Full Description
Canada has among the highest rate of children in foster care in the developed world—a national tragedy that has its roots in poverty, residential schooling, and other forms of colonialism. Tackling the "wicked" and intransigent problems of child abuse and neglect, as well as FASD, encountered by social workers, educators, health care workers, and others, Transforming Child Welfare turns a close eye on systemic issues within the child welfare system. Reflecting on previous strengths, and integrating research evidence with practical experience, the contributors to this volume provide professionals with best practice solutions that can be applied in different contexts.
Contents
Foreword - Brad McKenzie
From the Editors
Acknowledgements
Introduction - H. Monty Montgomery
Part I. Policy
CHAPTER 1: Honouring the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: TransformingChild Welfare in Canada into a Stronger Child Rights-BasedSystem - Marvin M. Bernstein
CHAPTER 2: Forms and Strategies for Integrated Working in Child Welfare - Judy Gillespie
CHAPTER 3: Saskatchewan First Nations: Researching Ourselves Back to Life - H. Monty Montgomery, A. J. Felix, Patsy Felix, Margaret Kovach, and Shelley Thomas Prokop
Part II. Practice
CHAPTER 4: Child Protection Inquiries: What Are They Teaching Us? A Canadian Perspective - Peter Choate
CHAPTER 5: Strengthening Children's Capacity to Cope with Separation, Loss, and Uncertain Futures: Action Steps for Front- Line Child Welfare Practice - Sharon McKay
CHAPTER 6: Aligning Practice, Ethics, and Policy: Adopting a Harm Reduction Approach in Working with High-Risk Children and Youth - Peter Smyth
Part III. Research
CHAPTER 7: Prioritizing Children in Care with fasd: Why Prevalence Matters - Don Fuchs and Linda Burnside
CHAPTER 8: A Community-Based Research Approach to Developing an hiv Education and Training Module for Child and Family Service Workers in Ontario - Saara Greene, Doe O'Brien- Teengs, Gary Dumbrill, Allyson Ion, Kerrigan Beaver, Megan Porter, and Marisol Desbiens
CHAPTER 9: Boundaries and Identity: Racialized Child Welfare Workers' Perspectives of Their Histories and Experiences When Working with Diverse Families - Daniel Kikulwe
CHAPTER 10: Pathways: Community-Engaged Research with Youth Transitioning to Adult In(ter)dependence from Government Care - Marie Lovrod, Darlene Domshy, and Stephanie Bustamante
CHAPTER 11: Narrative Threads in the Accounts of Women with Learning Difficulties Who Have Been Criminalized - Elly Park, David McConnell, Vera Caine, and Joanne Minaker
Part IV. Teaching
CHAPTER 12: The Caregiver Curriculum on fasd: Transforming Practice through Knowledge and Education - Dorothy Badry, Deborah Goodman, and Jamie HickeyCHAPTER 13: An Indispensable Tool in the Tool Kit: Distance Delivery in Social Work Education to Support Child Welfare Practice - James Mulvale
Epilogue - Dorothy Badry and Daniel Kikulwe
Abstracts
Contributors
Subject Index
Author
Index
