Racial disproportionality in child welfare /

The number of children of color entering the child welfare system in the United States is disproportionately high. This is especially true among African-American children, who, though they comprise 15% of children in the U.S., account for 37% of the total children placed in foster care. The numbers...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harris, Marian Sabrina
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2014.
Subjects:
Child welfare > United States.
Social work with minorities > United States.
Social work with African American children.
Social service and race relations > United States.
Race discrimination > United States.
Service social aux minorités > États-Unis.
Service social aux enfants noirs américains.
Service social et relations raciales > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
Child welfare.
Race discrimination.
Social service and race relations.
Social work with minorities.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword by Mark E. Courtney
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction; 1. Social Welfare Policy and Child Welfare
  • 2. An International Exploration of Disproportionality
  • 3. Best Practices/Promising Practices
  • 4. Child Welfare System Change
  • 5. Social Work Curriculum
  • 6. Future Directions for Research and Policy
  • Appendix: Child Welfare laws
  • Index.

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