CONTENTS
FOREWORD BY MARK E. COURTNEY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE
image   Social Welfare Policy and Child Welfare
CHAPTER TWO
image   An International Exploration of Disproportionality
CHAPTER THREE
image   Best Practices/Promising Practices
CHAPTER FOUR
image   Child Welfare System Change
CHAPTER FIVE
image   Social Work Curriculum
CHAPTER SIX
image   Future Directions for Research and Policy
APPENDIX: CHILD WELFARE LAWS
INDEX