Based on extensive studies into child welfare services, this important book brings together research into what works in service provision for minority ethnic families. Reviewing studies of the nature and adequacy of the services provided, and the outcomes for the children and their families, this book provides much-needed guidance for policy and practice around issues of cultural and ethnic background and identity, and puts forward suggestions for future research. The authors consider in particular:
* the complex needs and identities of minority ethnic families who might use child welfare services
* how families using social services view current practice
* the impact of the formal child protection and court systems on ethnic minority families
* placement patterns and outcomes for children from the different minority ethnic groups who are in residential care, foster care or adopted
* cultural issues and `matching’ the social worker to the family.
Drawing on current government statistical returns and the 2001 national census, this wide-ranging analysis challenges dated research and practice and proposes a revisionary agenda for future research and culturally sensitive child welfare practice, making it essential reading for all child welfare professionals.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. A context to the review Beverley Prevatt Goldstein. Part I. The Research and the Messages. 2. Introduction. 3. Family Support Services. 4. Child Protection Services and the Family Courts. 5. Children looked after away from home or placed for adoption. 6. Messages from research on the social work service to parents and children of minority ethnic origin. 7. Next steps in researching child welfare service for minority ethnic children, parents and carers. Part II. Summaries of the Main Research Studies. Appendix 1. Ethnic composition for total UK population, Census 2001, Office for National Statistics. Appendix 2. Template for research summaries. Appendix 3. The approach to the research review. References.
Sobre o autor
Joanne Procter is responsible for the statistical aspects of this study. She has a degree in social policy and is currently researching the place of in-court mediation in helping separating parents to reach agreements in disputes about children.
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