eginnings = 1
The institutional context of child welfare = 27
Governance, legitimacy, and trust = 45
Multiple dimensions of child welfare governance = 67
The organizational context of practice = 89
The legal system as host setting : context and history = 111
Images and realities of the legal system : metaphor, myths, and stereotypes = 125
The courts = 143
The concentric systems view of child welfare = 167
The rationalization of child welfare intervention = 191
Life in narrative and drama : meaning, self, and identity = 211
Social intervention as ritualized action = 229
Ethics, values, and integrity = 245
Conclusion = 267
The institutional context of child welfare = 27
Governance, legitimacy, and trust = 45
Multiple dimensions of child welfare governance = 67
The organizational context of practice = 89
The legal system as host setting : context and history = 111
Images and realities of the legal system : metaphor, myths, and stereotypes = 125
The courts = 143
The concentric systems view of child welfare = 167
The rationalization of child welfare intervention = 191
Life in narrative and drama : meaning, self, and identity = 211
Social intervention as ritualized action = 229
Ethics, values, and integrity = 245
Conclusion = 267