Childhood Youth And Social Work In Transformation

Author : Lynn M. Nybell
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231518528
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Childhood, Youth, and Social Work in Transformation written by Lynn M. Nybell and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-30 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. They are asked to save "children at risk," while, at the same time, they are urged to protect communities from "risky children"; and they are encouraged to "leave no child behind," while also implementing "zero tolerance" policies to keep educational environments free from troubled youth. A cutting-edge text that deals directly with the confusion and complexity of modern child welfare, Childhood, Youth, and Social Work in Transformation features contributions from a truly interdisciplinary group of practitioners, scholars, and activists. Examining the theoretical, political, and practical aspects of working with youth today, this volume breaks free from existing modes of thought and strategies of practice and prompts readers to critically reflect on accepted approaches and new possibilities of action. 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.

Author : An-Magritt Jensen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134471904
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children and the Changing Family written by An-Magritt Jensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely and thought-provoking book explores how social and family change are colouring the experience of childhood. The book is centred around three major changes: parental employment, family composition and ideology. The authors demonstrate how children's families are transformed in accordance with societal changes in demographic and economic terms, and as a result of the choices parents make in response to these changes. Despite claims that society is becoming increasingly child-centred, this book argues that children still have little influence over the major changes in their lives. This book breaks new ground by researching family change from the child's point of view. Through combinations from childhood experts in Scandinavia, the UK and America, the book shows the importance of studying children's lives in families in order to understand how far children are active agents in contemporary society. Students of childhood studies, sociology, social work and education will find this book essential reading. It will also be of interest to practitioners in the social, child and youth services.

Author : L. Chisholm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780850006506
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Childhood Youth and Social Change written by L. Chisholm and published by . This book was released on 1990-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gabriele Giorgi
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889633209
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Professionalism and the Future of Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Transformations in Business-Health Relationships written by Gabriele Giorgi and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Garrett
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335239544
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Transforming' Children's Services: Social Work, Neoliberalism And The 'Modern' World written by Paul Garrett and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2009-08-16 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a forensic dissection of New Labour's approach to transforming children's services. Garrett brings together politics, policy and plans in a resolutely critical engagement with the futures currently being made both for social workers and for the families and children who may need those services." John Clarke, Professor of Social Policy, The Open University "Paul Michael Garrett writes with verve, commitment and clarity. His new book on transforming Children's Services will make a significant and lasting impression on the social work literature." Stephen Webb, Director of Institute of the Advanced Study for Humanity (IASH) University of Newcastle, Australia "This is an excellent book and one of the best I have read for some time. It is a must have for all social work and social policy students and practitioners. Policy makers and managers should also read and digest this, even though they will probably find large parts an uncomfortable read." Steve Rogowski, Professional Social Work (Dec, 2009) "Paul Michael Garrett’s designedly critical analysis is timely, offering a fast-paced, hard-hitting, thought-provoking critique ... this book is sure to satisfy those looking for less of 'surface' and more 'depth' explorations ... I am sure that 'Transforming' Children's Services? will become essential reading for social work and social policy students throughout the UK and, indeed, internationally given that Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand share in cognate systems of child welfare and protection." Karen Broadhurst, Critical Social Policy (forthcoming, 2010) This book provides an accessible overview of the 'transformation' of Children's Services in England. In doing this, it draws on social theory, critical social policy and takes account of developments in other countries. Paul Michael Garrett argues that the many changes which have taken place within, and beyond, Children's Services are related to the politics of Neoliberalism which, it is maintained, lie at the core of the Change for Children programme. Readers will find detailed discussion on: The Laming Report which examined the death of Victoria Climbié The case of 'Baby P' Social work's 'electronic turn' and the use of ICTs in Children's Services Controversial plans to introduce Contactpoint (a database on all children) More pervasive patterns of surveillance How 'ASBO politics' has influenced the 'transformation' agenda So-called 'Problem Families' and the measures put in place to respond to such families Controversial plans to set up 'Social Work Practices' for children in public care Transforming Children's Services will be a vital text for social work and social policy students. Furthermore, the book directly addresses a range of issues of direct concern to practitioners. The book will also find an audience amongst academics, policy makers and all those who are interested in critical reflection and in applying theoretical insights to practice issues. After each chapter a 'Reflection and Talk' box is included to prompt further discussion on the key themes examined.

Author : Jeannine Carrière
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1773633996
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walking This Path Together written by Jeannine Carrière and published by Fernwood Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-10T00:00:00Z with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walking This Path Together is an edited collection devoted to improving the lives of children and families that come to the attention of child welfare authorities by demonstrating and advocating for socially just child welfare practices. In this new, updated edition, authors provide special consideration to the historical and political context of child welfare in Canada and theoretical ideas and concrete practices that support practitioners, educators and students who are looking for anti-racist, anti-oppressive and anti-colonial perspectives on child welfare practice.

Author : Xiaobei Chen
Publisher : Canadian Scholars
ISBN 13 : 1773380184
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sociology of Childhood and Youth in Canada written by Xiaobei Chen and published by Canadian Scholars. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sociology of childhood and youth has sparked international interest in recent years, and yet a reader highlighting Canadian work in this field has been long overdue. Filling this gap in the literature, The Sociology of Childhood and Youth in Canada brings together cutting-edge Canadian scholarship in this important and growing discipline. Thought-provoking and timely, this edited collection explores a breadth of essential topics, including research on and with children and youth, the social construction of childhood and youth, intersecting identities, and citizenship, rights, and social engagement. With a focus on social justice, the contributing authors critically examine various sites of inequality in the lives of children and young people, such as gender, sexuality, colonialism, race, class, and disability. Encouraging further development of Canadian scholarship in the sociology of childhood and youth, this unique collection ensures that young people’s voices are heard by involving them in the research process. Pedagogical supports—including learning objectives, study questions, suggested research assignments, and a comprehensive glossary—make this volume an invaluable resource for students of childhood and youth studies in Canada.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of Education for Social Work written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edith M. Freeman
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Work Practice written by Edith M. Freeman and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1988 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barry Percy-Smith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000871428
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Handbook of Children and Young People’s Participation written by Barry Percy-Smith and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-21 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of A Handbook of Children and Young People’s Participation brings together work from research and practice to reflect on some of the key developments in the field since the first edition published in 2010. Subtitled ‘Conversations for Transformational Change’, the collection focuses on both ongoing and new discourses that enable us to advance thinking and practice to better understand what it means for participation to be transformational. Featuring all new content, it explores the developments that have been achieved in theory and practice in the last decade as well as the challenges and, indeed, the limitations of dominant participation approaches with children and young people in achieving genuine societal transformation. A key feature of the Handbook is the inclusion of young people as co-authors in many of the chapters. Foregrounding aspects of participation as experienced by diverse groups of children and young people, the book especially illuminates the experiences and perspectives of participation relating to groups of children who face particular challenges, such as displaced children and children living with disabilities and young people from indigenous groups in a range of contexts. The broad spectrum of debates that the text covers will be invaluable in challenging and transforming thinking and practice for a wide range of scholars, practitioners, activists and young people themselves. It will additionally be suitable for use on a wide range of courses including childhood and youth studies, sociology, law, political studies, community development, development studies, children’s rights, citizenship studies, education and social work.