Child Welfare Practice in Small Communities.

Horner, Bill; O'Neill, John

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

ERIC Number: EJ264997

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1981

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Child Welfare Practice in Small Communities.

Horner, Bill; O'Neill, John

Human Services in the Rural Environment, v6 n3-4 p16-23 Sum-Fall 1981

Discusses contextual factors (geography, community idiosyncrasies, personal relationships, formal resource scarcity, community resource accessibility, external force influence, visibility, "Jack-of-All-Trades") affecting practices of rural child welfare workers. Points out similarities/differences in child welfare work in urban and rural areas, especially in the case-management model in both direct and indirect practice. (LC)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Welfare, Community Characteristics, Community Resources, Family Influence, Interpersonal Relationship, Professional Services, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Rural Environment, Rural Urban Differences, Self Help Programs, Social Status, Social Work

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A