scholarly journals Anti-Black Racism In Child Welfare

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Naomi Damdar
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Black Children ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cas A ◽  
Children In Care

<div>Black children are over-represented in Toronto’s Children’s Aid Society (CAS). A variety of academic of literature points to racism, specifically anti-Black racism, as the reason for</div><div>such high rates of apprehension of Black children. Indeed the Government of Ontario (2017) found the need for training on anti-Black racism to combat structural oppression. While the literature acknowledges that anti-Black racism is a major contributing factor to the overrepresentation of Black children in-care, there is a gap present about how, or if conversations about anti-Black racism are occurring within CAS. This study highlights the voices of three self-identified critical frontline workers at CAS to better understand how and if conversations about anti-Black racism occur, as well as what kinds of barriers may exist to having such conversations within CAS.</div>

scholarly journals Anti-Black Racism In Child Welfare

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Naomi Damdar
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Black Children ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cas A ◽  
Children In Care

<div>Black children are over-represented in Toronto’s Children’s Aid Society (CAS). A variety of academic of literature points to racism, specifically anti-Black racism, as the reason for</div><div>such high rates of apprehension of Black children. Indeed the Government of Ontario (2017) found the need for training on anti-Black racism to combat structural oppression. While the literature acknowledges that anti-Black racism is a major contributing factor to the overrepresentation of Black children in-care, there is a gap present about how, or if conversations about anti-Black racism are occurring within CAS. This study highlights the voices of three self-identified critical frontline workers at CAS to better understand how and if conversations about anti-Black racism occur, as well as what kinds of barriers may exist to having such conversations within CAS.</div>

scholarly journals ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN CHILD WELFARE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Naomi Damdar
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Black Children ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cas A ◽  
Children In Care

<div>Black children are over-represented in Toronto’s Children’s Aid Society (CAS). A variety of academic of literature points to racism, specifically anti-Black racism, as the reason for</div><div>such high rates of apprehension of Black children. Indeed the Government of Ontario (2017) found the need for training on anti-Black racism to combat structural oppression. While the literature acknowledges that anti-Black racism is a major contributing factor to the overrepresentation of Black children in-care, there is a gap present about how, or if conversations about anti-Black racism are occurring within CAS. This study highlights the voices of three self-identified critical frontline workers at CAS to better understand how and if conversations about</div><div>anti-Black racism occur, as well as what kinds of barriers may exist to having such conversations within CAS. </div>

scholarly journals A critical analysis of the Assessment and Action Record (AAR) documentation: Examining the educational experiences of Black youth-in-care in Ontario

INYI Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Kikulwe ◽  
Christa Sato ◽  
Juliet Agyei
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Black Youth ◽  
Black Children ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Academic Needs ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Youth In Care ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Children In Care

This article focuses on the Ontario Assessment and Action Record (AAR), used in child welfare to understand how this documentation supports (and fails to support) Black youth-in-care and their academic needs. We applied a critical review and analysis of three distinct but interconnected sources of data: 1) the AAR-C2-2016; 2) literature on the education of Black youth-in-care in Ontario; 3) policy and agency documents concerning how this group is faring. In our analysis of the AAR and its education dimension, findings suggest the AAR has been a race-neutral tool, which has implications in terms of how we conceptualize structural barriers faced by Black children and youth-in-care. We identified gaps and potential practice dilemmas for child welfare workers when using AAR documentation procedures. Using Critical Race Theory and the United Nations human rights framework, we argue that the AAR can be a tool to identify, monitor, and challenge oppression for Black children and youth-in-care who experience a continual negotiation of racialization alongside being a foster child. The AAR recordings can be harmful if they are simply a collection of information on the key areas of a child’s life. Prioritizing the academic needs of Black children in care is critical to social work and aligns with the commitments of One Vision, One Voice, Ontario’s Anti-Racism Strategic Plan as well as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly in relation to the right to education.

Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System: Why Do They Exist, and What Can Be Done to Address Them?

2020 ◽  
Vol 692 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-274
Author(s):  
Alan J. Dettlaff ◽  
Reiko Boyd
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Black Children ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Children Of Color ◽  
Racial Disproportionality ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
External Causes ◽  
Child Welfare Systems

Children of color are overrepresented in the child welfare system, and Black children have been most significantly impacted by this racial disproportionality. Racial disproportionality in child welfare exists because of influences that are both external to child welfare systems and part of the child welfare system. We summarize the causes of racial disproportionality, arguing that internal and external causes of disproportional involvement originate from a common underlying factor: structural and institutional racism that is both within child welfare systems and part of society at large. Further, we review options for addressing racial disproportionality, arguing that it needs to be rectified because of the harm it causes Black children and families and that forcible separation of children from their parents can no longer be viewed as an acceptable form of intervention for families in need.

The New Family Ideal for Korean Black Adoption

2020 ◽  
pp. 149-186
Author(s):  
Kori A. Graves
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Black Children ◽  
Interracial Couples ◽  
Adoptive Families ◽  
White Families ◽  
New Family ◽  
Family Patterns ◽  
Political Implications

Many of the African American non-military families that adopted Korean black children did not conform to the gender and race conventions that child welfare officials desired in adoptive families. Often, these families included wives that worked, and would continue to work, outside of their homes even after they adopted a Korean black child. A number of these adoptive families were also interracial couples or they lived in interracial neighborhoods. Adoptive families that included interracial couples and working wives forced some social workers and child welfare officials to reframe these family patterns as ideal for Korean black children. The reforms that some social workers made to increase adoptions of Korean black children by African American and interracial couples also informed their responses to the small number of white families that adopted Korean black children. Agencies affiliated with International Social Service frequently emphasized the international political implications of Korean transnational adoptions because they understood transracial and transnational adoptions to be liberal and antiracist endeavors. However, many of the African American and interracial families that pursued transnational adoptions did not base their adoptions on political motives. Instead, they imagined a kinship with Korean black children because of the racism the encountered in Korea.

scholarly journals Understanding out of Home Care Rates in Northern Ireland: A Thematic Analysis of Mixed Methods Case Studies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Will Mason ◽  
Kate Morris ◽  
Brid Featherstone ◽  
Lisa Bunting ◽  
Gavin Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Children In Care

Abstract Research exploring inequalities in UK child welfare interventions has produced counter-intuitive findings with respect to Northern Ireland (NI). Despite experiencing the highest levels of deprivation, NI also displays the lowest rates of children in care of all the UK nations. With reference to wider evidence in the field of child welfare inequalities, this article details the findings of two exploratory mixed methods case studies, located within NI Health and Social Care Trusts. Drawing on the narratives offered by child and family social workers, a series of possible explanations for NI’s significantly lower out of home care rates are considered. We suggest the operation of intersecting factors at multiple levels, including social work systems and practices, early help systems and structures, communities and families. These findings extend understandings of NI’s out of home care rates whilst raising broader questions for social work research and practice.

scholarly journals Children in out-of-home care in Australia: International comparisons

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Tilbury ◽  
June Thoburn
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Children In Care

As governments increasingly search globally for strategies to improve child welfare outcomes, it is vital to consider how policies and programs developed in other countries are likely to suit local conditions. Routinely collected child welfare administrative data can provide contextual information for cross-national comparisons. This article examines out-of-home care in Australia compared to other developed countries, and explores possible explanations for differences in patterns and trends. In doing so, it also examines the similarities and differences between NSW, Victoria and Queensland. It is argued that a sound understanding of how out-of-home care is used, the profile of children in care and the influences on data can assist policy makers to match proposed solutions to clearly understood current problems. The imperative is to plan and implement policies and programs that locate out-of-home care within a range of child welfare services that meet the diverse needs of children and families within local contexts.

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