Child Welfare: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice

Acknowledgements

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As noted in the preface, the second edition of Child Welfare contains entirely new material. Every effort has been made to include coverage of the key issues and contemporary research findings that might illuminate this complex and challenging field of practice. To do this, we surveyed the work of Canadian scholars and consulted with international colleagues. Having identified significant areas to be covered, we engaged with potential contributors to assist us in our task. In doing so, we paid particular attention to the identification of new scholars.We wish to thank our contributors for their willingness to rise to the challenge and their patience with us as the project unfolded. We also owe a special debt of thanks to the growing numbers of those on the receiving end— children, youths, and families who are willing to cooperate with researchers in order to improve services for those who follow. A special thank-you is extended to Claudette Cormier of the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba. As in the first edition, she worked patiently and tirelessly with us through the drafting and revision stages of this edited collection. We also express appreciation to Brian Henderson and his helpful and talented staff at Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Their assistance and the collaborative approach they followed with us helped to bring this project to its successful conclusion. xv ...