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… South Asian immigrants' experience of child protection services: Are we recognizing strengths and resilience? 2011 Auteurs Maiter, Sarah … Ethno-racial minority families who are involved with the child welfare system face particular challenges … Ethno-racial minority families who are involved with the child welfare system face particular challenges including differences in child rearing practices, cultures, values and the potential of biases, all of which may not address their particular needs as caregivers. Caregivers who self-identify as South Asian were invited to participate in this qualitative study.  During participant…

… Parental cognitive impairment and child maltreatment in Canada 2011 Auteurs McConnell, David Feldman, Maurice … lacks research on prevalence and outcomes for children of parents with cognitive impairments who are involved with the child welfare system.  This study is a secondary … Extant literature lacks research on prevalence and outcomes for children of parents with cognitive impairments who are involved with the child welfare system.  This study is a secondary analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) 2003 data, which has been utilized to explore the relationship between caregiver cognitive impairment and case outcomes.…

… Using Telehealth for Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 2010 Auteurs Ens, Carla D.L. … Mary Longstaffe, Sally Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine … Telehealth provides a wide range of medical services for rural and remote communities.  Since 1999, telehealth has been utilized for the assessment of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).  This study evaluates the FASD telehealth program with The Pas/Flin Flon and Norway House, rural and remote Northern communities in Manitoba.  Between 2005 and 2009 a total of 41 FASD sessions…

… Strengths of Aboriginal Foster Parents 2011 Auteurs Ivanova, Victoria … out-of-home care and underrepresented as foster parents.  There are dramatic differences between Aboriginal and … Aboriginal children are overrepresented in out-of-home care and underrepresented as foster parents.  There are dramatic differences between Aboriginal and western cultures and the promotion of wellness and values.  These overrepresentations and differences have resulted in a lack of formal supports for Aboriginal foster families.  This study sought to examine the strengths of…

… Cultural Worldviews of Foster Parents 2011 Auteurs Brown, Jason D. George, Natalie St. Arnault, David Sintzel, Jennifer Journal of Family Social Work, Volume 14, … Worldviews of Foster Parents Children who are not part of the dominant culture are overrepresented in North American … Children who are not part of the dominant culture are overrepresented in North American child welfare caseloads. Further, there is a scarcity of foster parents from diverse cultures, resulting in frequent transcultural placements. Important aspects of out-of-home care include the continuity of cultural heritage and identity. However, there has been little consideration of foster parents’…

… Child Maltreatment Investigations Involving Parents with Cognitive Impairments … with cognitive impairments are overrepresented within the child welfare system. Literature in this area is scarce … variation in outcomes. This study is a secondary analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and … Caregivers with cognitive impairments are overrepresented within the child welfare system. Literature in this area is scarce and does not explain factors that influence child welfare system decisions or variation in outcomes. This study is a secondary analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) 2003 data, which has been utilized to explore the relationship…

… Establishing a relationship between behavior and cognition: Violence against women and children within the family 2007 Auteurs Chamberland, Claire Fortin, Andrée Laporte, Lise Journal of Family Violence, Volume 22, Issue 6, pp. 383-395 … The goal of this study was to answer two questions: 1) to what extent are cognitions (mental conceptions) regarding violence against women and children within the family associated with violent actions against them? 2) to what extent does an adult with a narrow conception of violence against women also have a narrow conception of violence against children? A total of 62 parents, all born in…

… Factors associated with co-occurrence of spousal and parental violence: Quebec population study … of spousal and parental violence: Quebec population study The objective of this study was to determine the differences between 1) families in which there is … The objective of this study was to determine the differences between 1) families in which there is spousal violence: 2) those in which there is parental violence; and 3) those in which there is both spousal and parental violence. It also sought to document the factors associated with the three groups and develop an explanatory model for the type of violence in relation to the characteristics of…

… Do good intentions beget good policy? A review of child protection policies to address intimate partner … This article, written by researchers in Alberta, reviews the research evidence on the effects on children of exposure … This article, written by researchers in Alberta, reviews the research evidence on the effects on children of exposure intimate partner violence, and provides an analysis of examples of child protection policies and legislation from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Legislation or policy decisions that define child exposure to violence in the home as maltreated may further…

… Stepfather involvement in social interventions made by youth protection services in … that active parental participation improves the efficacy of child protection interventions, child welfare workers may … Despite increasing acknowledgement that active parental participation improves the efficacy of child protection interventions, child welfare workers may marginalize the role of male figures in the household, particularly if they are not biological fathers of the children. This qualitative study looked at the ways child welfare caseworkers in Quebec youth centres (N=22) perceived men who were…