Child welfare and family services : policies and practice / Susan Whitelaw Downs; Ernestine Moore; Emily Jean McFadden; Lela B. Costin

Rev. ed. of: Child welfare and family services : policies and practice / Susan Whitelaw Downs ... [et al.]. 7th ed.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

An introduction to family and child services -- Government programs to support families and children -- Services to prevent maltreatment and support families -- Child welfare principles and practices -- Law and procedure : court intervention with children, youth, and families -- Protecting children from neglect and abuse -- Family perseveration services -- Foster care : history, laws policies and structure -- Foster care practice and issues -- Families by adoption -- Juvenile delinquents : the community's dilemma -- Professional responsibilities : ethics and advocacy.