Immigrant Families and Public Child Welfare: Barriers to Services and Approaches for Change

Autor/in	Earner, Ilze
Titel	Immigrant Families and Public Child Welfare: Barriers to Services and Approaches for Change
Quelle	In: Child Welfare, 86 (2007) 4, S.63-91 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4021
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Focus Groups; Child Welfare; Immigrants; Welfare Services; Parent Child Relationship; Social Services; Public Policy; Family Needs; Childhood Needs; Caseworkers; Cultural Awareness; Misconceptions; Limited English Speaking; Urban Areas; Immigration; Federal Legislation; Hispanic Americans; Asian Americans; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindeswohl; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Öffentliche Ordnung; Childhood; needs; Kindheit; Bedürfnis; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Missverständnis; Urban area; Stadtregion; Bundesrecht; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA
Abstract	This article describes the results of two focus groups of immigrant parents who recently experienced child protective investigations in New York City. The purpose of this study was: (1) to hear immigrant parents describe their experiences with child welfare services, (2) to identify barriers to services these parents encountered, and (3) advocate for changes in policy, program, and practice so that public child welfare services can effectively address the special needs of immigrant families, children, and youth. Barriers to child welfare services identified by immigrant parents in this study were caseworker's lack of knowledge about immigration status, cultural misunderstanding, and language access issues. Recommendations for addressing these barriers are offered. (Contains 1 table.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10