Child welfare in the legal setting a critical and interpretive perspective /

O'Brien, Thomas M.

Child welfare in the legal setting a critical and interpretive perspective / [electronic resource] : Thomas M. O'Brien. - New York : Haworth Press, c2004. - xiv, 302 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and index.

Beginnings -- The institutional context of child welfare -- Governance, legitimacy, and trust -- Multiple dimensions of child welfare governance -- The organizational context of practice -- The legal system as host setting : context and history -- Images and realities of the legal system : metaphor, myths, and stereotypes -- The courts -- The concentric systems view of child welfare -- The rationalization of child welfare intervention -- Life in narrative and drama : meaning, self, and identity -- Social intervention as ritualized action -- Ethics, values, and integrity -- Conclusion.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780203047088 (electronic bk.)




Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Social work with children--Law and legislation--United States.
Child welfare workers--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.


Electronic books.

KF3735 / .O27 2004

344.7303/27