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Cultural Competence: Religious Issues
Issues relevant to working with families from different religious backgrounds.
Assessing the Need, Addressing the Problem: Working With Disadvantaged Muslim Immigrant Families and Communities (PDF - 557 KB)
Cainkar (2003)
Challenges to Muslim immigrants, including cultural values.
Caring for Muslim Minors: Guidelines for Non-Muslim Families: Question and Answer Fact Sheet (PDF - 80 KB)
Bridging Refugee Youth & Children's Services (2002)
Explains the circumstances of Muslim refugee children and reviews Muslim beliefs.
Considering Religion and Beliefs in Child Protection and Safeguarding Work: Is Any Consensus Emerging
Gilligan
Child Abuse Review, 18(2), 2009
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Discusses religion and issues it presents in child welfare cases for parents, youth, and caseworkers by analyzing data from questionnaires completed by professionals.
Create Change for Children Today: Bring Hope and a Better Tomorrow
Children's Defense Fund (2009)
Includes resources for Baha'i, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and other faith traditions to use in worship services or prayers, educational programs, direct service activities, and social justice initiatives to help communities understand the problems facing children and what they can do to support families.
Cultural Awareness Guide for Children From Eldorado (PDF - 97 KB)
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (2008)
Provides information on pre- and post-placement services and support provided by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to children from the Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) Church. A glossary of terms that the followers may use is provided.
Kinship and Spirituality: Utilizing Strengths of Caregivers
Lawrence-Webb & Okundaye
Journal of Health and Social Policy, 22(3/4), 2007
Discusses historical and social aspects regarding the role of spirituality and religion within the African-American community, and presents spiritual and religious clinical tools, techniques, and concepts for intervening with kinship caregivers.
The Role of State Faith Community Liaisons in Charitable Choice Implementation: Practice Models From the States
Winston & Person (2009)
Uses case studies to describe the role faith community liaisons (FCL) play in facilitating partnerships among State or local governments and faith-based and community organizations, and to highlight model practices FCLs undertook to further the goals of Charitable Choice at the Federal and State levels. (PDF - 257 KB)
Spiritually Sensitive Practice with Children, Youth, and Families
Hawkins (2005)
In Child Welfare for the Twenty-First Century: A Handbook of Practices, Policies, and Programs
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Considerations for spiritually sensitive child welfare practice.