ch. 1. Beginnings
ch. 2. The institutional context of child welfare
ch. 3. Governance, legitimacy, and trust
ch. 4. Multiple dimensions of child welfare governance
ch. 5. The organizational context of practice
ch. 6. The legal system as host setting : context and history
ch. 7. Images and realities of the legal system : metaphor, myths, and stereotypes
ch. 8. The courts
ch. 9. The concentric systems view of child welfare
ch. 10. The rationalization of child welfare intervention
ch. 11. Life in narrative and drama : meaning, self, and identity
ch. 12. Social intervention as ritualized action
ch. 13. Ethics, values, and integrity
ch. 14. Conclusion.