{"product_id":"creating-positive-systems-of-child-and-family-welfare-9781442614550","title":"Creating Positive Systems of Child and Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe North American approach to child protection is broadly accepted, despite frequent criticisms of its core limitations: parental fear and resistance, the limited range of services and supports available to families, escalating costs, and high stress and turnover among service providers. Could these shortcomings be improved through organizational or system reform?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on findings from a decade’s worth of research, \u003cem\u003eCreating Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare\u003c\/em\u003e provides original reflections on the everyday realities of families and front-line service providers involved with the system. It includes data from a variety of regions and situations, all linked together through a common investigatory framework. The contributors highlight areas of concern in current approaches to child and family welfare, but also propose new solutions that would make the system more welcoming and helpful both for families and for service providers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is an unusual book, to its great credit... The book listens to and presents the voices of parents and caseworkers to make the child welfare system 'more welcoming and helpful for both families and service providers.' -- David Tobis Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare vol 42:01:2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  GARY CAMERON  Chapter 1: Fathers and Child Welfare  GARY CAMERON, NICK COADY, SANDY HOY  Chapter 2: Mothers and Child Welfare  GARY CAMERON, SANDY HOY  Chapter 3: Reviewing Child Protection Experiences Of Mothers And of Fathers  MARSHALL FINE  Chapter 4: Mothers of Children in Placement  NANCY FREYMOND  Chapter 5: Invisible Lives: Parents Receiving Child Protective Services  SARAH MAITER, SHEHENAZ MANJI, SALLY PALMER  Chapter 6: The Characteristics of Good Helping Relationships in Child Welfare  CATHERINE DE BOER, NICK COADY  Chapter 7: Matched Comparisons of Parent And Service Provider Perceptions  KAREN FRENSCH, GARY CAMERON  Chapter 8: Families and Family \u0026amp; Child Services  MARSHALL FINE, DEENA MANDELL  Chapter 9: Helping Relationships in Accessible and Central Service Delivery Settings  LIRONDEL HAZINEH, GARY CAMERON  Chapter 10: A Workplace Study of Four Southern-Ontario Children's Aid Societies  DEENA MANDELL, CAROL STALKER, CHERYL HARVEY, PETER RINGROSE  Chapter 11: Child Protection Jobs in Accessible And Central Service Delivery Settings  GARY CAMERON  Questions and Suggestions  Bibliography","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408351863127,"sku":"9781442614550","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442614550.jpg?v=1730502555","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creating-positive-systems-of-child-and-family-welfare-9781442614550","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}