Family matters : child welfare in twentieth-century New Zealand
Dalley, Bronwyn
Family matters : child welfare in twentieth-century New Zealand Dalley, Bronwyn - Auckland,N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 1998 - 447 p.
Retain - level 3; Supervisory committee: Mike Doolan, Robin Wilson, Brian Manchester and Mary Todd; Raoul Ketko set up the project with Robin Wilson;
This book provides an historical account of New Zealand's child welfare system from 1902 to 1992. Various welfare services are explored, such as fostering and adoption services, residential care, and youth justice. Changes in legislation of New Zealand's history, aimed at protecting children from abuse and neglect, are also examined. The author discusses how there has been changes in government's and professionals' responses to child abuse and neglect, and how beliefs towards children's rights in society as a whole have transformed. Concern about child abuse increased from the 1970s, with a prolific rise in the number of investigations by the Department of Social Welfare in the 1980s. The sexual abuse of children also came to public consciousness in the 1980s, culminating in new child welfare policies and multi-disciplinary child abuse investigation teams. Case studies are employed throughout the book to illustrate the impact of child welfare policies and practices on children and families.
1869401905
CHILD WELFARE
CHILD PROTECTION
FAMILIES
HISTORY
SOCIAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
NEW ZEALAND
362.7 DAL
Family matters : child welfare in twentieth-century New Zealand Dalley, Bronwyn - Auckland,N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 1998 - 447 p.
Retain - level 3; Supervisory committee: Mike Doolan, Robin Wilson, Brian Manchester and Mary Todd; Raoul Ketko set up the project with Robin Wilson;
This book provides an historical account of New Zealand's child welfare system from 1902 to 1992. Various welfare services are explored, such as fostering and adoption services, residential care, and youth justice. Changes in legislation of New Zealand's history, aimed at protecting children from abuse and neglect, are also examined. The author discusses how there has been changes in government's and professionals' responses to child abuse and neglect, and how beliefs towards children's rights in society as a whole have transformed. Concern about child abuse increased from the 1970s, with a prolific rise in the number of investigations by the Department of Social Welfare in the 1980s. The sexual abuse of children also came to public consciousness in the 1980s, culminating in new child welfare policies and multi-disciplinary child abuse investigation teams. Case studies are employed throughout the book to illustrate the impact of child welfare policies and practices on children and families.
1869401905
CHILD WELFARE
CHILD PROTECTION
FAMILIES
HISTORY
SOCIAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
NEW ZEALAND
362.7 DAL