Imagining child welfare in the spirit of reconciliation : voices from the Prairies / edited by Dorothy Badry [and four others] ; foreword by Jeannine Carriere.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare--Prairie Provinces.

Child welfare.

Social work with Indigenous peoples--Prairie Provinces.

Social work with Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous children--Prairie Provinces--Social conditions.

Indigenous children.

Social conditions.

Prairie Provinces.

Physical Description:

xxx, 315 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press, [2018]

Summary:

"In light of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and drawing on the leadership of Indigenous communities, 'Imagining child welfare in the spirit of Reconciliation' grapples with many critical issues, including the vulnerability of Indigenous girls, the legacy of the Sixties Scoop, and the need for decolonizing child welfare work. Leading experts also address FASD, homelessness, and aging; transitions for rural youth leaving care; training for Indigenous Child Welfare staff; and social work as advocacy." -- From the rear cover.

Contents:

Part I: Policy: 1. Exploring human rights approaches to kinship care provision in the Prairie Provinces : implications for social work practice / Daniel Kikulwe, Julie Mann-Johnson

2. Working with First Nations child welfare to build professionalism / Shelley Thomas Prokop, Laura Hicks, Rachel Melymick.

Part II: Practice: 3. Exploring decolonization through kinship care home assessments / Julie Mann-Johnson, Daniel Kikulwe

4. Aging out of care : the rural experience / Anne Marie McLaughlin, Richard Enns, Deena Seaward

5. Inappropriate application of parenting capacity assessments in the child protection system / Peter Choate, Gabrielle Lindstrom

6. Listening in a settler state : (birth) mothers as paraprofessionals in response to FASD / Michelle Stewart, Lisa Lawley, Rachel Tambour, Alexandra Johnson.

Part III: Research: 7. A summary : On the edge between two worlds : community narratives on the vulnerability of marginalized Indigenous girls / Marlyn Bennett, Ainsley Krone

8. Factors associated with the child welfare placement decision in Alberta / Bruce MacLaurin, Hee-Jeong Yoo, Morgan DeMone

9. A strained relationship : southern Sudanese communities and child welfare systems in two urban centres in Western Canada / David Este, Christa Sato

10. The linkage between FASD and homelessness for individuals with a history of child welfare care / Dorothy Badry, Chrisitine Walsh, Meaghan Bell, Kaylee Ramage.

Part IV: Education: 11. The development of a training video : demonstrating essential skills for child welfare practice / Cathy Rocke, Judy Hughes

12. Transforming for classroom : supporting critical change in social work education in the spirit of Reconciliation for child welfare / Jennifer Hedges

Epilogue / H. Monty Montgomery.

ISBN:

0889775753

9780889775756

OCLC:

1030913551

Publisher Number:

99980690251