Austin Sandra
School of Social Welfare, University of Albany, Albany, NY, USA.
Child Welfare. 2005 Mar-Apr;84(2):105-22.
This article reviews a Think Tank meeting among child welfare practitioners at the 2003 Building Communities for 21st-Century Child Welfare Symposium. The Child Welfare League of America's focus on community building is recognition of the vital importance of promoting and fostering collaboration with community members to enhance the well-being of children, families, and communities. The Think Tank participants responded to four questions concerning the knowledge, policies, and strategies that are needed for the development of strategies for community building and child welfare. This article highlights several of the findings of the preconference, which addressed the challenges and opportunities inherent in community-building practices and discusses the key principles that emerged from the Think Tank. The article emphasizes implications for professional education and cites selected examples of innovative community-building initiatives with families.
本文回顾了在2003年“为21世纪儿童福利建设社区”研讨会上儿童福利从业者之间举行的一次智库会议。美国儿童福利联盟对社区建设的关注，体现了促进和加强与社区成员合作以增进儿童、家庭和社区福祉的至关重要性。智库参与者回答了四个关于社区建设和儿童福利战略发展所需的知识、政策和战略的问题。本文重点介绍了会前会议的一些调查结果，这些结果涉及社区建设实践中固有的挑战和机遇，并讨论了从智库中产生的关键原则。文章强调了对专业教育的影响，并列举了一些与家庭开展的创新社区建设举措的实例。
