Child Welfare Model

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The child welfare system during the twentieth century was focused on a new paradigm that considered natural family childcare, flawed or not, as the ideal environment for children when compared to institutional or foster care methodologies (Hick & Stokes, 2016). During this time period, society began to move away from the child-saving model, which was based on rescuing children from their abusive and neglectful parents (Ibid). With new ideologies established regarding child welfare, it became apparent that in order to help children, the primary steps should require helping parents. This is a relatively new way of thinking that continues to be of great importance till this day, when considering the effects of poverty on a parent/guardian’s ability