Race, Gender, and Poverty Governance: The Case of the U.S. Child Welfare System

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry C Woodward
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
The State ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Child Welfare Workforce ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

Abstract This article argues that the U.S. child welfare system is a primary institution of racialized and gendered poverty governance, operating at the nexus of the assistive and punitive arms of the state. With attention to the ways race and gender structure the child welfare system, I apply the concept of neoliberal paternalism to examine state efforts to reform “bad” parents into “good neoliberal citizen-parents.” I highlight the increasingly decentralized and privatized child welfare workforce and its effects on governance. Finally, I explore the contradictions around expectations of “self-sufficiency.”

Independence or Interdependence: Rethinking the Transition from “Ward of the Court” to Adulthood

2003 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Propp ◽  
Debora M. Ortega ◽  
Forest NewHeart
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
The State ◽  
Foster Care System ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Empowerment Model ◽  
Model Of Practice ◽  
Care System

Youth who transition out of foster care are often overlooked and unprepared for a life outside of the child welfare system. As youth begin to grow up in the foster care system, they are encouraged to move toward the goal of self-sufficiency. This article examines the idea of self-sufficiency as it relates to youth transitioning from the foster care system and proposes a different approach to the state of transition, an approach called interdependent living. Through this examination, the authors suggest a way to reshape practice approaches by emphasizing the values of interdependence, connection, and collaboration. Together these values lead to an empowerment model of practice for youth who transition from foster care.

Development, CAPTA Part C Referral and Services Among Young Children in the U.S. Child Welfare System

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Johnson-Motoyama ◽  
Mindi Moses ◽  
Aislinn Conrad-Hiebner ◽  
E. Susana Mariscal
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Part C ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Four essays on the child welfare system

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Hyslop ◽  
Emily Keddell ◽  
David Hanna ◽  
Claire Achmad
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
The State ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Legislative Changes

The year 2019 represented a watershed moment for Aotearoa New Zealand’s child welfare system, as a public spotlight was shone on systemic ethnic inequities during ongoing legislative changes aimed at centering Te Tiriti o Waitangi and whänau, hapü, and iwi considerations in policy and practice. In the midst of this dialogue, Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Government hosted the “Children, Families, and the State”– a seminar series focused on the historical, current, and future role of the state in the lives of families and children. The seminars, and the discussion it generated, was due to the calls to action from speakers across the system, including leadership at Oranga Tamariki, within the family court, non-profit providers, commissioners and advocates, and academics. The following essays in this edition of Policy Quarterly capture viewpoints from several of the seminar speakers. Despite their different perspectives, common threads unite them. A greater recognition of the structural causes of the historical and current patterns of ethnic inequities in child welfare system contact, a commitment to whänau, hapü, and iwi-centred policy, practice, and partnership, the authors argue, are vital for a more just and empowering system.

Undocumented Immigrant Latin@ Youth and the U.S. Child Welfare System

2018 ◽  
pp. 376-400
Author(s):  
Frank Anthony Rodriguez ◽  
Vivian J. Dorsett ◽  
John Jacob Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Undocumented Immigrant ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Realising treaty-based protection in Aotearoa’s child welfare system

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Achmad
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
The State ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
United Nation Convention ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Role Of The State

The year 2019 represented a watershed moment for Aotearoa New Zealand’s child welfare system, as a public spotlight was shone on systemic ethnic inequities during ongoing legislative changes aimed at centering Te Tiriti o Waitangi and whänau, hapü, and iwi considerations in policy and practice. In the midst of this dialogue, Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Government hosted the “Children, Families, and the State”– a seminar series focused on the historical, current, and future role of the state in the lives of families and children. The seminars, and the discussion it generated, was due to the calls to action from speakers across the system, including leadership at Oranga Tamariki, within the family court, non-profit providers, commissioners and advocates, and academics. The four brief essays in this edition of Policy Quarterly capture viewpoints from several of the seminar speakers. Despite their different perspectives, common threads unite them. A greater recognition of the structural causes of the historical and current patterns of ethnic inequities in child welfare system contact, a commitment to whänau, hapü, and iwi-centred policy, practice, and partnership, the authors argue, are vital for a more just and empowering system. In this essay, Claire Achmad discusses how Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child can be frameworks for policy change aimed at making the child welfare system both child-centred while reducing ethnic inequities.

scholarly journals Child welfare system

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hanna
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
The State ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Legislative Changes

The year 2019 represented a watershed moment for Aotearoa New Zealand’s child welfare system, as a public spotlight was shone on systemic ethnic inequities during ongoing legislative changes aimed at centering Te Tiriti o Waitangi and whänau, hapü, and iwi considerations in policy and practice. In the midst of this dialogue, Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Government hosted the “Children, Families, and the State”– a seminar series focused on the historical, current, and future role of the state in the lives of families and children. The seminars, and the discussion it generated, was due to the calls to action from speakers across the system, including leadership at Oranga Tamariki, within the family court, non-profit providers, commissioners and advocates, and academics. The four brief essays in this edition of Policy Quarterly capture viewpoints from several of the seminar speakers. Despite their different perspectives, common threads unite them. A greater recognition of the structural causes of the historical and current patterns of ethnic inequities in child welfare system contact, a commitment to whänau, hapü, and iwi-centred policy, practice, and partnership, the authors argue, are vital for a more just and empowering system.

Scandals, Lawsuits, and Politics: Child Welfare Policy in the U.S. States

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet F. Gainsborough
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Welfare Policy ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Administrative Structure ◽  
Child Welfare Policy ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Local Discretion ◽  
State Policymaking ◽  
The U.S

In order to understand what factors drive child welfare policymaking, this research analyzes data on spending and legislation from the U.S. states over a three-year period. The key independent variables are scandal, litigation, federal oversight, and local discretion. While states that experience a scandal or a lawsuit do not increase their spending levels over previous years, they do enact more child welfare legislation. This raises the possibility that states engage in symbolic rather than substantive responses to child welfare crises. The administrative structure of the child welfare system also affects state policymaking.

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