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This text presents a model of practice that stems from the goodness-of-fit between the child's needs (physical, developmental, social-emotional) and the parent's ability to adequately meet those needs according to the prevailing norms of society. Samantrai integrates policy, human behavior theories, issues in practice, skills of practice, multiculturalism, child abuse and neglect, and she develops and refines these concepts into the skills specifically needed by those working in public child welfare.
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Offering an alternative to the mental health/family dysfunction model in the public child welfare field, Samantrai (Smith College School for Social Work) presents a model which integrates behavior theories with assessment from the perspective of goodness-of- fit between the child's needs and parents' ability to meet those needs. Assessment and intervention focus on making different kinds of decisions at different points in the process. Competency areas identified by the California Social Work Education Center are addressed, including ethnic-sensitive and multicultural practice. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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