O'Brien, Thomas M. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203047088 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.<br/>Social work with children--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Child welfare workers--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF3735  / .O27 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>344.7303/27