designing Sibshops for teens, applying trauma-informed practices to Sibshops, and using technology to help recruit and register participants. Plus, get new field-tested recreational and discussion activities and online supplemental materials that are easy to print and photocopy.Table of Contents About the Downloads About the Authors Preface Chapter 1: What Are Sibshops? Chapter 2: Unique Concerns Chapter 3: Information Needs of Siblings Chapter 4: Unique Opportunities Chapter 5: Getting Started Chapter 6: Putting it All Together Chapter 7: Introductory and Trickle-In Activities Chapter 8: Sibshop Discussion and Peer Support Activities Chapter 9: Sibshop Recreation and Food Activities Chapter 10: Information Activities, Guest Speakers, and Special Events Chapter 11: Workshops on Sibling Issues for Parents and Service Providers Appendix A: The Sibshop Standards of Practice Appendix B: A Brief Description of the Sibshop Model Appendix C: What Siblings Would Like Parents and Service Providers to Know Appendix D: Sample Sibshop Registration Form Appendix E: Dear Aunt Blabby Letters Appendix F: Acknowledging Trauma Among Sibshop Participants References

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Book SynopsisResidential care and treatment for children and youth remain ubiquitous across Canada in spite of frequent critiques and an ideology of constructing group care as a last resort. In the first book of its kind, Dr. Kiaras Gharabaghi argues that the absence of a unifying theory or conceptual idea(s) pursuant to residential care and treatment perpetuate dynamics of mediocrity and complacency toward inadequate standards and practices. Drawing on organizational examples from across Canada, Gharabaghi re-constructs the possibilities for this form of care as a space for healing, growth, and the promotion of autonomy for young people.This well-timed resource offers the child and youth services community a positive, constructive, and revolutionary framework for residential care and treatment that is fundamentally based on a partnership between caregivers and young people, their families, neighbourhoods, and communities. Dr. Gharabaghi’s sophisticated and provocative analysis of the system’s key issues is essential reading for students, practitioners, and educators in the field of child and youth care and in the human services more broadly.Features: explores residential care and treatment with a focus on the needs of unique populations, such as black youth, Indigenous youth, and young people impacted by developmental disability or neurodevelopmental challenges emphasizes the voices and participation of young people with lived experience in residential care and treatment written in a uniquely Canadian context, but its theoretical elements draw on residential care in the United States, Germany, South Africa, and elsewhere

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Book SynopsisA pivotal textbook in the field, this comprehensive collection is the first of two volumes that cross-examine all active child and youth care sectors across the human services. Co-editors Kiaras Gharabaghi and Grant Charles bring together world-renowned professionals, academics, and researchers to address the past, present, and future state of child and youth care. Guiding students through the exploration of a growing field, this volumes examines practice in a range of service sectors including residential care, foster homes, schools, cyberspace, outdoor adventure settings, and services that support Quebecois, deaf, autism, and LGBTQ+ communities. With a strong foundation in Canadian scholarship, this text also draws connections to child and youth care practice in a global context. International and Canadian students, scholars, and practitioners in child and youth care will benefit from this extensive and timely resource.Features includes contributions from leading Canadian scholars, researchers, and professionals in the field of child and youth care analyzes the challenges, opportunities, and employment prospects in each sector establishes connections between chapters by cross-referencing the sectors, geographical regions, and contexts of other chapters

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Book SynopsisChild and Youth Caracross Sectors aims to reflect the changing field by capturing a diverse array of themes and issues through an inclusive framework. In Volume 2, the contributors continue the discussion on sectors and contexts of child and youth care, with an emphasis on giving space and voice to different ways of thinking about and describing the field. Focusing on acknowledging and confronting the complex issues within child and youth care, this new volume includes groundbreaking chapters on pertinent topics from homelessness to immigration, antiracism, African-centred praxis, and Indigenous ways of being. Expanding from the first volume, this text explores additional settings of child and youth care, including hospitals, schools, day treatment programs, and the complicated youth criminal justice sector.As the field of child and youth care continues to evolve, this timely and thought-provoking text will be vital for students, scholars, and practitioners in child and youth care, in Canada and abroad.Features: Incorporates discussions on Canada’s northern provinces and territories,specifically Labrador and Nunavut, in child and youth care contexts and regions typically neglected in the field. Includes chapters centering Indigenous ways of being and thinking, written by Indigenous scholars.

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to assist staff in supporting families who need help with the task of parenting their children. This support may be required because families are lacking informal networks of support or because of professionals' worries about the levels of care parents or carers are providing for their children. The co-authors are experienced practitioners in family support and their book offers practical advice and useful suggestions for approaches to and ways of offering support. It is written and presented in a readable way, using day-to-day language which steers clear of social work jargon and terminology.There is a section on the theoretical underpinnings of the work with clear links made to their relevance to practice.The book offers unique insights as it is directly relared to research with parents. It reflects the findings from research studies across a wide range of contexts including studies about child neglect, supporting children affected by parental substance misuse, nurture groups in nurseries and the use of Public Social Partnerships in early intervention with families. It is thus an invaluable practice guide to social workers, teachers, health visitors and youth workers and others working directly with families.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Author biographies. Foreword. Introduction. 1: Theories, models and the evidence base for family support; 2. Remembering the basics ; 3. The art of assessment; 4. What do parents say they need?; 5. Building family resilience; 6. Are we making a difference?; 7. Conclusion. Appendix: The research studies. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisAcross the globe, family policy is becoming ever more important in tackling key issues such as poverty, child welfare and the state of the economy in general. The Handbook of Family Policy examines how state and workplace policies support parents and their children in developing, earning and caring.With original contributions from 45 leading scholars, this Handbook provides readers with up-to-date knowledge on family policies and family policy research, taking stock of current literature as well as providing analyses of present-day policies, and where they should head in the future. The Handbook is divided into five main sections: history, concepts, theory and methods of family policy research; family policies; family policy models; outcomes of family policies; and future challenges for family policy making and research.Beneficial for both scholars already familiar with the field as well as newcomers, this Handbook provides important insights into the architecture and mechanisms of different family policy models. Family policy makers would also greatly benefit from the detailed advice on how family policies may adapt and progress in the future.Contributors include: S.-h. Baek, U. Björnberg, M. Blofield, J. Bradshaw, C. Collins, M. Daly, L. den Dulk, L. Dominelli, D. Engster, G.B. Eydal, R. Frankenberger, J.M. Franzoni, A.H. Gauthier, J. Glass, J.C. Gornick, T.J. Guerrero, H. Hiilamo, T. Knijn, J.C. Koops, S.S.-y. Lee, H. Lohmann, C. Martin, M. Meyers, J. Milllar, P. Moss, M. Naldini, N. Neetha, E. Nell, I. Ostner, R. Palriwala, L. Patel, B. Peper, B. Pfau-Effinger, C. Rat, T. Rostgaard, H. Stensöta, D. Szikra, O. Thévenon, D.R. Woods, M.A. Yerkes, J. Young Kang, H. ZagelTrade Review'This Handbook, with contributions from leading scholars, addresses the field of family policy research in its breadth and dept: Its history, concepts, models, outcomes and future challenges. It is a treasure for all interested in an updated and globally oriented state-of-the art.' --Anne Lise Ellingsæter, University of Oslo, Norway'Moving beyond the boundaries of the Western developed world, this rich and encompassing book on policies addressing families with children in different areas of the world offers an invaluable contribution to scholars and students in the field.' --Chiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction to the Handbook of Family Policy Guðný Björk Eydal and Tine Rostgaard PART II FAMILY POLICY: HISTORY, CONCEPTS, THEORY AND METHODS 2. The history of family policy research Anne H. Gauthier and Judith C. Koops 3. The structure/culture divide in early childhood services – and how we might bridge it Peter Moss 4. Family and state obligation: the contribution to family policy studies Jane Millar 5. Comparing family policies: approaches, methods and databases Henning Lohmann and Hannah Zagel 6. Family policy changes across welfare and production regimes, 1990 to 2010 Ji Young Kang and Marcia K. Meyers PART III FAMILY POLICIES 7. Family benefit systems Jonathan Bradshaw 8. Childcare as a global policy agenda Tine Rostgaard 9. The social investment approach in the productivist welfare regime: the unfolding of social investment in South Korea and Japan Sophia Seung-yoon Lee and Seung-ho Baek 10. Leave policies for parents in a cross-national perspective: various paths along the same course? Olivier Thévenon 11. Work-family policies within the workplace Laura den Dulk, Mara A. Yerkes and Bram Peper 12. Triggers and drivers of change in framing parenting support in Northwestern Europe Trudie Knijn, Claude Martin and Ilona Ostner PART IV FAMILY POLICY MODELS 13. Comparing persistence and change in family policies of conservative welfare states Birgit Pfau-Effinger 14. The UK and the US: liberal models despite family policy expansion? Dorian R. Woods 15. Family policies in the Nordic countries: aiming at equality Guðný Björk Eydal, Tine Rostgaard and Heikki Hiilamo 16. Child and family policy in Southern Europe Teresa Jurado-Guerrero and Manuela Naldini 17. Family policies and social inequalities in Central and Eastern Europe: a comparative analysis of Hungary, Poland and Romania between 2005 and 2015 Cristina Raț and Dorottya Szikra 18. Not all in the same family: diverging approaches to family policy in East Asia Ito Peng and Yi-Chun Chien 19. Family life and family policy in South Africa: responding to past legacies, new opportunities and challenges Trudie Knijn and Leila Patel 20. Work-family policies: has Latin America moved towards more gender and social equity? Merike Blofield and Juliana Martínez Franzoni 21. Family policy in India: contradictions, continuities and change Rajni Palriwala and Neetha N. 22. Family policy patterns in autocratic countries Dorian R. Woods and Rolf Frankenberger PART V OUTCOMES OF FAMILY POLICIES 23. Children, poverty and public policy: a cross-national perspective Janet C. Gornick and Emily Nell 24. Family policies and child well-being Daniel Engster and Helena Olofsdotter Stensöta 25. Effects of work-family policies on parenthood and wellbeing Caitlyn Collins and Jennifer Glass PART VI FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR POLICY MAKING AND RESEARCH 26. Policies on family support and parenting support in a global perspective Mary Daly 27. Neglected families: developing family-supportive policies for ‘natural’ and (hu)man-made disasters Lena Dominelli 28. Women’s voices and human rights: perspectives on sustainable family lives Ulla Björnberg Index

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Book SynopsisAcross the globe, family policy is becoming ever more important in tackling key issues such as poverty, child welfare and the state of the economy in general. The Handbook of Family Policy examines how state and workplace policies support parents and their children in developing, earning and caring.With original contributions from 45 leading scholars, this Handbook provides readers with up-to-date knowledge on family policies and family policy research, taking stock of current literature as well as providing analyses of present-day policies, and where they should head in the future. The Handbook is divided into five main sections: history, concepts, theory and methods of family policy research; family policies; family policy models; outcomes of family policies; and future challenges for family policy making and research.Beneficial for both scholars already familiar with the field as well as newcomers, this Handbook provides important insights into the architecture and mechanisms of different family policy models. Family policy makers would also greatly benefit from the detailed advice on how family policies may adapt and progress in the future.Contributors include: S.-h. Baek, U. Björnberg, M. Blofield, J. Bradshaw, C. Collins, M. Daly, L. den Dulk, L. Dominelli, D. Engster, G.B. Eydal, R. Frankenberger, J.M. Franzoni, A.H. Gauthier, J. Glass, J.C. Gornick, T.J. Guerrero, H. Hiilamo, T. Knijn, J.C. Koops, S.S.-y. Lee, H. Lohmann, C. Martin, M. Meyers, J. Milllar, P. Moss, M. Naldini, N. Neetha, E. Nell, I. Ostner, R. Palriwala, L. Patel, B. Peper, B. Pfau-Effinger, C. Rat, T. Rostgaard, H. Stensöta, D. Szikra, O. Thévenon, D.R. Woods, M.A. Yerkes, J. Young Kang, H. ZagelTrade Review'This Handbook, with contributions from leading scholars, addresses the field of family policy research in its breadth and dept: Its history, concepts, models, outcomes and future challenges. It is a treasure for all interested in an updated and globally oriented state-of-the art.' --Anne Lise Ellingsæter, University of Oslo, Norway'Moving beyond the boundaries of the Western developed world, this rich and encompassing book on policies addressing families with children in different areas of the world offers an invaluable contribution to scholars and students in the field.' --Chiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction to the Handbook of Family Policy Guðný Björk Eydal and Tine Rostgaard PART II FAMILY POLICY: HISTORY, CONCEPTS, THEORY AND METHODS 2. The history of family policy research Anne H. Gauthier and Judith C. Koops 3. The structure/culture divide in early childhood services – and how we might bridge it Peter Moss 4. Family and state obligation: the contribution to family policy studies Jane Millar 5. Comparing family policies: approaches, methods and databases Henning Lohmann and Hannah Zagel 6. Family policy changes across welfare and production regimes, 1990 to 2010 Ji Young Kang and Marcia K. Meyers PART III FAMILY POLICIES 7. Family benefit systems Jonathan Bradshaw 8. Childcare as a global policy agenda Tine Rostgaard 9. The social investment approach in the productivist welfare regime: the unfolding of social investment in South Korea and Japan Sophia Seung-yoon Lee and Seung-ho Baek 10. Leave policies for parents in a cross-national perspective: various paths along the same course? Olivier Thévenon 11. Work-family policies within the workplace Laura den Dulk, Mara A. Yerkes and Bram Peper 12. Triggers and drivers of change in framing parenting support in Northwestern Europe Trudie Knijn, Claude Martin and Ilona Ostner PART IV FAMILY POLICY MODELS 13. Comparing persistence and change in family policies of conservative welfare states Birgit Pfau-Effinger 14. The UK and the US: liberal models despite family policy expansion? Dorian R. Woods 15. Family policies in the Nordic countries: aiming at equality Guðný Björk Eydal, Tine Rostgaard and Heikki Hiilamo 16. Child and family policy in Southern Europe Teresa Jurado-Guerrero and Manuela Naldini 17. Family policies and social inequalities in Central and Eastern Europe: a comparative analysis of Hungary, Poland and Romania between 2005 and 2015 Cristina Raț and Dorottya Szikra 18. Not all in the same family: diverging approaches to family policy in East Asia Ito Peng and Yi-Chun Chien 19. Family life and family policy in South Africa: responding to past legacies, new opportunities and challenges Trudie Knijn and Leila Patel 20. Work-family policies: has Latin America moved towards more gender and social equity? Merike Blofield and Juliana Martínez Franzoni 21. Family policy in India: contradictions, continuities and change Rajni Palriwala and Neetha N. 22. Family policy patterns in autocratic countries Dorian R. Woods and Rolf Frankenberger PART V OUTCOMES OF FAMILY POLICIES 23. Children, poverty and public policy: a cross-national perspective Janet C. Gornick and Emily Nell 24. Family policies and child well-being Daniel Engster and Helena Olofsdotter Stensöta 25. Effects of work-family policies on parenthood and wellbeing Caitlyn Collins and Jennifer Glass PART VI FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR POLICY MAKING AND RESEARCH 26. Policies on family support and parenting support in a global perspective Mary Daly 27. Neglected families: developing family-supportive policies for ‘natural’ and (hu)man-made disasters Lena Dominelli 28. Women’s voices and human rights: perspectives on sustainable family lives Ulla Björnberg Index

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Book SynopsisThis research review provides a comprehensive overview of children's human rights. Beginning with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world, it explores the theory, doctrine, and implementation of the legal frameworks addressing child labor, child soldiers, and child trafficking, as well as children's socio-economic rights, including their rights to education. This topical research review is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and activists.Trade Review‘Human Rights and Children provides a needed overview of important and controversial issues related to children’s rights. The editor, Professor Barbara Stark, has used her international law expertise to put together a very helpful collection of articles on topics that include the Convention on Rights of the Child, child poverty, education, punishment and other pressing issues that confront nations today.’Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Barbara Stark PART I THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND OTHER LEGAL FRAMEWORKS A. Theory 1. David M. Smolin (2006), ‘Overcoming Religious Objections to the Convention on the Rights of the Child’, Emory International Law Review, 20, Spring, 81–110 2. Martin Guggenheim (2006), ‘Ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, But Don’t Expect any Miracles’, Emory International Law Review, 20, Spring, 43–68 3. Philip Alston, John Tobin and Mac Darrow (2005), ‘Putting Children’s Rights into Perspective’ and ‘Laying the Legal and Institutional Foundations at the Regional and National Levels’ in Laying the Foundations for Children's Rights: An Independent Study of Some Key Legal and Institutional Aspects of the Impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child’, Florence, Italy: UNICEF, 1–8, 9–32 4. Kamran Hashemi (2007), ‘Religious Legal Traditions, Muslim States and the Convention on the Rights of the Child: An Essay on the Relevant UN Documentation’ Human Rights Quarterly, 29 (1), February, 194–227 B. Doctrine 5. Cynthia Price Cohen (2006), ‘The Role of the United States in the Drafting of The Convention on the Rights of the Child’, Emory International Law Review, 20, Spring, 185–98 6. Michael J. Dennis (2000), ‘Newly Adopted Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child’, American Journal of International Law, 94 (4) October, 789–96 C. Implementation 7. Stuart N. Hart and Laura Thetaz-Bergman (1996), ‘The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child’, Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, 6 (2), Fall, 373–92 8. Marilia Sardenberg (1996), ‘Committee on the Rights of the Child: Basic Processes’, Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, 6 (2), Fall, 263–86 9. Barbara Bennett Woodhouse (1999), ‘The Constitutionalization of Children’s Rights: Incorporating Emerging Human Rights into Constitutional Doctrine’, Journal of Constitutional Law, 2 (1), December, 1–52 10. Martha F. Davis and Roslyn Powell (2003), ‘The International Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Catalyst for Innovative Child Care Policies’, Human Rights Quarterly, 25 (3), August, 689-719 11. William A. Schabas (1996), ‘Reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child’, Human Rights Quarterly, 18 (2), May, 472–91 12. Sonia Harris-Short (2003), ‘International Human Rights Law: Imperialist, Inept and Ineffective? Cultural Relativism and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’, Human Rights Quarterly, 25 (1), February, 130–81 PART II CHILDREN’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS A. Child Poverty and Other Socio-economic Problems in General 13. Wouter Vandenhole (2014), ‘Child Poverty and Children’s Rights: An Uneasy Fit?’, Michigan State International Law Review, 22 (2), 609–36 14. R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell (2003), ‘Child Poverty in Canada and the Rights of the Child’, Human Rights Quarterly, 25, (4), November, 1067–87 15. Maria Bouverne-De Bie, Geert Cappelaere and Eugeen Verhellen (2006), ‘Recurrent Variations on a “Youthful” Theme: Care and Social Control in the Approach of Young People’, Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 26 (2), 247–65 B. Children’s Right to Education 16. Eugeen Verhellen (1999), ‘Facilitating Children’s Rights in Education: Expectations and Demands on Teachers and Parents’, Prospects, XXIX (2), June, 223–31 17. Eugeen Verhellen (1993), ‘Children’s Rights and Education: A Three-track Legally Binding Imperative’, School Psychology International, 14, 199–208 18. Barbara Bennett Woodhouse (2002), ‘Speaking Truth to Power: Challenging the Power of Parents to Control the Education of their Own’, Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, 11 (3), Summer, 481–501 PART III APPROACHES TO CHILD LABOR 19. Michael J. Dennis (1999) ‘The ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labor’, American Journal of International Law, 93 (4), October, 943–8 20. Janelle M. Diller and David A. Levy (1997) ‘Child Labor, Trade and Investment: Toward the Harmonization of International Law’, American Journal of International Law, 91 (4), October, 663–96 21. Tendai Charity Nhenga-Chakarisa (2010), ‘Who Does the Law Seek to Protect and From What? The Application of International Law on Child Labour in an African Context’, African Human Rights Law Journal, 10, 161–96 PART IV ARMED CONFLICT AND CHILD SOILDERS 22. Jo Becker (2014), ‘From Opponent to Ally: The United States and Efforts to End the Use of Child Soldiers’, Michigan State International Law Review, 22 (2), 595–608 23. Diane Marie Amann (2013), ‘A Review of Reimagining Child Soldiers in International Law and Policy in Mark A. Drumbl, Oxford University Press’, American Journal of International Law, 107 (3), July, 724–7 24. Nienke Grossman (2007), ‘Rehabilitation or Revenge: Prosecuting Child Soldiers for Human Rights Violations,’ Georgetown Journal of International Law, 38, Winter, 323–61 25. Claire Breen (2003), ‘The Role of NGOs in the Formulation of and Compliance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict’, Human Rights Quarterly, 25 (2), May, 453–81 26. Janet McKnight (2010), ‘Child Soldiers in Africa: A Global Approach to Human Rights Protection, Enforcement and Post-Conflict Reintegration’, African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 18 (2), 113–42 PART V THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN 27. Jonathan Todres (2014), ‘A Child Rights Framework for Addressing Trafficking of Children’, Michigan State International Law Review, 22 (2), 557–93 28. Sara A. Dillon (2008), ‘What Human Rights Law Obscures: Global Sex Trafficking and the Demand for Children’, UCLA Women’s Law Journal, 17, 121–86 PART VI PUNISHING CHILDREN A. Corporal Punishment 29. Alison Dundes Renteln (2010), ‘Corporal Punishment and the Cultural Defense’, Law and Contemporary Problems, 73, Spring, 253–79 30. Murray A. Straus (2010), ‘Prevalence, Societal Causes, and Trends in Corporal Punishment by Parents in World Perspective’, Law and Contemporary Problems, 73, Spring, 1–30 31. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro (2006), ‘An End to Violence Against Children’ in World Report on Violence Against Children, Chapter 1, Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Secretary-General's Study on Violence against Children, 3–27 B. Criminal Justice 32. Mark A. Drumbl (2013), ‘Child Pirates: Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Accountability’ Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 46 (1 and 2), Fall, 235–8 33. Geraldine Van Bueren (1999), ‘A Curious Case of Isolationism: America and International Child Criminal Justice’, Quinnipiac Law Review, 18, 451–68

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Book SynopsisThis timely book reveals how policies of childcare and early childhood education influence children's circumstances and the daily lives of families with children. Examining how these policies are approached, it focuses particularly on the issues and pitfalls related to equal access. Chapters explore early childhood education and care policies in different social and geographical contexts, highlighting the different ways in which stakeholders - including parents, administrators and policy makers - approach issues of equality. The book further analyses what is meant by, and expected of, early childhood education and care in society and how this varies between nations. Key case studies in the context of liberal, conservative and universal approaches to welfare are used to show the broad differences between them, problematizing the notion of equal access. Social policy, family studies and sociology scholars will appreciate the new insights into the question of the equality of societies offered in this book. It will also prove incisive for researchers looking at the family and early childhood education, as well as for politicians and administrators working in the field.Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction 1 Katja Repo, Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila and Johanna Lammi-Taskula 2 Governable spaces of early childhood education and care: the Canadian case 6 Rianne Mahon 3 For all, for free! Why do parents have to pay for early childhood education but not for primary education? 22 Jorma Sipilä 4 The paradox of universal access: alleviating or perpetuating inequity for children in New South Wales, Australia 40 Zsuzsa Millei and Jannelle Gallagher 5 The long-term effects of full-time childcare on family lives in Japan 60 Takayuki Sasaki 6 Childcare, education, protection and prevention: the transformation of early childhood policies in Germany since 2000 73 Helga Kelle and Johanna Mierendorff 7 Parents as objects of interventions: what they have to say about early childhood education and schoolification 92 Michel Vandenbroeck and Katrien Van Laere 8 Early childhood education and care in times of transition: the role of policy reforms and advocacy processes in improving the accessibility of services for young children and their families 108 Arianna Lazzari and Lucia Balduzzi 9 Home care and early childhood education in Finland: policies and practices of childcare 133 Johanna Närvi, Minna Salmi and Johanna Lammi-Taskula 10 Rationalizing early childhood education and care in the local context: a case study of Finnish municipalities 152 Petteri Eerola, Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila, Anu Kuukka and Anna Siippainen 11 Epilogue: contradictory equal access 172 Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila, Johanna Lammi-Taskula and Katja Repo Index 177

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary book provides a sociological view of the contemporary experiences of children in Southern Europe. Focusing on regions deeply affected by the 2008 economic crisis, it offers a detailed investigation into the impact of economic downturn and austerity on the lives of children. Established childhood studies and sociology researchers unpack recent changes in the quality of children's lives and our understanding of children's rights in the modern world. Focusing first on contemporary changes to children's forms of living, the book then turns to the prevalence of poverty in Southern Europe, before scrutinising the experiences of migrant and highly mobile children. Illustrating these experiences with key case studies from across Southern Europe, this book presents a powerful critique of the promises and pitfalls of structural changes to children-centred public policy. This informative book is essential reading for academics and higher-level students of childhood studies. Policy makers and practitioners in education, law, health, social services and children's rights organizations in need of strong, empirical research into childhood experiences will appreciate the thorough case studies analysed in the book. Contributors include: G. Argento, R. Barn, E. Brey, R.T. Di Rosa, M. Domínguez-Serrano, N. Fernándes, L. Gaitán, A. Kiliari, F. Kougioumoutzaki, S. Mateus, L. del Moral-Espín, A. Nunes de Almeida, S. Pantazidis, Y. Pechtelidis, V. Ramos, M. Sánchez-Domínguez, M.J. Sarmento, C. Satta, T. Seabra, A.G. Stamou, M.T. Tagliaventi, C. Tomás, G. de Pina TrevisanTrade Review'Children's Lives in Southern Europe is an insightful, well-written, and timely volume focusing on a neglected but radically changing region of Europe. The diverse chapters provide comprehensive discussion of children's lives and agency at the macro and micro level with important insights for social policy. A ground-breaking work in childhood studies.' --William A. Corsaro, Author of The Sociology of Childhood and We're Friends, Right?: Inside Kids' Culture'This book offers an essential contribution to understanding the challenges faced by children in Southern Europe through the years of ''austerity'' and the ''refugee crisis''. The four editors combine a deep understanding of their own countries with a powerful theoretical orientation to taking children seriously as social actors and as citizens. The combination of detailed contextual information with vivid case studies is a real strength. For anyone with an interest in the reality of childhood, and the prospects for children's lives, in Southern Europe this will be an invaluable source of information and ideas.' --Nigel Patrick Thomas, University of Central Lancashire, UK'This book presents a rich and stimulating collection of contributions on a neglected focus in the English speaking world. The chapters provide a fresh and rewarding exploration of children's lives in Southern Europe; especially children's well-being, experiences of migration and poverty. The book draws on theory, primary and secondary data and will be an invaluable resource for students wishing to understand childhood in the Mediterranean arena.' --Tom Cockburn, Edge Hill University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: childhood and social exclusion – a sociology of the south? xiii Manuel Jacinto Sarmento 1 Introduction 1 Lourdes Gaitán PART I CURRENT CHANGES IN CHILDREN’S FORMS OF LIVING 2 Introduction to Part I 11 Catarina Tomás 3 Family and childhood: the impact of the crisis in the case of Greece 14 Foteini Kougioumoutzaki 4 Institutionalization and familization of childhood through leisure/sport activities in Italy 30 Caterina Satta 5 Changes to children’s forms of living in contemporary Portugal 47 Ana Nunes de Almeida and Vasco Ramos 6 Intergenerational solidarity in times of crisis: new relationships between children and grandparents in Spain 62 Lourdes Gaitán and María Sánchez-Domínguez PART II CHILD POVERTY AND CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING IN SOUTHERN EUROPE 7 Introduction to Part II 84 Natália Fernandes 8 Poverty, well-being and educational opportunities for children in contemporary Greece: the cases of two after-school programmes 88 Yannis Pechtelidis and Stelios Pantazidis 9 Poorest of all: a case study of Roma children in Italy 104 Maria Teresa Tagliaventi 10 Child poverty in Portugal: the crisis from children’s perspectives 121 Manuel Jacinto Sarmento and Gabriela de Pina Trevisan 11 Austerity and children’s well-being in Spain: a capability approach perspective 141 Lucía del Moral-Espín and Mónica Domínguez-Serrano PART III MIGRANT CHILDREN AND CHILDREN ON THE MOVE 12 Introduction to Part III 161 Yannis Pechtelidis 13 Language education policy discourses on refugee children: evidence from the Greek context 164 Anastasia G. Stamou and Angeliki Kiliari 14 Unaccompanied minors in Sicily: promoting conceptualizations of child well-being through children’s own subjective realities 181 Ravinder Barn, Roberta T. Di Rosa and Gabriella Argento 15 Migrant children in Portuguese schools: the case of Brazilian pupils 196 Teresa Seabra and Sandra Mateus 16 Migrant children and local policies regarding reunified children in Spain 213 Elisa Brey PART IV CONCLUSIONS 17 Conclusions 232 Lourdes Gaitán, Yannis Pechtelidis, Catarina Tomás and Natália Fernandes Index 237

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Book SynopsisFeaturing contributions from leading international scholars of social policy, this dynamic Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of conceptual and methodological developments in leave policy research, as well as state-of-the-art findings on leave policy determinants and outcomes globally. The topic of inequality is placed at the centre of the Research Handbook, to strengthen the global debate and encourage broader thinking about the interconnections between leave policy design and social inequalities. Chapters illustrate the continued relevance of this correlation in the context of gendered care and employment practices, precarious, underinsured, and nonstandard employment, informal economies, migration, family changes, and growing financial strains for parents. Using parental leave policy as an empirical lens to further our understanding of the intersectional nature of social inequalities, the editors ultimately consider whether there is a case to reconfigure leave policy as a social right. This incisive Research Handbook will be essential reading for a multi-disciplinary audience of students and scholars of social policy, family studies, gender studies, sociology, social work, and public policy. Its evaluation of cutting-edge developments in leave policy will also benefit national and international policy makers, as well as HR leaders interested in parenting leave best practice.Trade Review‘This cutting-edge collection deftly explores the past and future of parenting leave policy. The authors – an interdisciplinary who’s who in leave policy research – tackle the complexities of parenting leave with a keen focus on social inequalities, broadly defined. Its fresh focus on new frontiers in policy development and research will be generative of research for years to come.’ -- Jennifer Hook, University of Southern California, US‘Child-linked leave policy is one of the most dynamic and diversified fields of family policy both at the ideational and normative levels, featuring also as a multilayered package, as the rich chapters of this book document both analytically and empirically. This is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand how and why leaves are regulated as they are in different contexts and times, while offering a new starting point for future research.’ -- Chiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Leave Policy: Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective 1 Ivana Dobrotić, Sonja Blum and Alison Koslowski PART I CONCEPTUAL AND ANALYTICAL CHALLENGES IN LEAVE POLICY RESEARCH 2 A short history of leave policy research in higher income countries 14 Fred Deven and Peter Moss 3 Locating parenting leaves in gender and welfare state analysis 27 Rossella Ciccia 4 Grasping the character of parenting leave policies in space and time 40 Anna Kurowska 5 How to improve comparative parenting leave policy indicators? 54 Adeline Otto, Alžběta Bártová and Wim Van Lancker PART II ANALYSING THE DRIVERS OF LEAVE POLICIES: POLITICS AND IDEAS 6 Parenting leave policies and a global social policy agenda 68 Margaret O’Brien and Merve Uzunalioglu 7 The (new) politics of leave policymaking 83 Agnes Blome 8 Leave policies in populist and illiberal regimes: the cases of Hungary and Poland 100 Dorota Szelewa and Dorottya Szikra 9 The role of ideas in parenting leaves: the case of gender equality and its politicization in Finland 115 Mikael Nygård and Josefine Nyby PART III ASSESSING THE OUTCOMES OF LEAVE POLICIES 10 Measuring the impacts of parenting leaves: grappling with conceptual and methodological complexities 128 Andrea Doucet and Ann-Zofie Duvander 11 How parenting leaves impact parental employment, family work, and gender norms: a literature review 142 Pia S. Schober and Silke Büchau 12 Do leave policies impact fertility? The case of immigrants from low-fertility countries in Sweden 156 Eleonora Mussino 13 Fathers, fathering and parental leaves 174 Berit Brandth, Brita Bungum and Elin Kvande PART IV LEAVE POLICIES IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 14 Gender equality and parenting leaves in Finland: a different pathway towards the ‘Nordic’ leave policy model 188 Johanna Lammi-Taskula 15 Trajectories of modernization of parenting leave policies within continental Europe: similarities and unexpected differences 202 Mara A. Yerkes, Birgit Pfau-Effinger and Wim Van Lancker 16 Trends towards de-gendering leave use in Spain and Portugal 219 Gerardo Meil, Karin Wall, Susana Atalaia and Anna Escobedo 17 Generous but unequal: the contradictions of parenting leaves in the Baltic States 232 Marre Karu 18 Legacies of an Antipodean model? Parenting leave policy trajectories in Australia and New Zealand 245 Gillian Whitehouse, Marian Baird and Suzy Morrissey 19 Disparities in access to paid leave in the US: differences between parenting and other types of leaves 258 Richard J. Petts, Cassandra Engeman, Shirley Gatenio Gabel and Gayle Kaufman 20 Parenting leave policies in East Asia: developmentalist policy approach and varieties of familialism 276 Xuan Li and Lisa Eklund 21 Leave policy across Latin America: a story of expansion, plateauing and the need for unconventional instruments 293 Gabriela Marzonetto and Juliana Martínez Franzoni 22 Colonialism and paid maternity leave policies in sub-Saharan Africa 310 Keonhi Son PART V GAPS AND THE FUTURE OF LEAVE POLICY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 23 Are parenting leaves available for LGBTQ parents? Examining policies in Canada, Croatia, France, Iceland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom 325 Gayle Kaufman, Auður Magndís Auðardóttir, Deni Mazrekaj, Rachael N. Pettigrew, Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Tanja Vuckovic Juros and Mara A. Yerkes 24 The role of employers in reducing the implementation gap in leave policies 338 Lena Hipp, Charlotte Schlüter and Stefania Molina 25 Employer-provided leaves: paths to more time and money for working parents 353 Rosa Daiger von Gleichen 26 Broadening our conception of leave: leave to care for self or others over the life course 368 Marian Baird, Myra Hamilton, Daniel Dinale, Lisa Gulesserian and Alexandra Heron 27 Leave policy in the time of pandemic: new developments and lessons learned 384 Alison Koslowski, Sonja Blum and Ivana Dobrotić 28 Leave policy design and inequalities: reconfiguring leave as a social right? 398 Sonja Blum, Ivana Dobrotić and Alison Koslowski Index 413

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Book SynopsisThe Research Handbook of Children and Armed Conflict adeptly explores children’s lived realities of armed conflict and its aftermath. Featuring empirical, conceptual and policy analyses, alongside moving first-hand accounts of the experiences of war-affected children and youth, it highlights the urgent need for advocacy and action on this issue.Boasting state of the art contributions by eminent scholars and practitioners from across the globe, this Research Handbook explores the theoretical, practical, and policy issues related to children affected by war. Chapters investigate the profound harms experienced by such children and youth, whether in the heat of conflict, during flight or during resettlement to a new context, underscoring the urgency and high stakes of these situations for children and families affected by war. The Handbook demonstrates that scholarly discussions and debates must ultimately contribute to real-life changes to promote more just and effective immigration legislation, policies, programmes, and practices for war-affected children.Integrating conceptual analyses with concrete policy and political engagement, this incisive Research Handbook will prove essential for scholars, researchers, and students interested in war studies, security, refugee studies, forced migration, international development, child protection and post-conflict reconstruction. Its policy and legally-oriented chapters will also benefit policymakers, civil servants and international NGOs.Trade Review‘This important and timely book addresses the unimaginable toll of war on children and the urgent need for justice, accountability, and most of all: prevention. This Research Handbook is a vital contribution to the work on children affected by armed conflict.’ -- Lieutenant-General (Ret'd) The Honourable Roméo Dallaire, led the UN mission for Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, and is founder of the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security‘This Research Handbook is a must read for everyone interested in the welfare of the more than 500 million children growing up in today’s war zones, and how children’s voices and researcher’s scholarship contribute to more just and effective humanitarian responses and immigration policies.’ -- Neil Boothby, University of Notre Dame, USTable of ContentsContents: “How do we make up for lost time?”: Tackling current questions and realities of children during and following armed conflict 1 Maya Fennig and Myriam Denov PART I VOICES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IMPACTED BY ARMED CONFLICT 1 “Days turned into nights, but we just kept on walking” 20 Arsema Teame 2 “What could have been had I not left my family?” Reflections on war, migration and family separation 29 Bior Leek Ajak PART II APPROACHES TO CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT 3 Prioritizing prevention: the value of a locally led approach in supporting conflict-affected children 38 Michael G. Wessells 4 Participatory action research with youth displaced by war: how youth know, feel and do peace and security 53 Rebecca Sutton 5 Refusing to be victims: child soldiers in the humanitarian world 67 Sylvie Bodineau 6 Stigma and guilt among the children of amnestied ex-combatants in northern Uganda: implications for transitional justice 86 Grace Akello PART III WAR, DISPLACEMENT, AND MIGRATION 7 ‘They have locked us in’: the impact of liminality and protracted displacement on the mental health of Eritrean refugee youth living in Israel 103 Maya Fennig and Myriam Denov 8 Children and parents separated at the U.S. border: a case of human rights violations in the Global North 123 Lyn Morland and Elaine Kelley 9 Agency, resilience and vulnerability of children in contexts of conflict-induced displacement 147 Cordula von Denkowski and Ulrike Krause 10 Navigating displacement: trajecto-making among forced migrant and refugee children and youth 168 Giorgia Donà and Angela Veale PART IV CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS OF POLICY/PRACTICE 11 Child detention in armed conflict 184 Frédéric Mégret and Isabella Spano 12 The child soldier under international law and policy 200 Mark A. Drumbl 13 Preventing the recruitment and use of children as soldiers: a perspective on moral injury and the security sector 215 Shelly Whitman 14 Children without parental care in armed conflict settings: right to family life and alternative care arrangements 232 Mónica Ruiz-Casares 15 Mental health and psychosocial support interventions for conflict-affected children and adolescents: strategies, challenges, and recommendations 253 Shoshanna L. Fine and Jura L. Augustinavicius Index 280

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Book SynopsisThe nature of the relationship between children, parents and the state has been central to the growth of the modern welfare state and has long been a problem for western liberal democracies. Welfare states have undergone profound restructuring over the past two decades and families also have changed, in terms of their form and the nature of the contributions that men and women make to them. More attention is being paid to children by policymakers, but often because of their importanceas future 'citizen workers'. The book explores the implications of changes to the welfare state for children in a range of countries. Children, Changing Families and Welfare States: examines the implications of social policies for children sets the discussion in the broader context of both family change and welfare state change, exploring the nature of the policy debate that has allowed the welfare of the child to come to the fore tackles policies to do with both the care and financial support of children looks at the household level and how children fare when both adult men and women must seek to combine paid and unpaid work, and what support is offered by welfare states endeavours to provide a comparative perspective on these issues. The contributors have written a book that will be warmly welcomed by scholars and researchers of social policy, social work and sociology and students at both the advanced undergraduate and post-graduate level.Trade Review'As welfare states grow up, they begin to think more carefully about their future. Jane Lewis is showing them how best to do so. This stellar collection of articles by top European scholars combines creative thinking about the new social investment state with impressive empirical research on specific forms of public support for family work.' -- Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Children in the Context of Changing Families and Welfare States Jane Lewis PART I: CHILDREN AS A SOCIAL INVESTMENT 2. The LEGO™ Paradigm and New Social Risks: Consequences for Children Jane Jenson 3. An Agenda for Children: Investing in the Future or Promoting Well-being in the Present? Ruth Lister PART II: PAYING FOR CHILDREN 4. Child Benefit Packages in 15 Countries in 2004 Jonathan Bradshaw 5. Paying for the Costs of Children in Eight North European Countries: Ambivalent Trends Ulla Björnberg 6. Paying for Children: Current Issues and Implications of Policy Debates Fran Bennett PART III: CARING FOR CHILDREN 7. Cultures of Childhood and the Relationship of Care and Employment in European Welfare States Birgit Pfau-Effinger 8. From a Childcare to a Pedagogical Discourse – Or Putting Care in its Place Peter Moss 9. The OECD and the Work/Family Reconciliation Agenda: Competing Frames Rianne Mahon PART IV: CHILDREN AND THE SEARCH FOR A WORK–LIFE BALANCE 10. Childcare in a Changing World: Policy Responses to Working Time Flexibility in France Marie-Thérèse Letablier 11. Work Life Balance from the Children’s Perspective Ute Klammer 12. Squeezed between Two Agendas: Work and Childcare in the Flexible UK Diane Perrons 13. Men and Women’s Agency and Capabilities to Create a Work Life Balance in Diverse and Changing Institutional Contexts Barbara Hobson, Ann-Zolfe Duvander and Karin Halldén Index

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Book SynopsisThe nature of the relationship between children, parents and the state has been central to the growth of the modern welfare state and has long been a problem for western liberal democracies. Welfare states have undergone profound restructuring over the past two decades and families also have changed, in terms of their form and the nature of the contributions that men and women make to them. More attention is being paid to children by policymakers, but often because of their importanceas future 'citizen workers'. The book explores the implications of changes to the welfare state for children in a range of countries. Children, Changing Families and Welfare States: examines the implications of social policies for children sets the discussion in the broader context of both family change and welfare state change, exploring the nature of the policy debate that has allowed the welfare of the child to come to the fore tackles policies to do with both the care and financial support of children looks at the household level and how children fare when both adult men and women must seek to combine paid and unpaid work, and what support is offered by welfare states endeavours to provide a comparative perspective on these issues. The contributors have written a book that will be warmly welcomed by scholars and researchers of social policy, social work and sociology and students at both the advanced undergraduate and post-graduate level.Trade Review'As welfare states grow up, they begin to think more carefully about their future. Jane Lewis is showing them how best to do so. This stellar collection of articles by top European scholars combines creative thinking about the new social investment state with impressive empirical research on specific forms of public support for family work.' -- Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Children in the Context of Changing Families and Welfare States Jane Lewis PART I: CHILDREN AS A SOCIAL INVESTMENT 2. The LEGO™ Paradigm and New Social Risks: Consequences for Children Jane Jenson 3. An Agenda for Children: Investing in the Future or Promoting Well-being in the Present? Ruth Lister PART II: PAYING FOR CHILDREN 4. Child Benefit Packages in 15 Countries in 2004 Jonathan Bradshaw 5. Paying for the Costs of Children in Eight North European Countries: Ambivalent Trends Ulla Björnberg 6. Paying for Children: Current Issues and Implications of Policy Debates Fran Bennett PART III: CARING FOR CHILDREN 7. Cultures of Childhood and the Relationship of Care and Employment in European Welfare States Birgit Pfau-Effinger 8. From a Childcare to a Pedagogical Discourse – Or Putting Care in its Place Peter Moss 9. The OECD and the Work/Family Reconciliation Agenda: Competing Frames Rianne Mahon PART IV: CHILDREN AND THE SEARCH FOR A WORK–LIFE BALANCE 10. Childcare in a Changing World: Policy Responses to Working Time Flexibility in France Marie-Thérèse Letablier 11. Work Life Balance from the Children’s Perspective Ute Klammer 12. Squeezed between Two Agendas: Work and Childcare in the Flexible UK Diane Perrons 13. Men and Women’s Agency and Capabilities to Create a Work Life Balance in Diverse and Changing Institutional Contexts Barbara Hobson, Ann-Zolfe Duvander and Karin Halldén Index

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Book SynopsisThis much-needed book examines the implications of the 'Every Child Matters' (ECM) national and local framework for working with children. It analyses the key issues from the perspective of the different professions that make up the 'new children's workforce' and explores interprofessional considerations. The book includes practice issues and case examples from health, education, social work, playwork, children's centres and early years, and considers the opportunities and challenges presented by the current agenda. It will be widely welcomed by tutors and practitioners alike, enabling readers to make sense of the legislation and national guidance, and to understand better the new agendas for children's services. For more information visit: http://www.everychildmattersbook.co.uk/Trade Review"This book has been invaluable for my foundation degree in learning support. There are so many new pieces of legislation and government policies to wade through this book just put it all into place and, yes, it made sense. Individual chapters on Early years, Children's Centres, Nursing, maternity care, playwork, social work and mental health makes it a real winner across lots of different specialisms. I particularly liked the fact it doesn't look at new legislation through rose tinted specs - it's down to earth, forthright and recognises there are many issues to inter-professional collaboration". Five-Star Amazon Review"... this is an excellent guide and I would recommend it, not just to social work students and practitioners, but also to those working in any discipline with children and their families." Professional Social Work"'... very much an example of a book doing just what it says on the label. It is a must-have for all those working with, planning for or studying the health and social care of children and their families." Charlotte Pearson in Community Care 2009"This book provides child practitioners in public, private and voluntary settings with a valuable text to guide their practice. It is an essential text for students studying for child and young people's care qualifications and undergraduate studies, while post-graduate students will find it an excellent reference resource." Brenda Roberts, Head, Department of Child Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University"Richard Barker and his fellow contributors have produced an impressive and detailed analysis of the practice implications of Every Child Matters. I am delighted to recommend this book to all those working with children and young people." Michael Leadbetter, Chair, Children's Workforce Development CouncilTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: making sense of Every Child Matters - Richard Barker; Beginning to understand Every Child Matters - Richard Barker Inter-professional working and the Children's Workforce - Alison I. Machin and Pamela Graham; Education and Every Child Matters - Pat Broadhead and Doug Martin; Early years, childcare and Every Child Matters - Joan Santer and Lindey Cookson; Children's centres and Every Child Matters - Sue Barker; Nursing and Every Child Matters - Steve Campbell and Judith Hunter; Maternity care and Every Child Matters - Fiona Hutchinson; Playwork and Every Child Matters - Lesli Godfrey; Social work and Every Child Matters - Richard Barker and Sue Barker; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Every Child Matters - Allan Brownrigg; Every Child Matters: current possibilities, future opportunities, and challenges? - Richard Barker.

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Book SynopsisSome 80,000 British children - many of them under the age of ten - were shipped from Britain to Canada by Poor Law authorities and voluntary bodies during the 50 years following Confederation in 1867. How did this come about? What were the motives and methods of the people involved in both countries? Why did it come to an end? What effects did it have on the children involved and what eventually became of them? These are the questions Roy Parker explores in a meticulously researched work that brings together economic, political, social, medical, legal, administrative and religious aspects of the story in Britain and Canada. He concludes with a moving review of evidence from more recent survivors of child migration, discussing the lifelong effects of their experiences with the help of modern psychological insights. His book - humane and highly professional - will capture and hold the interest of many: the academic, the practitioner and the general reader; and they will include the relatives and descendants, both in Britain and Canada, of the children around whom this study revolves. CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: Copies of this title are available from UBC Press, www.ubcpress.caTrade Review"This is a book of rare distinction. ...based on a huge amount of further primary research.... This is a deeply humane book which deserves to be read and reflected upon." British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol 22:2, 2008"It is a wonderfully researched book and presents a balanced analysis of the period." Julia Davey, Family History Researcher"Truly an interdisciplinary study, giving due weight to a stunning number of factors." Susanne Kelman, Literary Review of Canada, July/August 2008"In this interdisciplinary and intercountry tour de force, Roy Parker traces the extraordinary, 50-year story of the export of some 80,000 children from Britain to Canada. Fascinating for students of social work, social policy and child welfare in both countries." David Donnison, Professor Emeritus in Urban Studies, Glasgow University"This is an excellent historical analysis of the push and pull factors that not long ago engineered the transportation of thousands of children to live mainly with homestead families in Canada." Professor Emeritus John Triseliotis, University of Edinburgh"Deeply researched and compassionate" Journal of Children & PovertyTable of ContentsPart one: Setting the scene: The background; Early initiatives; Part two: Setbacks and anxieties: Checks and balances; The issue of inspection; Part three: The field expands: The second wave of organised Protestant child emigration; The Catholic response; The 'unorganised' emigrationists; Part four: The Canadian dimension: The Canadian demand for child labour; Canadian opposition to child immigration; The management of the opposition in Canada; Part five: The ambiguities and obfuscation: The reformatories and industrial schools; Part six: The children and their parents: What befell the children; Parents' rights, consent and legislation; Part seven: A chapter closes: Into the twentieth century; Part eight: A review: Explanation and assessment. CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: Copies of this title are available from UBC Press, www.ubcpress.ca

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book focuses on the experiences and perspectives of children and young people who care for a parent with HIV in the global North and South. Drawing on in-depth qualitative research from the UK and Tanzania, the book presents a unique insight into the similarities and differences in children's and parents' experiences across diverse socio-economic, cultural and welfare contexts. The book makes a significant contribution to the growing research evidence on children and young people with caring responsibilities ('young carers') and the impacts of HIV and AIDS on families globally. It examines caring relationships within families affected by HIV and AIDS; the outcomes of caregiving; children's and families' resilience; the factors influencing whether children become involved in care work; and local and global policy responses. It also provides insight into the perspectives of parents living with HIV and service providers working with families. This book will be of interest to policy makers and practitioners in the field of HIV and AIDS, and to researchers, academics and students concerned with international development, social policy, human geography, childhood and youth studies, social work, health and social care, education, children's services and nursing and palliative care.Trade Review"Governments and NGOs must act to provide support to children and young people affected by HIV and AIDS, recognising their special role as young carers. The recommendations in this groundbreaking, cross-cultural study are a good place to start." Carol Levine, Director of the Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund, New York CityTable of ContentsChildren's and young people's caring responsibilities within the family; HIV and the family; Reflexivity, methodology and ethics: the research process; Living with HIV and the effects on family life: parents' narratives; Children's and young people's care work in households affected by HIV and AIDS; Resilience and impacts of care work for individual young people and their families; Resilience and impacts of young people's care work within the school and wider community; The role of formal safety nets in building children's and families' resilience; Global and local processes influencing young people's caring roles in families affected by HIV and AIDS; Responding to the support needs of children and young people caring for parents with HIV.

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book focuses on the experiences and perspectives of children and young people who care for a parent with HIV in the global North and South. Drawing on in-depth qualitative research from the UK and Tanzania, the book presents a unique insight into the similarities and differences in children's and parents' experiences across diverse socio-economic, cultural and welfare contexts. The book makes a significant contribution to the growing research evidence on children and young people with caring responsibilities ('young carers') and the impacts of HIV and AIDS on families globally. It examines caring relationships within families affected by HIV and AIDS; the outcomes of caregiving; children's and families' resilience; the factors influencing whether children become involved in care work; and local and global policy responses. It also provides insight into the perspectives of parents living with HIV and service providers working with families. This book will be of interest to policy makers and practitioners in the field of HIV and AIDS, and to researchers, academics and students concerned with international development, social policy, human geography, childhood and youth studies, social work, health and social care, education, children's services and nursing and palliative care.Trade Review"Governments and NGOs must act to provide support to children and young people affected by HIV and AIDS, recognising their special role as young carers. The recommendations in this groundbreaking, cross-cultural study are a good place to start." Carol Levine, Director of the Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund, New York CityTable of ContentsChildren's and young people's caring responsibilities within the family; HIV and the family; Reflexivity, methodology and ethics: the research process; Living with HIV and the effects on family life: parents' narratives; Children's and young people's care work in households affected by HIV and AIDS; Resilience and impacts of care work for individual young people and their families; Resilience and impacts of young people's care work within the school and wider community; The role of formal safety nets in building children's and families' resilience; Global and local processes influencing young people's caring roles in families affected by HIV and AIDS; Responding to the support needs of children and young people caring for parents with HIV.

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Book SynopsisThe process of becoming an adult in contemporary times is fragmented and unequal, shaped by chance, choice and timing. "Unfolding lives" presents a unique approach to understanding the changing face of youth transitions, addressing the question of how gender identities are constituted in late modern culture. The book follows individual lives over time, enabling the reader to witness gender identities in the making and breathing new life into static analytic models. At the heart of the book are vivid in-depth accounts of four young lives, emblematic of broader biographical trends. They reveal how inequalities and privileges are made in new and unexpected ways, through practices such as falling in love, coming out, acting out and religious conversion. A focus on temporal processes and changing meanings captures what it feels like to be young and shows the creative ways that young people navigate the conflicting and changing demands of personal relationships, schooling, work and play. "Unfolding lives" is also a demonstration of a method-in-practice, describing how longitudinal material can be analysed and animated to realise the relationship between personal and social change. Written in an accessible style that breaks the conventional academic mould, "Unfolding lives" is a compelling and provocative read. The book will be an essential text for students and academics involved in youth and gender studies as well as those interested in new directions in qualitative research methods and writing.Trade Review"The richness of the individual cases, drawn from the larger study, is uniquely illuminating. This book will, hopefully, be read across the social sciences and by those interested in, or grappling with, innovative methodologies." Children & SocietyTable of ContentsThe breadth and depth of youth transitions; A method in practice; Gender and social change; Going up: discipline and opportunism; Going down: between stasis and mobility; Coming out: from the closet to stepping stones; Acting out: rebellion with a cause; Interruption: from explanation to understanding; Conversation: reading between the lines; Youth, gender and change.

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Book Synopsis'Promoting children's wellbeing' examines the wide-ranging and growing number of policies and practices which are intended to contribute to children's wellbeing. Topics include the development of children's identities, the value of play in the lives of contemporary children, the promotion of children's health, risk and staying safe, and family law. The contributors draw upon research and practice to analyse and examine the policies, services and practice skills needed for collaborative, effective and equitable work with children. It will be important reading for students, practitioners and academics working in a wide range of children's services across the UK.Trade Review"Designed as a teaching text, this collection will amke an excellent resource for both students and practitioners." Bill Bell in Children and Young People Now"This book is a thought-provoking and accessible exploration of children's well-being. It is genuinely enjoyable to read and should encourage any reader to examine their own understanding and practice." Sarah Lewis, Children & Society"...a useful and relevant addition to the bookshelves...." Social Work"We owe it to ourselves and our children to take this book, study it, debate, argue with it, but above all learn from it. This book allows us to consider the whole child and challenges us to communicate in a meaningful way so that the wellbeing of the child is secured. If you think that caring for a child is 'child's play', you may be nearer than you think to understanding and respecting the child's world." Glo Potter, foster carer"Stimulating and informative, ably capturing the complexity and challenges facing Children's Services; valuable reading for all child related practitioners. A book that requires us to reflect, discuss, and review how we can do things better." Jane March-McDonald, SWAP, June 2008"The child-centric nature of this text is excellent." Maddie Burton, University of Worcester."The book supports students' undertsanding of how safeguarding practice fits within the legal framework." Amanda Crow, University of Huddersfield.Table of ContentsChildren and identity ~ Victoria Cooper and Janet Collins; Children negotiating identities ~ Susan Johnstone-Wilder and Janet Collins; Health matters ~ Pam Foley; Play matters ~ Doug Springate and Pam Foley; Anxieties and risks ~ Mark Gladwin and Janet Collins; Staying safe ~ James Blewett and Pam Foley; Children, families and the law ~ Michael Isles.

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Book SynopsisPolicy reforms to children's services in the UK and elsewhere encourage a greater focus on outcomes defined in terms of child well-being. Yet for this to happen, we need not only a better understanding of what child well-being is and how services can improve it, but also the ability to measure child well-being in order to evaluate success. This book investigates the main approaches to conceptualising child well-being, applies them to the child population using household survey and agency audit data, then considers the implications for children's services. The author: provides a clear conceptual understanding of five perspectives on well-being: need, rights, poverty, quality of life and social exclusion demonstrates the value of each perspective charts levels of child well-being in an inner-London community, including violated rights and social exclusion sets out the features that children's services must have if they are to improve child well-being defined in these terms This book should be read by everyone involved in developing, implementing and evaluating children's services, including researchers, policy makers and practitioners.Trade Review"This book moves effortlessly and clearly from ideas about well-being, through their measurement, to policy proposals. It is essential reading for those concerned with children's well-being, but I hope that its message will attract a wider audience." Ian Gough, Professor of Social Policy, University of Bath" Axford has succeeded in providing research that will better equip staff to make assessments with finesse and formulate strategies to suit." Adoption & Fostering'Axford’s book unpicks the definition of child wellbeing in a strong mix of theoretical constructs and evidence based research.' 'This book has earned its place as a valuable social care text'. Research, Policy and PlanningTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Defining and measuring the concepts: Need; Rights; Poverty; Quality of life; Social exclusion; Relationships between the concepts; Part two: The measures applied to children: Prevalence rates and distinguishing features; Relationships between the conditions; Part three: Implications for children's services: Matching conditions and service styles; Developing congruent children's services; Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisWith the growth of parental employment, leave policy is at the centre of welfare state development and at the heart of countries' child and family policies. It is widely recognised as an essential element for attaining important demographic, social and economic goals and is the point where many different policy areas intersect: child well-being, family, gender equality, employment and labour markets, and demography. Leave policy, therefore, gives a unique insight into a country's values, interests and priorities. International comparisons of leave policy are widely available, but far less attention has been paid to understanding the factors that bring about these variations. "The politics of parental leave policies" makes good this omission. Looking at parental leave policy within a wider work/family context, it addresses how and why, and by whom, particular policies are created and subsequently developed in particular countries. Chapters covering 15 countries in Europe and beyond and the European Union bring together leading academic experts to provide a unique insight into the past, present and future state of this key policy area. "The politics of parental leave policies" is essential reading for students, teachers and researchers in social policy, child and family policy, welfare states, gender relations and equality, and employment and labour markets, providing an opportunity to study in depth the creation of social policy. It will also be of interest to policy makers in national governments and international organisations.Trade Review"Thought-provoking indeed." Katrina Allen in Children and Society"Parental leave policy is on the agenda in many countries today. While the variation across countries has been well documented, this timely book fills an important gap by exploring the reasons behind that variation." Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University School of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Peter Moss and Sheila B. Kamerman; Australia: the difficult birth of paid maternity leave ~ Deborah Brennan; Canada and Québec: two policies, one country ~ Andrea Doucet, Lindsey McKay and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay; Czech Republic: normative or choice-oriented system? ~ Ji?ina Kocourková; Estonia: halfway from the Soviet Union to the Nordic countries ~ Marre Karu and Katre Pall; Finland: negotiating tripartite compromises ~ Johanna Lammi-Taskula and Pentti Takala; France: gender equality a pipe dream? ~ Jeanne Fagnani and Antoine Math; Germany: taking a Nordic turn? ~ Daniel Erler; Hungary and Slovenia: long leave or short? ~ Marta Korintus and Nada Stropnik; Iceland: from reluctance to fast-track engineering ~ Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir and Gyda Margrét Pétursdóttir; The Netherlands: bridging labour and care ~ Janneke Plantenga and Chantal Remery; Norway: the making of the father's quota ~ Berit Brandth and Elin Kvande; Portugal and Spain: two pathways in Southern Europe ~ Karin Wall and Anna Escobedo; Sweden: individualisation or free choice in parental leave ~ Anders Chronholm; The European Directive: making supra-national parent leave policy ~ Bernard Fusulier; Conclusion ~ Sheila B. Kamerman and Peter Moss.

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Book SynopsisIn the last decades of the 20th century, successive British governments have regarded adolescent pregnancy and childbearing as a significant public health and social problem. Youthful pregnancy was once tackled by attacking young, single mothers but New Labour, through its Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, linked early pregnancy to social exclusion rather than personal morality and aimed, instead, to reduce teenage pregnancy and increase young mothers' participation in education and employment. However, the problematisation of early pregnancy has been contested, and it has been suggested that teenage mothers have been made scapegoats for wider, often unsettling, social and demographic changes. The re-evaluation of early pregnancy as problematic means that, in some respects, teenage pregnancy has been 'made' and 'unmade' as a problem. Focusing on the period from the late-1990s to the present, "Teenage pregnancy" examines who is likely to have a baby as a teenager, the consequences of early motherhood and how teenage pregnancy is dealt with in the media. The author argues that society's negative attitude to young mothers is likely to marginalise an already excluded group and that efforts should be focused primarily on supporting young mothers and their children. This comprehensive examination of teenage pregnancy focuses on the situation in the UK, but will be useful for readers in other developed world countries. It will be of interest to students in sociology, social policy, health studies and public health, and also to policy makers and young people's interest groups.Trade Review"This book exposes an unhealthy relationship between the media and policy making leading to the distortion of research evidence. Lucid, analytic and controversial, it is a must-read for policy makers in the present and of the future." Professor Rachel Thomson, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsPart One: Making a problem: Introduction: 'Shattered lives and blighted futures'; Who has a baby as a teenager?; Epidemics, fluctuations and trends: the everyday depiction of teenage pregnancy; New Labour: a new approach to teenage pregnancy; Part Two: Unmaking a problem: What are the consequences of teenage fertility?; Contextualising teenage pregnancy; Theorising teenage pregrancy as a problem; Conclusion: no silver bullet: teenage pregnancy as a problem

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Book SynopsisIn the last decades of the 20th century, successive British governments have regarded adolescent pregnancy and childbearing as a significant public health and social problem. Youthful pregnancy was once tackled by attacking young, single mothers but New Labour, through its Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, linked early pregnancy to social exclusion rather than personal morality and aimed, instead, to reduce teenage pregnancy and increase young mothers' participation in education and employment. However, the problematisation of early pregnancy has been contested, and it has been suggested that teenage mothers have been made scapegoats for wider, often unsettling, social and demographic changes. The re-evaluation of early pregnancy as problematic means that, in some respects, teenage pregnancy has been 'made' and 'unmade' as a problem. Focusing on the period from the late-1990s to the present, "Teenage pregnancy" examines who is likely to have a baby as a teenager, the consequences of early motherhood and how teenage pregnancy is dealt with in the media. The author argues that society's negative attitude to young mothers is likely to marginalise an already excluded group and that efforts should be focused primarily on supporting young mothers and their children. This comprehensive examination of teenage pregnancy focuses on the situation in the UK, but will be useful for readers in other developed world countries. It will be of interest to students in sociology, social policy, health studies and public health, and also to policy makers and young people's interest groups.Trade Review"This book exposes an unhealthy relationship between the media and policy making leading to the distortion of research evidence. Lucid, analytic and controversial, it is a must-read for policy makers in the present and of the future." Professor Rachel Thomson, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsPart One: Making a problem: Introduction: 'Shattered lives and blighted futures'; Who has a baby as a teenager?; Epidemics, fluctuations and trends: the everyday depiction of teenage pregnancy; New Labour: a new approach to teenage pregnancy; Part Two: Unmaking a problem: What are the consequences of teenage fertility?; Contextualising teenage pregnancy; Theorising teenage pregrancy as a problem; Conclusion: no silver bullet: teenage pregnancy as a problem

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Book SynopsisThis timely book examines parental rights to 'welfare state support' and parental responsibilities for child welfare in relation to recent social policy agendas pursued by the Labour government in the UK in the context of child well-being research, state welfare analysis and sociological research about parental perspectives and the multiple contexts of parenting and childhood. It calls for notions of parental rights and responsibilities which are more responsive to the diversity of parental perspectives and parenting contexts. The book is valuable reading for students, researchers and practitioners in social policy and child and family services.Trade Review"A comprehensive and timely critical review" Journal of Social Policy"Harriet Churchill's new book is a comprehensive, well written and extremely useful review of recent family policy and research. Recommended reading." Val Gillies, Families & Social Capital Research Group, London South Bank University"Harriet Churchill powerfully juxtaposes British policies around parenting with the experiences and perspectives of parents. This encounter is both a painful and productive one, enabling her to suggest ways in which parental rights and responsibilities might be re-thought." John Clarke, Professor of Social Policy, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: The broader context: Conceptualising child, family and social well-being; Socio-economic change and social well-being trends; Children, families and welfare state restructuring; Part two: UK social policy developments 1997-2010; Welfare to work measures and financial support for families; Childcare and family-friendly employment policies; Parental and family support services; Part three: Research on parental perspectives: Parenthood and parenting in context; Negotiating work and family life; Part four: Policy implications: Conclusion: rights and responsibilities for child, family and social well-being.

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Book SynopsisThis timely book examines parental rights to 'welfare state support' and parental responsibilities for child welfare in relation to recent social policy agendas pursued by the Labour government in the UK in the context of child well-being research, state welfare analysis and sociological research about parental perspectives and the multiple contexts of parenting and childhood. It calls for notions of parental rights and responsibilities which are more responsive to the diversity of parental perspectives and parenting contexts. The book is valuable reading for students, researchers and practitioners in social policy and child and family services.Trade Review"A comprehensive and timely critical review" Journal of Social Policy"Harriet Churchill's new book is a comprehensive, well written and extremely useful review of recent family policy and research. Recommended reading." Val Gillies, Families & Social Capital Research Group, London South Bank University"Harriet Churchill powerfully juxtaposes British policies around parenting with the experiences and perspectives of parents. This encounter is both a painful and productive one, enabling her to suggest ways in which parental rights and responsibilities might be re-thought." John Clarke, Professor of Social Policy, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: The broader context: Conceptualising child, family and social well-being; Socio-economic change and social well-being trends; Children, families and welfare state restructuring; Part two: UK social policy developments 1997-2010; Welfare to work measures and financial support for families; Childcare and family-friendly employment policies; Parental and family support services; Part three: Research on parental perspectives: Parenthood and parenting in context; Negotiating work and family life; Part four: Policy implications: Conclusion: rights and responsibilities for child, family and social well-being.

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Book SynopsisEven after 20 years of children's rights and new thinking about childhood, children are still frequently seen as apolitical. All over the world there has been a growing emphasis on 'participation', but much of this is adult-led, and spaces for children's individual and collective autonomy are limited. "Children, politics and communication" questions many of the conventional ways in which children are perceived. It focuses on the politics of children's communication, in two senses: children as political actors, and the micropolitics of children's interaction with each other and with adults. It looks at how children and young people communicate and engage, how they organise themselves and their lives, and how they deal with conflict in their relationships and the world around them. These are children at the margins, in various ways, but they are not victims; they are finding ways to take charge of their own lives. The book is also about adults and how they can interact with children and young people in ways that are sensitive to children's feelings, empowering and supportive of their attempts to be autonomous. With international contributions from a range of disciplines, "Children, politics and communication" is timely and relevant for policy makers, practitioners and researchers engaging with children and young people.Trade Review"Focusing on children who live at the margins of society, this book presents strong arguments for taking their knowledge, experience and wishes seriously as contributions to social and political decision making, and for creating spaces for children's autonomy." Professor Berry Mayall, Institute of Education, University of London"Children, Politics and Communication makes a powerful case for better understanding how children communicate and how adults can listen to them with greater sensitivity. It focuses on marginalised children, but in doing so illuminates issues of general importance for child-adult and child-child relationships." Professor Alan Prout, University of WarwickMAYALL'S TESTIMONIAL IN REVIEWSTable of ContentsIntroduction: Children, politics and communication ~ Nigel Thomas; Charting change in the participatory settings of childhood: a very modest beginning ~ Roger Hart; Children's autonomous organisation: reflections from the ground ~ Vicky Johnson; The children of Loxicha: participation beyond the UNCRC rhetoric? ~ Anne-Marie Smith; Displaced children's participation in political violence: towards greater understanding of mobilisation ~ Jason Hart; Between a rock and a hard place: negotiating age and identity in the UK asylum system ~ Heaven Crawley; Understanding silences and secrets when working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children ~ Ravi Kohli; Doing Britishness: multilingual practices, creativity and criticality of British Chinese children ~ Li Wei with Zhu Hua and Chao-Jung Wu; Closings in young children's disputes: resolution, dissipation and teacher intervention ~ Amelia Church; Keeping connected: textual cohesion and textual selves, how young people stay together online ~ Julia Davies; Conclusion: autonomy, dialogue and recognition ~ Nigel Thomas.

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Book SynopsisEven after 20 years of children's rights and new thinking about childhood, children are still frequently seen as apolitical. All over the world there has been a growing emphasis on 'participation', but much of this is adult-led, and spaces for children's individual and collective autonomy are limited. "Children, politics and communication" questions many of the conventional ways in which children are perceived. It focuses on the politics of children's communication, in two senses: children as political actors, and the micropolitics of children's interaction with each other and with adults. It looks at how children and young people communicate and engage, how they organise themselves and their lives, and how they deal with conflict in their relationships and the world around them. These are children at the margins, in various ways, but they are not victims; they are finding ways to take charge of their own lives. The book is also about adults and how they can interact with children and young people in ways that are sensitive to children's feelings, empowering and supportive of their attempts to be autonomous. With international contributions from a range of disciplines, "Children, politics and communication" is timely and relevant for policy makers, practitioners and researchers engaging with children and young people.Trade Review"Focusing on children who live at the margins of society, this book presents strong arguments for taking their knowledge, experience and wishes seriously as contributions to social and political decision making, and for creating spaces for children's autonomy." Professor Berry Mayall, Institute of Education, University of London"Children, Politics and Communication makes a powerful case for better understanding how children communicate and how adults can listen to them with greater sensitivity. It focuses on marginalised children, but in doing so illuminates issues of general importance for child-adult and child-child relationships." Professor Alan Prout, University of WarwickMAYALL'S TESTIMONIAL IN REVIEWSTable of ContentsIntroduction: Children, politics and communication ~ Nigel Thomas; Charting change in the participatory settings of childhood: a very modest beginning ~ Roger Hart; Children's autonomous organisation: reflections from the ground ~ Vicky Johnson; The children of Loxicha: participation beyond the UNCRC rhetoric? ~ Anne-Marie Smith; Displaced children's participation in political violence: towards greater understanding of mobilisation ~ Jason Hart; Between a rock and a hard place: negotiating age and identity in the UK asylum system ~ Heaven Crawley; Understanding silences and secrets when working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children ~ Ravi Kohli; Doing Britishness: multilingual practices, creativity and criticality of British Chinese children ~ Li Wei with Zhu Hua and Chao-Jung Wu; Closings in young children's disputes: resolution, dissipation and teacher intervention ~ Amelia Church; Keeping connected: textual cohesion and textual selves, how young people stay together online ~ Julia Davies; Conclusion: autonomy, dialogue and recognition ~ Nigel Thomas.

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Book SynopsisChildren and families are at the heart of social work all over the world, but, until now Nordic perspectives have been rare in the body of English-language child welfare literature. Is there something that makes child welfare ideas and practices that are in use in the Nordic countries characteristically 'Nordic'? If so, what kinds of challenges do the current globalization trends pose for Nordic child welfare practices, especially for social work with children and families? Covering a broad range of child welfare issues, this edited collection provides examples of Nordic approaches to child welfare, looking at differences between Nordic states as well as the similarities. It considers, and critically examines, the particular features of the Nordic welfare model - including universal social care services that are available to all citizens and family policies that promote equality and individuality - as a resource for social work with children and families. Drawing on contemporary research and debates from different Nordic countries, the book examines how social work and child welfare politics are produced and challenged as both global and local ideas and practices. "Social work and child welfare politics" is aimed at academics and researchers in social work, childhood studies, children's policy and social policy, as well as social work practitioners, policy makers and service providers, all over the world who are interested in Nordic experiences of providing care and welfare for families with children.Trade Review"This book is a welcome addition to the international policy literature. Despite considerable interest in the Nordic welfare model, it is among the first to examine the distinguishing features of Nordic approaches to child welfare and provides a timely analysis of Nordic child welfare services in transition. I recommend it to child welfare policy makers, researchers and practitioners." Professor Karen Healy, School of Social Work and Human Services, The University of Queensland."This book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of children in the Nordic countries. It discusses how the Nordic Welfare State with its strong emphasis on equity, relates to the well-being of children." Irene Levin, Professor of Social Work, Oslo University CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Hannele Forsberg and Teppo Kröger; Nordic family policies: constructing contexts for social work with families ~ Guðný Björk Eydal and Teppo Kröger; A Nordic model in child welfare? ~ Helena Blomberg, Clary Corander, Christian Kroll, Anna Meeuwisse, Roberto Scaramuzzino and Hans Swärd; From welfare to illfare: public concern for Finnish childhood ~ Hannele Forsberg and Aino Ritala-Koskinen; Supporting families: the role of family work in child welfare ~ Marjo Kuronen and Pia Lahtinen; Family focused social work: professional challenges of the 21st century ~ Sigrún Júlíusdóttir; In the best interest of the child? Contradictions and tensions in social work ~ Reidun Follesø and Kate Mevik; Children in families receiving financial welfare assistance: visible or invisible? ~ Inger Marii Tronvoll; Listening to children's experiences of being participant witnesses to domestic violence ~ Margareta Hydén; Now you see them - now you don't: institutions in child protection policy ~ Tuija Eronen, Riitta Laakso and Tarja Pösö; Epilogue: on developing empowering child welfare systems and the welfare research needed to create them ~ Keith Pringle.

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Book SynopsisAs the internet and new online technologies are becoming embedded in everyday life, there are increasing questions about their social implications and consequences. Children, young people and their families tend to be at the forefront of new media adoption but they also encounter a range of risky or negative experiences for which they may be unprepared, which are subject to continual change. This book captures the diverse, topical and timely expertise generated by the EU Kids Online project, which brings together 70 researchers in 21 countries across Europe. Each chapter has a distinct pan-European focus resulting in a uniquely comparative approach.Trade Review"..readers eager for a unique comparative assessment of issues around new digital literacies as they pertain to kids will find much in these pages. Recommended." H Lowood in ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon; Section 1: Researching European children online: What we know, what we do not know ~ Verónica Donoso, Kjartan Ólafsson and Thorbjörn Broddason; Research with children ~ Bojana Lobe, José Alberto Simões and Bieke Zaman; Opportunities and pitfalls of cross-national research ~ Uwe Hasebrink, Kjartan Ólafsson and Václav Štĕtka; Cultures of research and policy in Europe ~ Leslie Haddon and Gitte Stald Section II: Going online: new opportunities?: Opportunities and benefits online ~ Pille Runnel, Veronika Kalmus, Pille Runnel and Andra Siibak; Adolescents and social network sites: identity, friendships and privacy ~ Jochen Peter, Patti M. Valkenburg and Cédric Fluckiger; Young people online: gender and age influences ~ Helen McQuillan and Leen d'Haenens; Digital divides ~ Panayiota Tsatsou, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt and Maria Francesca Murru Section III: Going online: new risks?: Risky contacts ~ Marika Hanne Lüders, Petter Bae Brandtzæg and Elza Dunkels; Inappropriate content ~ Thomas Wold, Elena Aristodemou, Elza Dunkels and Yiannis Laouris; Problematic conduct: juvenile delinquency on the internet ~ Elisabeth Staksrud; Children and the internet in the news: agency, voices and agendas ~ Cristina Ponte, Joke Bauwens and Giovanna Mascheroni; The role of parental mediation in explaining cross-national experiences risk ~ Bojana Lobe, Katia Segers and Liza Tsaliki Section IV: Policy implications: Maximising opportunities and minimising risks for children online ~ Jos de Haan; Parental mediation ~ Lucyna Kirwil, Maialen Garmendia, Carmelo Garitaonandia and Gemma Martínez Fernández; Making use of ICT for learning in European schools ~ Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink, Andrea Dürager, Christine Wijnen and Kadri Ugur; Media literacy ~ Brian O'Neill and Ingunn Hagen; Conclusion ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon

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Book SynopsisAs the internet and new online technologies are becoming embedded in everyday life, there are increasing questions about their social implications and consequences. Children, young people and their families tend to be at the forefront of new media adoption but they also encounter a range of risky or negative experiences for which they may be unprepared, which are subject to continual change. This book captures the diverse, topical and timely expertise generated by the EU Kids Online project, which brings together 70 researchers in 21 countries across Europe. Each chapter has a distinct pan-European focus resulting in a uniquely comparative approach.Trade Review"..readers eager for a unique comparative assessment of issues around new digital literacies as they pertain to kids will find much in these pages. Recommended." H Lowood in ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon; Section 1: Researching European children online: What we know, what we do not know ~ Verónica Donoso, Kjartan Ólafsson and Thorbjörn Broddason; Research with children ~ Bojana Lobe, José Alberto Simões and Bieke Zaman; Opportunities and pitfalls of cross-national research ~ Uwe Hasebrink, Kjartan Ólafsson and Václav Štĕtka; Cultures of research and policy in Europe ~ Leslie Haddon and Gitte Stald Section II: Going online: new opportunities?: Opportunities and benefits online ~ Pille Runnel, Veronika Kalmus, Pille Runnel and Andra Siibak; Adolescents and social network sites: identity, friendships and privacy ~ Jochen Peter, Patti M. Valkenburg and Cédric Fluckiger; Young people online: gender and age influences ~ Helen McQuillan and Leen d'Haenens; Digital divides ~ Panayiota Tsatsou, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt and Maria Francesca Murru Section III: Going online: new risks?: Risky contacts ~ Marika Hanne Lüders, Petter Bae Brandtzæg and Elza Dunkels; Inappropriate content ~ Thomas Wold, Elena Aristodemou, Elza Dunkels and Yiannis Laouris; Problematic conduct: juvenile delinquency on the internet ~ Elisabeth Staksrud; Children and the internet in the news: agency, voices and agendas ~ Cristina Ponte, Joke Bauwens and Giovanna Mascheroni; The role of parental mediation in explaining cross-national experiences risk ~ Bojana Lobe, Katia Segers and Liza Tsaliki Section IV: Policy implications: Maximising opportunities and minimising risks for children online ~ Jos de Haan; Parental mediation ~ Lucyna Kirwil, Maialen Garmendia, Carmelo Garitaonandia and Gemma Martínez Fernández; Making use of ICT for learning in European schools ~ Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink, Andrea Dürager, Christine Wijnen and Kadri Ugur; Media literacy ~ Brian O'Neill and Ingunn Hagen; Conclusion ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon

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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about the opportunities and challenges involved in mainstreaming knowledge about children in international development policy and practice. It focuses on the ideas, networks and institutions that shape the development of evidence about child poverty and wellbeing, and the use of such evidence in development policy debates. It also pays particular attention to the importance of power relations in influencing the extent to which children's voices are heard and acted upon by international development actors. The book weaves together theory, mixed method approaches and case studies spanning a number of policy sectors and diverse developing country contexts in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It therefore provides a useful introduction for students and development professionals who are new to debates on children, knowledge and development, whilst at the same time offering scholars in the field new methodological and empirical insights.Trade Review"This book is a significant and timely contribution to an improved understanding of the neglected but all-too-important subject of Child Poverty and what to do about it. It is a 'must read' for researchers and policy makers interested in child poverty and evidence-based advocacy and public policy." Dr. Assefa Bequele, Director, African Child Policy Forum"Jones and Sumner provide a sophisticated analysis of the multi-dimensional interplay between evidence and policy on child poverty. The result is a compelling account of why child poverty in developing countries needs to be tackled by increasing children's visibility, voice and vision in both knowledge generation and policy processes. Academics and policy audiences alike will find it invaluable." Sandra Nutley, Professor of Public Management, University of Edinburgh Business SchoolTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part one: Challenging orthodoxy: Children, knowledge and policy: Conceptualising childhood poverty and well-being; Knowledge generation and children; Integrating children's voices in policy making; Part two: Case studies in children's voice, vision and visability: Children, knowledge and policy in donor agencies; Children, knowledge and policy in Africa; Children, knowledge and policy in South Asia; Children, knowledge and policy in East Asia; Children, knowledge and policy in South America; Conclusions: rethinking children, knowledge, policy and power.

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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about the opportunities and challenges involved in mainstreaming knowledge about children in international development policy and practice. It focuses on the ideas, networks and institutions that shape the development of evidence about child poverty and wellbeing, and the use of such evidence in development policy debates. It also pays particular attention to the importance of power relations in influencing the extent to which children's voices are heard and acted upon by international development actors. The book weaves together theory, mixed method approaches and case studies spanning a number of policy sectors and diverse developing country contexts in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It therefore provides a useful introduction for students and development professionals who are new to debates on children, knowledge and development, whilst at the same time offering scholars in the field new methodological and empirical insights.Trade Review"This book is a significant and timely contribution to an improved understanding of the neglected but all-too-important subject of Child Poverty and what to do about it. It is a 'must read' for researchers and policy makers interested in child poverty and evidence-based advocacy and public policy." Dr. Assefa Bequele, Director, African Child Policy Forum"Jones and Sumner provide a sophisticated analysis of the multi-dimensional interplay between evidence and policy on child poverty. The result is a compelling account of why child poverty in developing countries needs to be tackled by increasing children's visibility, voice and vision in both knowledge generation and policy processes. Academics and policy audiences alike will find it invaluable." Sandra Nutley, Professor of Public Management, University of Edinburgh Business SchoolTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part one: Challenging orthodoxy: Children, knowledge and policy: Conceptualising childhood poverty and well-being; Knowledge generation and children; Integrating children's voices in policy making; Part two: Case studies in children's voice, vision and visability: Children, knowledge and policy in donor agencies; Children, knowledge and policy in Africa; Children, knowledge and policy in South Asia; Children, knowledge and policy in East Asia; Children, knowledge and policy in South America; Conclusions: rethinking children, knowledge, policy and power.

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Book SynopsisThis book documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, which is tracking almost 19,000 babies born in 2000 and 2001 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This book is the second in a series of books which will report on the findings from the data and follows on from Children of the 21st century: From birth to nine months (The Policy Press, 2005). It takes an extended look at the children's lives and development as they grow and begin formal education, and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services. The chapters in this book are written by experts across a wide range of social science and health fields and form a unique look at the early lives of children that cuts across disciplinary boundaries. It is essential reading for academics, students and researchers in these fields. It will also be of relevance to policy makers and practitioners with an interest in children's early years, family life, child development, child poverty, childcare and education and health care.Trade Review"Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, the book takes an extended look at the children's lives and development as they begin formal statutory education, as well as service planning in early years, health and social services... Throughout, the book acknowledges that many initiatives designed to support children and families are, at best, in their own infancies; it is still too early to gauge their impact on the millennium children." Children & Young People Now"This is a 'must read' book for those interested in the MCS, child well-being, ethnic diversity and modern family life." Christine Skinner in Journal of Social Policy"By following the development of a cohort of 5-year olds, this book offers new insights into social, economic and family life in Britain; it is a 'must read' for everyone who wants to understand the processes shaping childhood today." Angela Dale, Manchester University"This book brings together analyses of the UK's most recent birth cohort by leading experts. The result is a unique and multidisciplinary portrait of how young children are faring at the start of 21st century." Jane Waldfogel, Professor of Social Work & Public Affairs, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York"If you want to know how young children in the 21st Century are faring in the U.K., the book by Hansen, Joshi, and Dex is a must-read!" Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Heather Joshi, Kirstine Hansen and Shirley Dex; Child poverty in first five years of life ~ Jonathan Bradshaw and John Holmes; Ethnicity, community and social capital ~ Alice Sullivan; Parental relationships and parenting ~ Elizabeth M. Jones; Partnership trajectories, parent and child well being ~ Kathleen E. Kiernan and Fiona K. Mensah; Employment trajectories and ethnic diversity ~ Shirley Dex and Kelly Ward; Neighbourhoods and residential mobility ~ Sosthenes C. Ketende, John W. McDonald and Heather Joshi; Childcare in the pre-school years ~ Fiona Roberts, Sandra Mathers, Heather Joshi, Kathy Sylva and Elizabeth Jones; Changes in inequality and intergenerational mobility in early years assessments ~ Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin; Ethnic inequalities in child outcomes ~ Lorraine Dearden and Luke Sibieta; School Choice ~ Kirstine Hansen and Anna Vignoles; Teacher assessments in the first year of school ~ Kirstine Hansen; Childhood overweight and obesity ~ Lucy Jane Griffiths, Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Tim Cole, Catherine Law and Carol Dezateux; Risk and resilience in childhood ~ Ingrid Schoon, Helen Cheng, and Elizabeth E. Jones; Parental and child health ~ Yvonne Kelly and Mel Bartley; Conclusions ~ Heather Joshi, Kirstine Hansen and Shirley Dex.

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Book SynopsisHuman development is about the growth of agency, which is developed in interaction with their parents and families but if parental agency is insufficient, agency in the form of child welfare will be required to fill the gaps. This book provides an holistic view of how children develop agency, combining social, psychological and child development aspects, as well as examining child welfare structures and the roles of social workers. This focus will make a contribution to current debates about child welfare and child protection and the book will therefore be essential reading for academics and researchers in social work, childhood studies, children's policy and social policy.Trade Review"A very useful framework for critical and innovative analysis of policy and practice. Moreover, it is a good read: interesting, original, clear and well structured." International Journal of Social Welfare"This is a wide-ranging exploration of child welfare, based in psychology but drawing ideas from across the human sciences. It provides a strong argument for the centrality of dialogic, narrative and language approaches to understanding children, families and their interactions with child welfare professionals." Christopher Hall, School of Medicine and Health and Wolfson Research Institute, Durham University"An excellent reflective resource for professionals practising in the field, as well as a very useful text for academics, researchers and postgraduate students in social work and childhood studies." British Journal of Social Work"Children's agency, children's welfare is an important and challenging book. It demonstrates the importance of the nature and quality of interactions for influencing child development and that these are central issues for the way child welfare workers and agencies operate and are organised." Nigel Parton, NSPCC Professor in Applied Childhood Studies, University of Huddersfield, England"This book offers a lively and well-developed analysis of the multi-level concept of agency in child welfare, and explores in an original manner the importance of dialogical and narrative approaches in social work practices. This is useful reading for anyone involved in these practices." Kirsi Juhila, Professor of Social Work, University of Tampere, FinlandTable of ContentsIntroduction; Child, welfare, agency; The development of individual agency; Social interaction and interactive agency; Social agency and social context; Diagnosis and dialogue; Change and co-construction; Dialogical management; Dialogical child welfare: conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges the concept of wellbeing as applied to children, particularly in a school-based context. Taking a post-structural approach, it suggests that wellbeing should be understood, and experiences revealed, at the level of the subjective child. This runs counter to contemporary accounts that reduce children's wellbeing to objective lists of things that are needed in order to live well. This book will be useful for academics and practitioners working directly with children, and anyone interested in children's wellbeing.Trade Review"An in-depth analysis of terms that we all use, brilliantly explained. The reader is helped to understand the bigger picture of what we need to do to address children's social and emotional wellbeing in our schools." Mick Waters, Professor of Education, Wolverhampton UniversityTable of ContentsSection 1 Context: Introduction: Conceptual dimensions of wellbeing; Critical review of policy literature and concepts of wellbeing; Schools- current research findings/ trends/ concerns related to wellbeing; Section 2 Key issues: Inclusive Discourses in schools; Social and Emotional Dispositions and Skills- a way forward in understanding wellbeing?; Promoting positive relationships in schools; Play, playfulness and children's wellbeing ~ Karen McInnes; Children's rights and their contribution to wellbeing ~ Margaret Boushel; Professionals supporting wellbeing in schools; Section 3 Conceptions of wellbeing: towards a holistic discourse of wellbeing in schools; Social pedagogy and the promise for conceptions and practice of wellbeing in schools; Whose definition of wellbeing?; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges the concept of wellbeing as applied to children, particularly in a school-based context. Taking a post-structural approach, it suggests that wellbeing should be understood, and experiences revealed, at the level of the subjective child. This runs counter to contemporary accounts that reduce children's wellbeing to objective lists of things that are needed in order to live well. This book will be useful for academics and practitioners working directly with children, and anyone interested in children's wellbeing.Trade Review"This is a significant and timely publication. The authors have created an insightful, scholarly analysis that challenges many of the 'assumed truths' of social and emotional wellbeing. Theory, research, policy and practice are examined through a critical lens and the result is an engaging, thought-provoking read." Neil Humphrey, University of Manchester"An in-depth analysis of terms that we all use, brilliantly explained. The reader is helped to understand the bigger picture of what we need to do to address children's social and emotional wellbeing in our schools." Mick Waters, Professor of Education, Wolverhampton UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1 Context: Conceptual dimensions of wellbeing; Policy on the promotion of wellbeing in schools; Practice of social and emotional wellbeing in schools; The measurement of wellbeing; Part 2 Key issues: Inclusion in schools; Accessing minority voices- implications for wellbeing; Children's peer relationships in schools; Opportunities for playful expressions of wellbeing ~ Karen McInnes; 'A golden thread' - children's rights and their contribution to the wellbeing discourses ~ Margaret Boushel; Professionals supporting wellbeing in schools; Part 3 New directions: The space to do something different; Policy and practice reflections; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisWhat does motherhood mean today? Drawing on interviews with new mothers and intergenerational chains of women in the same family, this exciting and timely book documents the transition to motherhood over generations and time. Exploring, amongst other things, the trend to later motherhood and the experience of teenage pregnancy, a compelling picture emerges. Becoming a mother is not only a profound moment of identity change but also a site of socio-economic difference that shapes women's lives.Trade Review"A beautifully written narrative woven together with great skill by the authors , which respects women's stories whilst illuminating them by the judicious use of feminist theory. " Valerie Hey, University of Sussex"This is a timely and fascinating sociological study of motherhood in contemporary Britain. Drawing on a rich and diverse body of ethnographic data, it makes a singular contribution to a new generation of scholarly research on motherhood, and will impact on wider public and policy debates about the longstanding and new challenges faced by mothers today." Imogen Tyler, Lancaster UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Motherhood at large; Conception; Body; Family; Expert advice; Work; Commodities; Birth; After birth.

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