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Unfaithful Angels

How Social Work Has Abandoned its Mission

By: Harry Specht,Mark E. Courtney

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Unfaithful Angels

How Social Work Has Abandoned its Mission

By: Harry Specht,Mark E. Courtney

In this provocative examination of the fall of the profession of social work from its original mission to aid and serve the underprivileged, Harry Specht and Mark Courtney show how America's excessive trust in individualistic solutions to social problems have led to the abandonment of the poor in this country. A large proportion of all certified social workers today have left the social services to enter private practice, thereby turning to the middle class -- those who can afford psychotherapy -- and away from the poor. As Specht and Courtney persuasively demonstrate, if social work continues to drift in this direction there is good reason to expect that the profession will be entirely engulfed by psychotherapy within the next twenty years, leaving a huge gap in the provision of social services traditionally filled by social workers. The authors examine the waste of public funds this trend occasions, as social workers educated with public money abandon community service in increasing numbers.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439108714

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9781439108710

From Child Abuse to Foster Care

Child Welfare Services Pathways and Placements

By: Richard P. Barth,Mark E. Courtney,Jill Duerr Berrick,Vicky N. Albert

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From Child Abuse to Foster Care

Child Welfare Services Pathways and Placements

By: Richard P. Barth,Mark E. Courtney,Jill Duerr Berrick,Vicky N. Albert

More than two million child abuse reports are filed annually on behalf of children in the United States. Each of the reported children becomes a concern, at least temporarily, of the professional who files the report, and each family is assessed by additional professionals. A substantial number of children in these families will subsequently enter foster care. Until now, the relationships between the performance of our child welfare system and the growth and outcomes of foster care have not been understood. In an effort to clarify them, Barth and his colleagues have synthesized the results of their longitudinal study in California of the paths taken by children after the initial abuse report: foster care, a return to their homes, or placement for adoption. Because of the outcomes of child welfare services in California have national significance, this is far more than a regional study. It provides a comprehensive picture of children's experiences in the child welfare system and a gauge of the effectiveness of that system. The policy implications of the California study have bearing on major federal and state initiatives to prevent child abuse and reduce unnecessary foster and group home care.

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Routledge

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1351518801

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9781351518802

Freethinkers of the Nineteenth Century

By: Janet E. Courtney,Chapman and

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Freethinkers of the Nineteenth Century

By: Janet E. Courtney,Chapman and

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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1010140094

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9781010140092

Search for Yesterday

By: Donald E. Courtney

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Search for Yesterday

By: Donald E. Courtney

My name is James Edwards. The story you are about to read is mine. Let me start at the beginning and give you a little background before you proceed. I was married for nearly half a century to Marybeth, the sunshine in my otherwise dull life. I lost Marybeth to cancer a few years back. We had no children. I've sold my house to my neighbor, and friend, and decided to take the European vacation that Marybeth and I always talked about, but never happened. I have no need for a large home anymore, now that I've retired. When packing the few personal belongings I decided to keep, I came across my old Air Force uniforms, and a few other items I could not force myself to give up. Among them was an old photograph of myself and a young woman I knew, and dated, during the war, World War II, that is. Her name was Joann Dennison, and she lived in London. Since I would be stopping in London for a short time, I decided to look for Joann.. London was on my agenda of places to visit anyhow, and since I would be traveling alone, it might make the trip more interesting. I had no idea of the characters I would be meeting during the coming weeks. Had I known, I might have had second thoughts about the trip. As it happened though, I experienced love and hate, pettiness and pride, and an adventure I never dreamed possible. I hope you decide to come along on my little adventure. I'm sure you'll experience the same emotions should you decide to join me. You might speculate about the outcome of my little narrative, but I truly doubt you'll guess the ending correctly.Enjoy the story.

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1425952518

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Unfaithful Angels

Unfaithful Angels

From Child Abuse to Foster Care

From Child Abuse to Foster Care

Freethinkers of the Nineteenth Century

Freethinkers of the Nineteenth Century

Search for Yesterday

Search for Yesterday

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