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Child welfare services for minority ethnic families : the research reviewed

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Thoburn, J

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Publication details: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2005ISBN:

1843102692
9781843102694

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Summary: This book brings together research into what works in service provision for minority ethnic families. It provides guidance for policy and practice around issues of cultural and ethnic background and identity, and puts forward suggestions for future research. The authors consider in particular the complex needs and identities of minority ethnic families who might use child welfare services; the impact of the formal child protection and court systems on ethnic minority families; placement patterns and outcomes for children from the different minority ethnic groups who are in residential care, foster care or adopted; cultural issues and `matching' the social worker to the family.

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This book brings together research into what works in service provision for minority ethnic families. It provides guidance for policy and practice around issues of cultural and ethnic background and identity, and puts forward suggestions for future research. The authors consider in particular the complex needs and identities of minority ethnic families who might use child welfare services; the impact of the formal child protection and court systems on ethnic minority families; placement patterns and outcomes for children from the different minority ethnic groups who are in residential care, foster care or adopted; cultural issues and `matching' the social worker to the family.

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