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    Discrimination in child protection work: recurring themes in work with Asian families

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    Humphreys, Catherine; Atkar, Sandeep; Baldwin, Norma
    Date
    1999
    Source Title
    Child and Family Social Work
    Publisher
    Blackwell Science
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Humphreys, Cathy
    Affiliation
    Arts: School of Social Work
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    Document Type
    Journal (Paginated)
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    Humphreys, C., Atkar, S., & Baldwin, N. (1999). Discrimination in child protection work: recurring themes in work with Asian families. Child and Family Social Work, 4(4), 283-291.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/33527
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    © 1999 Blackwell Science. Publisher PDF version is restricted access in accordance with the Blackwell policy.

    Abstract
    When the relationships within the institutions and social practices of a society cannot be explained by the intentions, good or bad, of individual men and women, they can be described as structural (Weedon 1987, p. 3). This paper reports on research in a Midlands Social Services Department which examined child protection practice in relation to Asian families who had attended case conferences. The research shows that in spite of the good intentions of many individual workers, Asian families experienced a discriminatory service. Discriminatory policies and practices were perpetuated at an organizational level. Three themes from the research are explored: the use of interpreters, the accommodation of children, and the lack of attention to the mental and physical health of the child’s mother and father. Each theme is explored to highlight the issues which Asian families faced and the problems which created barriers to good practice.
    Keywords
    Asian families; black perspectives; child protection; interpreters; looked-after children; mental health

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