Training Staff for Child Welfare Practice with Newcomer Families
Case Example: A refugee mother from North Africa was resettled in the U.S. with her five young children. Following a period [...]
Suggestions for Interviewing Refugee and Immigrant Children and Families
"Biases, cultural differences, and linguistic misunderstandings have the potential to exert a powerful influence in interviews with immigrants- even when interviews have [...]
The Best Interests of the Child in a Global Perspective
Introduction U.S. child welfare laws are local—established at the state or county level—but they share a common foundation with international child welfare [...]
Cultural Competency in Child Welfare Practice: A Bridge Worth Building
When the ACS [child protective services] worker came to the house she did not speak Chinese, so I sent my daughter to [...]
Family and Community Centered Child Welfare Practice with Refugees and Immigrants
Three Somali Children were placed in foster care when their mother was murdered. The children's aunt wanted them to come and live [...]
Refugee Resettlement and Child Welfare: Collaboration for Child Protection: BRYCS Interview with Ilze Earner
BRYCS Interview with Ilze Earner, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Assistant Professor Hunter College School of Social Work iearner@hunter.cuny.edu BRYCS: What prompted this collaboration? Ilze [...]
Refugee Resettlement and Child Welfare: Collaboration for Child Protection: BRYCS Interview with Frances Johnson
BRYCS Interview with Frances Johnson Program Manager, Child Abuse Investigation and Assessment Unit, Missouri Department of Social Services Children's Division; Frances.A.Johnson@dss.mo.gov BRYCS: [...]
Refugee Resettlement and Child Welfare: Collaboration for Child Protection
An East African family was referred to CPS following the birth of their fifth child due to concerns about hygiene in the [...]