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ERIC Number: EJ777690
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 29
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4021
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Immigrant Families and Public Child Welfare: Barriers to Services and Approaches for Change
Earner, Ilze
Child Welfare, v86 n4 p63-91 Jul-Aug 2007
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.)
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
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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