Promoting family wellness and preventing child maltreatment : fundamentals for thinking and action /

Based on extensive research over many years, with a broad range of participants in Canada and internationally, this collection of essays is an important contribution to the child welfare agenda. It deals with the promotion of emotional well-being in families, and the prevention of child maltreatment...

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Corporate Author: De Gruyter
Other Authors: Nelson, Geoffrey B (Geoffrey Brian) (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Peirson, Leslea (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Prilleltensky, Isaac, 1959- (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2001
Toronto : [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Family Wellness Project Team
  • Section I: Context
  • 1 Mapping the Terrain: Framework for Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment
  • 2 Context, Contributing Factors, and Consequences
  • 3 Vision and Values for Child and Family Wellness
  • Section II: Interventions
  • 4 Social Policies for Promoting the Well-Being of Canadian Children and Families
  • 5 A Review and Analysis of Programs to Promote Family Wellness and Prevent the Maltreatment of Preschool and Elementary-School-Aged Children
  • ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""The Family Wellness Project Team""; ""Section I: Context""; ""1 Mapping the Terrain: Framework for Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment""; ""2 Context, Contributing Factors, and Consequences""; ""3 Vision and Values for Child and Family Wellness""; ""Section II: Interventions""; ""4 Social Policies for Promoting the Well-Being of Canadian Children and Families""; ""5 A Review and Analysis of Programs to Promote Family Wellness and Prevent the Maltreatment of Preschool and Elementary-School-Aged Children""
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Family Wellness Project Team
  • CHAPTER ONE. Mapping the Terrain: Framework for Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment
  • CHAPTER TWO. Context, Contributing Factors, and Consequences
  • CHAPTER THREE. Vision and Values for Child and Family Wellness
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Social Policies for Promoting the Well-Being of Canadian Children and Families
  • CHAPTER FIVE. A Review and Analysis of Programs to Promote Family Wellness and Prevent the Maltreatment of Preschool and Elementary-School-Aged Children
  • CHAPTER SIX. Programming for Distressed and Disadvantaged Adolescents
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Program Implementation and Diffusion
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. A Circle of Healing: Family Wellness in Aboriginal Communities
  • CHAPTER NINE. Beyond the Boundaries: Themes for Thinking and Action in the Promotion of Family Wellness and the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
  • References
  • Index
  • 6 Programming for Distressed and Disadvantaged Adolescents7 Program Implementation and Diffusion
  • Section III: Aboriginal Context and Interventions
  • 8 A Circle of Healing: Family Wellness in Aboriginal Communities
  • Section IV: Conclusion
  • 9 Beyond the Boundaries: Themes for Thinking and Action in the Promotion of Family Wellness and the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
  • References
  • Index
  • A
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  • E
  • F
  • G
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  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
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  • ""6 Programming for Distressed and Disadvantaged Adolescents""""7 Program Implementation and Diffusion""; ""Section III: Aboriginal Context and Interventions""; ""8 A Circle of Healing: Family Wellness in Aboriginal Communities""; ""Section IV: Conclusion""; ""9 Beyond the Boundaries: Themes for Thinking and Action in the Promotion of Family Wellness and the Prevention of Child Maltreatment""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""