TY - BOOK AU - O'Brien,Thomas M. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Child welfare in the legal setting: a critical and interpretive perspective AV - KF3735 .O27 2004 U1 - 344.7303/27 22 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Haworth Press KW - Children KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - United States KW - Social work with children KW - Law and legislation KW - Child welfare workers KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1166412 ER -