Resource and publications on cultural issues in family assessment.
Assessing Parenting Behaviors Across Racial Groups: Implications for the Child Welfare System
Berger & McDaniel & Paxson (2005)
Examines whether the race of interviewers, relative to the race of families they interview, influences parenting assessments.
Early Childhood Psychosocial Screening in Culturally Diverse Populations : A Survey of Clinical Experience With the Ages and Stages Questionnaires : Social-emotional (ASQ : SE)
Lyman & Njoroge & Willis (2007)
Zero to Three.
Zero to Three., , 27, (4, )
This preliminary study highlights some of the complexities inherent in conducting psychosocial screening in cross-cultural contexts.
Helping Child Welfare Workers Improve Cultural Competence by Utilizing Spiritual Genograms with Native American Families and Children
Limb & Hodge (2010)
Children and Youth Services Review, , 2, (32, )
Summarizes feedback on the effectiveness of using a modified spiritual genogram assessment tool with Native Americans.
Helps professionals conduct productive interviews while building strong working relationships with culturally and linguistically diverse clients. Chapters address types of bias, building rapport and conveying respect, overcoming language barriers, and more.
Presents general and instrument-specific guidelines for practice with multicultural populations.