Valuing the Field

PART I: LISTENING TO MESSAGES FROM THE FIRST LINE 1 Child Welfare on the Eve of the Twenty First Century: What we have Learned 2 The Changing Face of Child Welfare: Perspectives from the Field 3 Efforts at Empowering Youth: Youth-in-Care and the Youth-in-Care Networks in Ontario and Canada PART II: BUILDING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS 4 The Focus on Family when Children are at Risk: Swedish Policy in Practice 5 The Wraparound Process: Strength-Based Practice 6 From Case and Client to Citizen: An Innovation in Child Welfare Practice PART III: CHILDREN ON THE MOVE 7 Unaccompanied and Asylum-Seeking Children Encounter Sweden 8 Offering Relief to Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers in Holland PART IV: VALUING DIVERSITY IN CHILD WELFARE COMMUNITIES 11 Tackling Racism in Everyday Realities: A Task for Social Workers A First Nations Experience in First Nations Child Welfare Services It Takes a Village: Building Networks of Support for African Nova Scotian Families and Children PART V: VALUING THE FIELD IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION 12 Developing Partnerships in Social Work Education in Britain PART VI: CONCLUSION 13 Valuing the Field: Lessons from Innovation