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African American families Government policy African American families Social conditions Autistic children Autistic children Services for Child welfare Government policy Parents of autistic children Racism in social services Social work with African American children Social work with children with mental disabilities United StatesGrandin, Temple
Summary: "Empowering strategies for anyone who works with children and teens on the spectrum. International best-selling writer and autist Temple Grandin joins psychologist Debra Moore in presenting nine strengths-based mindsets necessary to successfully work with young people on the autism spectrum. Examples and stories bring the approaches to life, and detailed suggestions and checklists help readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 GRACopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 GRADavis, Katie
Summary: Recounts the story of a young woman's moving to Uganda and founding Amazima ministries, a nonprofit organization to feed and educate children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Presents the story of Marion Cloete, who left a life of privelage in Johannesburg, South Africa, to open an orphanage that has provided for more than 550 children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Libre Studio 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ANGStarnes, Lauren
Summary: "This book is designed to help support adults in having potentially difficult or emotionally charged conversations with young children about world and family events"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Publishing Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 STARoberts, Dorothy E.
Summary: "An award-winning scholar exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system and calls for radical change. Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. But as Torn Apart uncovers, this system is designed to punish Black families. Drawing on decades of research, legal scholar and sociologist Dorothy Roberts reveals that the child welfare system is better...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022