Gendered Power in Child Welfare - Whats Care Got to Do With It?

Christa Jane Moore and Patricia Gagné analyze the gendered power imposed on care workers struggling to meet the needs of vulnerable children in the child welfare system, arguing that reforms are needed that allow professionals to focus on care rather than efficiency and so families can be full partners in addressing their own needs.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Historical Development of the Child Welfare System Part I: Early Conceptualizations of Maltreatment
Chapter 2. Historical Development of the Child Welfare System Part II: Child Maltreatment in the Modern Era
Chapter 3. Scope and Realities of the Problem
Chapter 4. Child Welfare Systems: Bureaucracy and Complex Organizations
Chapter 5. Gendered Power in Kentucky's Child Welfare System
Chapter 6. Lived Experiences of Child Welfare Workers
Chapter 7. Innovative Models of Collaboration in Child Welfare
Chapter 8. Future Issues in Child Welfare

About the author

By Christa Jane Moore and Patricia Gagné

Summary

Christa Jane Moore and Patricia Gagné analyze the gendered power imposed on care workers struggling to meet the needs of vulnerable children in the child welfare system, arguing that reforms are needed that allow professionals to focus on care rather than efficiency and so families can be full partners in addressing their own needs.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Gagne, Patricia Gagné, Christa Jane Moore, Christa Jane Gagne Moore
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781793630667
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-066-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Kentucky, Social Work, Gender studies, gender groups, Child welfare, Age groups: children, Child welfare and youth services