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Working With African-American Families
Issues relevant to working with African-American families, including State and local examples.
African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity
McLoyd, Hill, & Dodge (2005)
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Perspectives on the cultural, economic, and community contexts of African-American family life.
African American Fathers and Their Involvement in the Child Welfare System
Pate (2005)
In Child Welfare for the Twenty-First Century: A Handbook of Practices, Policies, and Programs
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Explores the involvement of African-American fathers with their children in the child welfare system.
Assessing Behavioral and Emotional Strengths in Black Children: A Measure Designed by and for Blacks (PDF - 196 KB)
Lambert & Rowan
Focal Point, 17(1), 2003
Describes the development of the Behavior Assessment for Children of African Heritage (BACAH), a strengths-based instrument.
Implementing Culturally Competent Research Practices: Identifying Strengths of African-American Communities, Families, and Children (PDF - 377 KB)
Briscoe, Smith, & McClain
Focal Point, 17(1), 2003
Methods and results of two research projects aimed at identifying strengths in African-American families and communities.
Informing the Future of Child Welfare Practices With African American Families
Beckett & Lee (2004)
In Child Welfare Revisited: An Africentric Perspective
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Presents an ecological Africentric model for practice with African American families in child welfare.
Parent and Child Relationships in African American Families
McAdoo (2001)
In Culturally Diverse Parent-Child and Family Relationships: A Guide for Social Workers and Other Practitioners
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Discussion of the cultural values and historical context of African-American families.
The Role of the Caseworker in Identifying, Developing and Supporting Strengths in African American Families Involved in Child Protective Services: A Practice Guide (PDF - 66 KB)
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (2006)
This guide will help child protective services caseworkers identify strengths in African American families and build upon them.
The Strengths of African American Families: Twenty-Five Years Later
Hill (1997)
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Assets and resilience of African-American families.
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State and local examples
Equity: Moving Toward Better Outcomes for all of Michigan's Children (PDF - 1519 KB)
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (2006)
Discusses the overrepresentation of children of color in the child welfare system in Michigan and presents recommendations for addressing this issue.
Experiences of Children of Color With Child Welfare in North Carolina
Wildfire & North Carolina Division of Social Services/Children's Services Branch (2000)
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Presents information on the experiences of children of color in North Carolina's child welfare system and the success of the original eight Families for Kids (FFK) counties in changing the placement experiences of minority children.
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