Michael Rivera King

Child Guidance Centres in Japan (eBook, ePUB)

Alternative Care, Social Work, and the Family

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In contemporary Japan, 85% of children in alternative care remain housed in large welfare institutions, as opposed to family-based foster care. This publication examines how Japan has been isolated from global discourse on alternative care, urging a shift in social work and alternative care policies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429773280
• Artikelnr.: 60050154

Autorenporträt

Michael Rivera King completed his doctorate in Social Policy at the University of Oxford. His research interests centre on Japan's alternative care system and the children and care-leavers whose lives are touched by this. Michael is the CEO of Ashinaga Association in the UK, a registered charity (number 1183750) promoting international access to higher education in the UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction Part 2. The Context of Alternative
Care 2. Alternative Care 3. Child Guidance Centres 4. The Family-Bond Part
3. Regional Variation of Policy Implementation 5. Regional Variation of
Resources 6. Regional Variation of Norms 7. Regional Variation of
Organisational Cultures Part 4. Conclusion 8. Conclusion

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Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction Part 2. The Context of Alternative Care 2. Alternative Care 3. Child Guidance Centres 4. The Family-Bond Part 3. Regional Variation of Policy Implementation 5. Regional Variation of Resources 6. Regional Variation of Norms 7. Regional Variation of Organisational Cultures Part 4. Conclusion 8. Conclusion

Rezensionen

"This book represents a Copernican change to our understanding of alternative care in Japan and answers the question of Japan's continued use of institutional care over foster care." - Tsuzaki Tetsuo