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Child Welfare Practice: A Conversation About Reality, Kenneth Herrmann Dec 2013

Child Welfare Practice: A Conversation About Reality, Kenneth Herrmann

Kenneth Herrmann

The author's fifty years of practice in social work and child welfare have resulted in this examination and critique of America's treatment of childhood. This advances a radical approach to ensuring the needs of children, an approach based in social justice and human rights.


Lepers And Lunacy : An American In Vietnam Today : A Novel, Kenneth Herrmann Feb 2013

Lepers And Lunacy : An American In Vietnam Today : A Novel, Kenneth Herrmann

Kenneth Herrmann

By Kenneth J. Herrmann, Jr.An autobiographical account of a war veteran who returned to Vietnam and started a study abroad program there. A unique perspective of the relationship today between Vietnam and America that not only takes the reader into the author's life, but also into the lives of lepers, families who live in a garbage dump, and many others.


I'M Nobody's Child, Kenneth Herrmann Feb 2013

I'M Nobody's Child, Kenneth Herrmann

Kenneth Herrmann

By Kenneth J. Herrmann, Jr.Fictional account of an abused child who, while not a delinquent, struck back through violence. The social workers who knew him were shocked, and the parents moved from the state with their children. The child welfare system which was partially responsible continued its routine work in its own bureaucratic manner. This story is told in order that others might be helped.--from the Introduction


I Hope My Daddy Dies, Mister, Kenneth Herrmann Feb 2013

I Hope My Daddy Dies, Mister, Kenneth Herrmann

Kenneth Herrmann

By Kenneth J. Herrmann, Jr.

A factual account of Herrmann's encounter with the problems of child neglect and child abuse while working for two child protection agencies. Available in full text here through the generosity of the author.