TY - JOUR
T1 - Family preservation services and special populations
T2 - The invisible target
AU - Denby, Ramona W.
AU - Curtis, Carla M.
AU - Alford, Keith A.
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - Children of color are especially vulnerable for a devastating outcome as a result of their living environment and are disproportionately represented within the child welfare system. Social workers, who are trained to mitigate the effects of social injustice and societal inconsistencies, particularly among minorities and oppressed populations, perpetuate the injustices associated with the child welfare system by ignoring the special needs of children of color when administering family preservation services. The authors present results from a national study that examined the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of family preservation workers regarding the service criterion based on whether a family is part of a special population. Results indicate a significant bias against targeting family preservation services to children of color.
AB - Children of color are especially vulnerable for a devastating outcome as a result of their living environment and are disproportionately represented within the child welfare system. Social workers, who are trained to mitigate the effects of social injustice and societal inconsistencies, particularly among minorities and oppressed populations, perpetuate the injustices associated with the child welfare system by ignoring the special needs of children of color when administering family preservation services. The authors present results from a national study that examined the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of family preservation workers regarding the service criterion based on whether a family is part of a special population. Results indicate a significant bias against targeting family preservation services to children of color.
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U2 - 10.1606/1044-3894.1801
DO - 10.1606/1044-3894.1801
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032221250
SN - 1044-3894
VL - 79
SP - 3
EP - 14
JO - Journal of social casework
JF - Journal of social casework
IS - 1
ER -