SOWK 1010 Chapter 8: Social Work ch 8
22 Feb 2016
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Chapter 8: social work with children and youth. Child welfare involves more than simply removing children from unsafe home environments. Canadian social workers also provide a wide variety of related services for children and youth: in-home services provided to help a household or family members live together harmoniously in a secure and safe environment. Each of the ten canadian provinces and three territories has different organizations and legislation governing child welfare. New era in child welfare legislation 1890 to 1940. Modern child welfare policy 1940 to present: group homes were launched, differential response (dr) enables flexible intake. Alternative dispute resolution (adr) a streamlining approach to the court process that seeks alternatives to court. While social workers are helpers, they are also expected to enforce rules and regulations in the helping relationship with the client: two options for care for placement with kin: kinship service and kinship care.
