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OverviewChild Welfare and the Law provides an overview of the child welfare and judicial systems in the USA. It examines the federal and state legislative and judicial foundations of modern child welfare practice; court decisions and their impact on the rights of birthparents, foster parents, and children; class action suits and their impact on child welfare; and the role of child welfare workers in the legal process. Appendices provide detailed instruction on conducting legal research and excerpts from a consent decree. The fully-updated third edition includes new chapters on adoption law and professional liability. The author has also expanded his original chapters on the rights of birth parents and foster parents and legal research strategies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Theodore J. SteinPublisher: Child Welfare League of America Incorporated Imprint: Child & Family Press (imprint of Child Welfare League of America Inc) Edition: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9781587600425ISBN 10: 1587600420 Pages: 539 Publication Date: 28 February 2007 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |