| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 556 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The CPS experience: working with a family from beginning to end -- The history of child protective services -- The casework process -- Key partners in protecting children and supporting families -- Interviewing children and families -- Intake and investigation: initial stages of the CPS process -- Assessment -- Child development -- The medical evaluation of abuse and neglect -- Intervention with families -- The legal framework for child protective services -- Accountability in child protective services. |
| Summary |
This second edition of Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook is a comprehensive desk reference that serves as both a daily guide for workers and a training tool for supervisors and administrators. This invaluable resource provides CPS workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist vulnerable families, covering such key issues as assessment, decision making, intervention, child development, medical evaluation, accountability, and the legal framework of culturally responsive practice. This handbook equips CPS professionals and students to follow. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Child welfare -- United States.
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Child welfare. |
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United States. |
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Maternal and infant welfare -- United States.
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Maternal and infant welfare. |
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Child welfare workers -- United States.
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Child welfare workers. |
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Social work with children -- United States.
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Social work with children. |
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Family social work -- United States.
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Family social work. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brittain, Charmaine.
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Hunt, Deborah Esquibel.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Helping in child protective services. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 0195161890 0195161904 (DLC) 2003004586 (OCoLC)51770177 |
| ISBN |
9780198036623 (electronic book) |
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0198036620 (electronic book) |
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1423735382 (electronic book) |
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9781423735380 (electronic book) |
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9780195161892 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0195161890 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780195161908 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0195161904 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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