<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Transforming Child Welfare tackles the "wicked" problems encountered in the child welfare system by social workers and other professionals, and suggests best practice solutions that professionals can use in their own practices.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Canada has among the highest rate of children in foster care in the developed world--a national tragedy that has its roots in poverty, residential schooling, and other forms of colonialism. <p/><br>Tackling the wicked and intransigent problems encountered by social workers, educators, health care workers, and others, Transforming Child Welfare examines systemic issues within the child welfare system, including child abuse, neglect, and FASD. Reflecting on previous strengths, and integrating research and practice, the contributors to this volume provide professionals with best practice solutions that can be applied in different contexts.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>H. Monty Montgomery is an assistant professor with the University of Regina Faculty of Social Work in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. <p/> Dorothy Badry is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. <p/> Don Fuchs is professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba and a founding member of the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium. <p/> Daniel Kikulwe is assistant professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina.</p>