Child Welfare Services For Minority Ethnic Families

Author : June Thoburn,Ashok Chand,Joanne Procter
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1843102692

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Child Welfare Services for Minority Ethnic Families by June Thoburn,Ashok Chand,Joanne Procter Pdf

Based on extensive studies into child welfare services, this important book brings together research into what works in service provision for minority ethnic families. Reviewing studies of the nature and adequacy of the services provided, and the outcomes for the children and their families, this book provides much-needed guidance for policy and practice around issues of cultural and ethnic background and identity, and puts forward suggestions for future research. The authors consider in particular: * the complex needs and identities of minority ethnic families who might use child welfare services * how families using social services view current practice * the impact of the formal child protection and court systems on ethnic minority families * placement patterns and outcomes for children from the different minority ethnic groups who are in residential care, foster care or adopted * cultural issues and `matching' the social worker to the family. Drawing on current government statistical returns and the 2001 national census, this wide-ranging analysis challenges dated research and practice and proposes a revisionary agenda for future research and culturally sensitive child welfare practice, making it essential reading for all child welfare professionals.

Author : Charlie Owen,June Statham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : 1847754635

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Disproportionality in child welfare by Charlie Owen,June Statham Pdf

It has long been known that children from black and mixed ethnic backgrounds are over-represented among children in care in England, and that Indian children tend to be under-represented. Less is known about why this might be the case, or about over- and under-representation of children during the different stages of risk assessment and child protection. This desk-based study investigates the differences between ethnic groups in their contact with child welfare services in England, and the possible reasons for this. Analyses were conducted on three national datasets - the Children in Need Census, children on the child protection register, and children looked after) - as well as case histories. Possible factors include professional attitudes, cultural attitudes and practices within families, placement availability, poverty and isolation, and service availability and appropriateness.

Author : Pooja Sawrikar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781315393124

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Working with Ethnic Minorities and Across Cultures in Western Child Protection Systems by Pooja Sawrikar Pdf

Multiculturalism in Western countries continues to grow, but responsiveness to it with culturally sensitive research, policy and practice has been slower to develop. This lag could be accused of enabling institutional racism – that is, culturally insensitive practices and policies can cause or perpetuate harm to non-mainstream children and families, the very thing that child protection systems are set up to address. Thus, it is critical that the field has a resource that clearly and comprehensively outlines the characteristics of cultural competency in the child protection system when working with ethnic minorities and across both mainstream and non-mainstream cultures, so as to equally protect the safety of all children. Unlike previous research, this book addresses discrete and relevant practice issues - how to work effectively with interpreters, whether or not to match caseworkers and clients based on ethnic background and what to consider when making plans for children in the out-of-home-care (OOHC) system - with best practice guidelines. This book will be required reading for all social work students, academics and practitioners whose work engages with issues of cultural competency.

Author : Project Share
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Ethnic groups
ISBN : MINN:30000010589640

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Human Services for Ethnic Minorities by Project Share Pdf

Author : Alan J. Dettlaff
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030543143

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Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System by Alan J. Dettlaff Pdf

This volume examines existing research documenting racial disproportionality and disparities in child welfare systems, the underlying factors that contribute to these phenomena and the harms that result at both the individual and community levels. It reviews multiple forms of interventions designed to prevent and reduce disproportionality, particularly in states and jurisdictions that have seen meaningful change. With contributions from authorities and leaders in the field, this volume serves as the authoritative volume on the complex issue of child maltreatment and child welfare. It offers a central source of information for students and practitioners who are seeking understanding on how structural and institutional racism can be addressed in public systems.

Author : Malcolm Hill,Jane Aldgate
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1853023167

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Child Welfare Services by Malcolm Hill,Jane Aldgate Pdf

The contributors to this book provide a comprehensive review of child care policy and practice. They present evaluations and critiques of new or impending legislation and policies, and describe innovative services for children and young people who are deemed to be in need of protection, care or control as a result of abandonment, neglect, ill-treatment, offending or other difficulties. They also examine changes in adoption law, where such issues as placement policies in relation to children from ethnic minorities, intercountry adoption and the trend towards greater openness have become prominent and controversial in recent years.

Author : Siân Pooley,Jonathan Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 191270286X

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Children's Experiences of Welfare in Modern Britain by Siân Pooley,Jonathan Taylor Pdf

The history of child welfare through the eyes of children themselves. Children's Experiences of Welfare in Modern Britain demonstrates how the young have been integral to the creation, delivery, and impact of welfare. The book brings together the very latest research on welfare as provided by the state, charities, and families in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain. The ten chapters consider a wide range of investments in young people's lives, including residential institutions, Commonwealth emigration schemes, hospitals and clinics, schools, social housing, and familial care. Drawing upon thousands of personal testimonies and oral histories--including a wealth of writing by children themselves--the book shows that we can only understand the history and impact of welfare if we listen to children's experiences.

Author : Joyce Everett,Sandra Stukes Chipungu,Bogart R. Leashore
Publisher : New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Afrocentrism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041413092

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Child Welfare by Joyce Everett,Sandra Stukes Chipungu,Bogart R. Leashore Pdf

Child Welfare, twenty-one educators call attention to racial disparities in the child welfare system by demonstrating how practices that are successful for white children are often not similarly successful for African American children. Moreover, contributors insist that policymakers and care providers look at African American family life and child development from a culturally-based Africentric perspective. Such a perspective, the book argues, can serve as a catalyst for creativity and innovation in the formulation of policies and practices aimed at improving the welfare of African American children.

Author : Marit Skivenes,Ravinder Barn,Katrin Kriz,Tarja Pösö
Publisher : International Policy Exchange
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190205294

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Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children by Marit Skivenes,Ravinder Barn,Katrin Kriz,Tarja Pösö Pdf

Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children examines where, why and to what extent immigrant children are represented in the child welfare system in different countries. These countries include Australia/New Zealand, Belgium/the Netherlands, England, Estonia, Canada, Finland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Norway, and the United States--all of them having different child welfare philosophies and systems as well as histories and practices in immigration. By comparing policies and practices in child welfare systems (and welfare states), especially in terms of how they conceptualize and deal with immigrant children and their families, we address an immensely important and pressing issue in modern societies. Immigrants in the child welfare system are a critical issue and they seem to face serious challenges that are evident across countries. These are challenges related to lack of language proficiency, lack of knowledge about cultural and social aspects and about the public systems of the destination country. Perhaps most relevantly, the challenges may include collisions of ideas and beliefs about how to raise children, about children's place in the family and society, and about children's rights.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Social work with minorities
ISBN : OSU:32435051877850

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Human Services for Ethnic Minorities by Anonim Pdf

Author : Juliet Cheetham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000438475

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Social Work and Ethnicity by Juliet Cheetham Pdf

Originally published in 1982 Social Work and Ethnicity was the first purpose-written text for social work students, administrators and practitioners designed to prepare them conceptually and practically for work in Britain’s established ethnic minority communities. Much more than the vicissitudes of immigration now had to be considered: this book discusses social work’s response to chronic racial discrimination and disadvantage and the hazards and advantages of taking ethnicity into account in service delivery. Emphasised throughout is the role of the social services in promoting good race relations and a better deal for black people. Social Work and Ethnicity is based on research carried out by Mrs Cheetham and sponsored by the DHSS to identify the major concerns of social workers with ethnic minority clients and to study the development of relevant services in Britain and the USA. The contributing authors are mainly practitioners and come from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds; in fact, this is the first book on social work to be published in Britain to which a substantial contribution has been made by black writers. The specially commissioned contributions discuss the fundamental questions of principle in giving special consideration to ethnicity and underline the implications for practice. In particular, the lessons which Britain can learn from American experience are reviewed. The book opens with a discussion of political and ethical questions; the problems of assessing need and monitoring services are then examined. This is followed by several chapters on the special needs of various ethnic minority client groups, particularly children and young people, who now deserve priority attention. The tricky issue of ethnic matching is discussed, so too are the different methods of developing services which are appropriate to ethnic minority needs and aspirations. Recruitment, training and education for work in a multi-racial society are subjects for several chapters and the book concludes with the experiences of two ethnic minority social workers. This book is a re-issue originally published in 1982. The language used and assumptions made are a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.

Author : Chamba, Rampaul,Joseph Rowntree Foundation,Ahmad, Waqar
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781861341341

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On the Edge by Chamba, Rampaul,Joseph Rowntree Foundation,Ahmad, Waqar Pdf

Despite increased awareness of the needs, circumstances and experiences of families with a disabled child, and the acknowledgement of the need to tackle inequalities and barriers to access in recent NHS reforms, there has been little gain in health or improved access to services for minority ethnic groups. This report presents the findings of the first ever national survey in the UK, in which nearly 600 parents took part, which looked at the needs and circumstances of minority ethnic families caring for a severely disabled child. The quantitative survey was then compared with data on the circumstances and experiences of white families from an earlier survey. The authors highlight the key implications for services to help parents and their children - reducing social exclusion; meeting language, communication and information needs; and bridging and improving informal and formal support. On the edge will inform and influence managers and practitioners within health, education, social services and the voluntary sector about the particular needs and circumstances of minority ethnic families who are caring for a severely disabled child. It will also be a key resource for researchers and students in the fields of disability studies, social policy, social work, ethnic relations, health services research and related fields.

Author : Morris, Kate,Barnes, Marian
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447315377

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Children, families and social exclusion by Morris, Kate,Barnes, Marian Pdf

Many policy and practice initiatives that aim to prevent social exclusion focus on children and young people. This book seeks to consider new approaches to understanding the complexities of prevention, and how these new understandings can inform policy and practice. The authors use evidence from the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund to illustrate and explore the experiences of children and families who are most marginalised. They consider the historical context of approaches to child welfare, and present a new framework for understanding and developing preventative polices and practice within the context of social exclusion. Preventative initiatives such as the Children's Fund have supported large-scale complex evaluations that have generated rich and important data about strategies for addressing social exclusion and what they can achieve. The findings of this book have direct relevance for all those engaged in developing preventative policy and practice and will therefore be of interest to policy makers, practitioners and students of child welfare and social policy more broadly, in providing a timely discussion of key debates in designing, delivering and commissioning preventative services.

Author : Charlie Owen,June Statham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : 1847754635

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Disproportionality in child welfare by Charlie Owen,June Statham Pdf

It has long been known that children from black and mixed ethnic backgrounds are over-represented among children in care in England, and that Indian children tend to be under-represented. Less is known about why this might be the case, or about over- and under-representation of children during the different stages of risk assessment and child protection. This desk-based study investigates the differences between ethnic groups in their contact with child welfare services in England, and the possible reasons for this. Analyses were conducted on three national datasets - the Children in Need Census, children on the child protection register, and children looked after) - as well as case histories. Possible factors include professional attitudes, cultural attitudes and practices within families, placement availability, poverty and isolation, and service availability and appropriateness.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Family Rights Group
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : 1871515459

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Family Group Conferences, where Next? by Anonim Pdf