Böcker av Anthony N. Maluccio

Examines major policy practice and research issues that jointly shape child welfare practice. This book emphasizes families and children whose primary recourse to services has been through publicly funded child welfare agencies. It considers historical areas of service - foster care and adoptions, and in-home family-centered services.

Contemporary demands for accountablility from funding sources has focused attention on outcome evaluation in the field of human services. This text seeks to redress the balance, discussing comparative issues in practice, with the emphasis on learning from outcome research.