This volume provides an overview of the latest scientific knowledge on decision-making and judgment in child welfare and protection by an international group of highly respected experts. The focus on transdisciplinary research, the integration of different theoretical frameworks, and the translation of key findings into guidelines for practice make it to an essential reading for academics, policymakers and practitioners all around the globe and a reference work for
students and teachers.
-Hans Grietens, Centre for Parenting and Special Needs Education, KU Leuven and European Scientific Association on Residential and Family Care
John D. Fluke, PhD, is Professor and Associate Director for Systems Research and Evaluation at the Kempe Center in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Mónica López López, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Rami Benbenishty, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Erik J. Knorth, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Donald J. Baumann, PhD, is an instructor at St. Edwards University. He retired from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services where he was head of the Evaluation Section of Child Protective Services.