Social Work With Children

Would information on social work with children. I especially need info on the history of child protection services from a trusted source.

Although the facts are in my last post, the source is not reputable if you do this for an academic work (most teachers will not accept Wikipedia because it is not reviewed by the peers).

You can try the following:

Smith, EP and Merkel-Holguin, LA (1996). A history of child protection. Transaction Publishers

The following book is online: http://www.childwelfare.com/book/chapter ...

More reputable site wiki:
http://www.cwla.org/whowhat/history.htm

or

http://pewfostercare.org/research/docs/L ...

DA

In 1825, states enacted laws giving social welfare agencies the right to remove children neglected by their parents and the street. These children were placed in hospices, orphanages and with other families. In 1835, the Humane Society founded the National Federation of Child Rescue agencies to investigate child abuse. In the late 1800s, private child protection - based on existing organizations animal welfare - developed to investigate reports of abuse, if present in court and advocate for legislation well-being of children.

In 1912, the Federal Office for Children was established to manage the efforts of federal child welfare, including services related to child abuse. In 1958, amendments to the Social Security Act mandated that states fund efforts to protect children. In 1962, professional and media interest in child abuse was triggered by the publication of C. Henry Kempe and associates' The battered child syndrome "in JAMA. By the mid-1960s, in response to public concerns that have arisen from this article, 49 states have passed laws to reports of child abuse . In 1974, these efforts by states led to the adoption of the federal law "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (PL 93-247) providing federal funding for major research child abuse and state and federal services.


PS: OK, here's my layman's explanation: There were no children in protective services around and then one day, that child abused me so severely that the rights of animals had to intervene in How pathetic . Then they realized that child abuse is a real problem and started a law that mandate CPS.