Social Restructuring of Child Welfare - The "Kunming Model"

Author: Wang Yanbin, Zhao Jinyun (editors)
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Family foster care is a method implemented by social child welfare institutions, which assists "dependent children" through certain procedures to enter families willing to take on the responsibility of raising them. The Kunming Children's Welfare Institute has conducted various explorations in the management and operation of this new method of raising dependent children through family foster care, forming a localized "Kunming Model" operational mechanism. During the research process on the "Kunming Model," this book proposes three key terms: "dependent children," "human socialization," and "welfare socialization." It argues that the family foster care method currently adopted by the Kunming Children's Welfare Institute is a social approach that enables dependent children to have a sense of "reliance" in society. It also believes that within this foster care model, the two aspects of "socialization" of dependent children are effectively aligned. The content of this book follows this line of thought: seeking theoretical foundations and the necessity of practice, summarizing the practical process of the "Kunming Model," and exploring the characteristics and mechanisms of the rural family foster care in the "Kunming Model" from a general perspective.