Description
Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children examines where, why and to what extent immigrant children are represented in the child welfare system in different countries. These countries include Australia/New Zealand, Belgium/the Netherlands, England, Estonia, Canada, Finland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Norway, and the United States--all of them having different child welfare philosophies and systems as well as histories and practices in immigration. By comparing policies and practices in child welfare systems (and welfare states), especially in terms of how they conceptualize and deal with immigrant children and their families, we address an immensely important and pressing issue in modern societies. Immigrants in the child welfare system are a critical issue and they seem to face serious challenges that are evident across countries. These are challenges related to lack of language proficiency, lack of knowledge about cultural and social aspects and about the public systems of the destination country. Perhaps most relevantly, the challenges may include collisions of ideas and beliefs about how to raise children, about children's place in the family and society, and about children's rights.
Table of Contents
ContentsChapter 1Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Families: An IntroductionPart I. Family service oriented child welfare systems within social democratic welfare statesChapter 2How the Finnish child protection system meets migrant families and childrenChapter 3How the Norwegian child welfare system approaches migrant childrenChapter 4Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System: The NetherlandsChapter 5Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System in AustriaPart II. Family service oriented child welfare systems within conservative (and Latin) welfare statesChapter 6Child Welfare Systems and Immigrant Families: The Case of SpainChapter 7Public services and migrant minors in Italy: A new path for social workPart III. Child protection oriented child welfare systems within liberal welfare statesChapter 8The United States: Child Protection in the Context of Competing Policy MandatesChapter 9Child Welfare Systems and Immigrant Families: CanadaChapter 10Child welfare and migrant families and children: A case study of EnglandChapter 11Child protection of migrants in AustraliaChapter 12Immigrant Children and Families in Estonian Child Protection SystemPart IV. Concluding remarksChapter13Migrant Children and Child Welfare: A Contested ChallengeAppendix - Survey method overview Index
