Assistant Professor Contact Information Dalhousie University School of Social Work Dalhousie University 6414 Coburg Road Halifax, NS B3H 2A7 902-494-1189 902-494-6709 nancy.macdonald@dal.ca http://www.dal.ca/faculty/healthprofessions/socialwork/faculty-staff/our-facult… Publications Province / Territory - Any -AlbertaBritish ColumbiaPrince Edward IslandManitobaNationalNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Keywords - Any -addictionsBienestar infantilcensuschild protectiondata collectionFamilias y comunidadesfirst nations childrenidentityInvestigaciones comunitariasNegligencia y abuso infantilnova scotiaSistema de bienestar infantilADHDadolescentsadoptionAISassessmentattachmentBCISbehaviour problemsblended familiesBritish ColumbiabullyingCanadian Human Rights Tribunalchild abuse & neglectchild developmentchild welfarechild welfare systemchildren's rightsCISCIS-2008co-occurrencecognitivecommunity developmentcommunity-based researchcorporal punishmentcortisolCOVID-19custody disputesCYDLdating violencedeathdifferential responsedisabilitydisclosuredivorcedomestic violenceearly interventioneducationEIQemotional maltreatmentepidemiologyethno-culturalevaluationevidence-based practiceexposure to domestic violencefalse allegationsfamilies & communitiesfamily preservationfamily therapyFASDfathersFetal Alcohol SyndromeFGCFNCISfoster carefundinggamblinggangsgender differencesgrandparentshome visitinghomelesshomicidehousingimmigrant familiesimpacts & traumaIndigenousIndigenous Child Welfareinfantsinjuryintergenerationalinternationalinternetintervention & preventionintimate partner violenceJordan's Principlejustice & government issueskinship careknowledge transferlegislationLGBTQ+literature reviewmalesManitobamediationmental healthmeta-analysisneglectneighbourhoodsneurobiologicalNOMnorthernNWTISOISOIS-2008OIS-2013OIS-2018out-of-home careoutcomesoutcomes matrixoverrepresentationsubstance abuseschools & educationself-harmsexual abusesexual behaviour problemssexual orientationshaken baby syndromesingle parentsSISsocial exclusionsocial supportstatisticsstepfatherssubstantiationrunawaysuicidesystematic reviewsteen parentstrainingtransition to adulthoodtraumatreatmentvictimizationwell-beingworker characteristicsworker client relationshipyoung parentsyouthrural communitiesrisk factorsoverrepresentation in contextpovertyparenting & family factorsparentspeerspermanency planningpermanent wardsphysical abusephysical healthplacement breakdownpolicepolicypolicy & legislationposttraumatic stress disorderprogram evaluationrisk assessmentpromotive factorsprovincial incidence studyQISracismreconciliationrecurrenceremote locationsresearch methodsresidential careresilienceresource familiesreunificationreviewyouth justice Type of Publication - Any -Book chapterBookJournal articlePresentationReportInformation SheetVideoOther Title Year of Publication Journal article Reflections of a Mi’kmaq social worker on a quarter of a century work in First Nations child welfare 2007 Topics of Research child welfare Indigenous Child Welfare ethno-cultural out-of-home care Nova Scotia