Child and Family Advocacy: Bridging the Gaps Between Research, Practice, and Policy 2013 Edition Contributor(s): McDonald Culp, Anne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1461474558 ISBN-13: 9781461474555 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $170.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
Dewey: 155 |
LCCN: 2013940912 |
Series: Issues in Clinical Child Psychology |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.39 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Current statistics on child abuse, neglect, poverty, and hunger shock the conscience--doubly so as societal structures set up to assist families are failing them. More than ever, the responsibility of the helping professions extends from aiding individuals and families to securing social justice for the larger community. With this duty in clear sight, the contributors to Child and Family Advocacy assert that advocacy is neither a dying art nor a lost cause but a vital platform for improving children's lives beyond the scope of clinical practice. This uniquely practical reference builds an ethical foundation that defines advocacy as a professional competency and identifies skills that clinicians and researchers can use in advocating at the local, state and federal levels. Models of the advocacy process coupled with first-person narratives demonstrate how professionals across disciplines can lobby for change. Among the topics discussed:
Child and Family Advocacy is an essential resource for researchers, professionals and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, family studies, public health, developmental psychology, social work and social policy. |