Understanding Child Welfare

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

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Abstract: This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Co-authored by eminent scholars in the field, this book surveys the processes and outcomes of child welfare services in the US, drawing global parallels in order to capture the challenges, tensions, and opportunities facing child welfare services.

Keywords: Child Abuse And Neglect; Services Research; Child Welfare Reform; Child Welfare Workforce; Child Protection; Welfare Myths (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035359110
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Understanding the aims and tensions of child welfare services

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

Ch 2 Pursuing safety: Understanding harm, trauma, and interventions in families

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

Ch 3 Foster care and beyond: Pathways, practices, and permanency

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

Ch 4 Child welfare and the challenge of difference: Universalism, accommodation, and reform

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

Ch 5 Adolescents in child welfare: Distinctive pathways, services, and outcomes

With Antonio Dill-Word

Ch 6 Will the kids be alright? CWS and the unfinished work of protection and beyond

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

Ch 7 Child welfare myths and misunderstandings

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

Ch 8 Workforce dynamics in child welfare: Investing in the people who protect children

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

Ch 9 Looking ahead: Toward a smaller, smarter, stronger child welfare system

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

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