Navigating the competing principles of child protection
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Köp båda 2 för 737 krChild protection systems in the U.S. currently fail to adequately protect the well-being of the majority of the more than three million children who come to their attention each year. The Impossible Imperative is the most insightful book about how to improve child welfare policy that I have read in many years. Using case stories, this book examines the challenges in implementing current policies from the perspective of the caseworkers who have to implement them. The authors use their unique perspectives to illuminate the complex choices that confront workers on a daily basis, and provide a set of principles that can improve policy and practice. It is critical reading for both policy-makers and caseworkers. - Michael S. Wald, JD, MA, Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law, Emeritus, Stanford Law School The authors masterfully convey how the ambiguities, uncertainties, and ethical tensions inherent to child welfare practice manifest in the day-to-day work of this field's front-line professionals. These individuals must continually grapple with the complex needs of the families they encounter, the labyrinth of policies guiding their practice, the competing perspectives of other system stakeholders, and larger structural forces that work against child and family well-being. Yet, as evidenced by the case stories integrated throughout the book, they manage to approach their work with profound care and compassion, motivated by a desire to strengthen families and keep children safe. This book will significantly enrich the learning experience of students in multiple disciplines that intersect with child welfare. - Kristen S. Slack, PhD, AM, Professor of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Principal Investigator, Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System This book uniquely features the voices and expertise of front-line child welfare workers. In highlighting many of the safety, permanency, family preservation, and behavioral health complexities in child welfare practice, Berrick and her team integrate a coherent set of guiding principles with case rich analyses. Readers will gain much thoughtful practice wisdom (with empirical grounding) from the showcasing of the dilemmas faced by these social workers. Because it brings to life the palpable, moving stories of trained social workers and the children and families they serve, this book promises to be a treasured classic in the field. -Katharine H. Briar-Lawson, PhD, MSW, Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Social Welfare, SUNY University at AlbanyJill Berrick's books have a wonderful way of thoroughly integrating rigorous research that paints a general picture with vivid case stories that highlight the tensions and dynamics hidden in that research. In this volume she introduces client stories, through the first-person accounts of child welfare workers (these are very much their stories, too). She and her many child welfare worker co-authors give readers a deeper understanding of the complexities of the work and a crystal clear rationale for further developing a highly skilled and experienced workforce as the norm in child welfare services. Every future and current child welfare professional, and their allies, should read this book. - Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, Dean and Past-President of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, University of Maryland School of Social Work Child welfare work is not rocket science; it is much harder, certainly less precise, usually complicated, and often involves life-changing decisions by the child welfare workforce. Dr. Jill Duerr Berrick's book, The Impossible Imperative, boldly tackles the conflicting challenges of child welfare work and highlights the daily consequential decisions required of the child welfare workforce. Child welfare professionals give vivid accounts of their work with children, youth, and families exposed to the child welfare system. The stories lay bare the difficulties and dilemmas of the wo
Jill Duerr Berrick, PhD, MSW, is Zellerbach Family Foundation Professor in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Berrick's research focuses on the relationship of the state to vulnerable families. She has written or co-written ten books on topics relating to family poverty, child maltreatment, and child welfare. Her interests target the intersect between poverty, early childhood development, parenting, and the service systems designed to address these issues. Berrick's research approach typically relies upon the voices of service system consumers and providers to identify the impacts of social problems and social service solutions on family life.
About the Book 1. Child Welfare: Perilous Territory for Those Who Care Xander, by Freny Dessai Parker & Winona, by Trudi Frazel 2. Screening and Assessment: Who Do We Serve? Children in Need, by Maria Burch 3. Are They Safe (Enough)? Josiah & Jaden, by Leslie Laughlin Bill & Jane's family, by Erika Altobelli 4. The Oldest Debate in Child Welfare Tonya, by Socorro Reynoso Terry, by Viviana Colosimo-Blair 5. When We Say 'No' to Family Shannon, by Alyssa Barkley 6. Fighting for "Hard-to-Place" Kids Danny, by Monica Montury Luke, by Wendy Wiegmann 7. The Quest for a Forever Family Ethan, by Hanna Rashkovsky Olivia, Ronald, Vanessa, Chloe, and Nathaniel, by Traci Bernal 8. Culture Clash and the Power of the State Mario, by Angelica Rodriguez Pablo and Yessi, by Sasha McGowan 9. Whose Voice Counts? Alison, by Freny Dessai 10. Contested Principles on the Front Lines Joaquin, by Veronica Perez Glossary About the Authors Notes Index