Indian Child Welfare: A State-of-the-Field Study.

Autor/inn/en	Baumheier, Edward C.; und weitere
Institution	Denver Univ., CO. Denver Research Inst.
Titel	Indian Child Welfare: A State-of-the-Field Study.
Quelle	(1976), (430 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Accountability; Adopted Children; Agency Cooperation; Agency Role; Alaska Natives; American Indian Reservations; American Indians; Boarding Schools; Child Welfare; Community Involvement; Contracts; Court Litigation; Cultural Influences; Federal Government; Federal Legislation; Financial Support; Foster Children; Government Role; Individual Power; Legal Problems; Legal Responsibility; Literature Reviews; Needs Assessment; Placement; Policy Formation; Program Development; Relevance (Education); Social Services; State Action; Surveys; Tribes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Adoption; Child; Children; Adoptivkind; Kind; Kinder; Inuit; Indianerreservat; American Indian; Indianer; Boarding school; Internat; Kindeswohl; Vertrag; Rechtsstreit; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Bundesregierung; Bundesrecht; Finanzielle Förderung; Foster child; Pflegekind; Eigeninitiative; Strafmündigkeit; Bedarfsermittlung; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Politische Betätigung; Programmplanung; Relevance; Relevanz; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Staatliche Intervention; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft
Abstract	The present state of American Indian child welfare was investigated via: a review of published and unpublished literature; an analysis of legislation, regulations, manuals, and other documents concerning Federal and state Indian child welfare; mail surveys in 22 states with substantial Indian populations; field interviews at 19 sites, including 12 reservation sites, 4 urban Indian communities, 1 terminated tribe, 1 in Oklahoma, and 1 in Alaska; case studies of programs of particular significance based on interviews and documents; and a mail survey focusing on graduate social work programs. The four major types of agencies responsible for providing child welfare services to Indians were the state-county social service systems, Federal service system, Indian-run agencies, and private non-Indian agencies. Of these, the state-county social service systems and the Federal service system were the most active. Barriers to the provision of Indian child welfare services included: failure of state courts and institutions to recognize tribal court orders; the licensing of institutions; interagency relationships; the reluctance of many states to take into account the special problems of providing services to Indians; the lack of Indian involvement; the distance between county welfare offices and Indian reservations; and failure to understand tribal cultures and to foster programs operated by tribal governments. (NQ)
Anmerkungen	Center for Social Research & Development, Spruce Hall, Room 21, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80208 (#56, $16.50)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC