Childhood, Youth, and Social Work in Transformation
«The topics are refreshingly unique and thought provoking and encourage insight in addressing the challenges that children and youth face today. Choice A welcome addition to the literature and a thoughtful contribution to social work practice. -- Steven Walker British Journal of Social Work»
Social workers today not only face competing claims concerning the rights and needs of children and youth, but they also confront contradictions between policy and practice. Social workers are expected to fight for the best interests of the child, even though financial support for children's welfare and education grows scarce. Les mer
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Contributors analyze how economic, political, and cultural changes over the last several decades have reshaped the experiences and representations of children and youth in the United States. They examine conceptions of troubled children and youth in contemporary policies and programs and assess why certain discourses about troubling youth are so compelling to professionals, policymakers, and the public. In conclusion, these skilled professionals explore the reinvention of social work policy and practice, including the need to forge relationships that respect the experiences, rights, and personhood of children and youth.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Columbia University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780231141406
- Utgivelsesår
- 2009
- Format
- 16 x 24 cm
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«The topics are refreshingly unique and thought provoking and encourage insight in addressing the challenges that children and youth face today. Choice A welcome addition to the literature and a thoughtful contribution to social work practice. -- Steven Walker British Journal of Social Work»