SOCWK120R Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Community Action Agencies, Young Offenders Act, Major Trauma
22 Oct 2015
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Chapter 8: social work with children and youth. Child welfare: major area of employment for social workers, one of the most difficult areas to work for due to heart-wrenching cases and complex issues. In-home services: provided to help a household or family members live together harmoniously in a secure and safe environment ex; family counselling, parenting supports, in-home child care, homemaker services. Out-of-home services: implemented when home situation becomes unsuitable for child ex; foster care, adoption, day care centres, community supports (community. Action program for children and aboriginal head start) First nations child welfare services: provided by provincial agency on behalf of fed. gov"t or directly by first nations agencies as negotiated under fed. govt"s policy, have three aboriginal specific children"s aid societies in ontario. Alberta child protection services: provided by alberta family and social services run by provincial gov"t and governed by child, youth, and family.
