Working with ethnic minorities and across cultures in western child protection systems / Pooja Sawrikar.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244) and index.

Defining and understanding the client group : who are ethnic minorities and what do they characteristically have in common? -- The theoretical backdrop : why is it important to work effectively with ethnic minorities and across cultures in western child protection systems? -- Frequency of maltreatment : what are the most common types of abuse and neglect reported across cultures and what is their effect on children? -- Culture and maltreatment : are physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, inadequate supervision and neglect of basic needs related to culture? -- Common risk factors of maltreatment : are domestic violence, alcohol and other drug issues, mental health issues in the carer, housing and financial issues related to culture? -- Protective factors : acknowledging strengths of families across cultures -- Working effectively with interpreters -- To match or not to match? the pros and cons of ethnic dis/similarity between client families and caseworkers -- Ethnic minority children in the out-of-home care (OOHC) system : how do they fare compared to Aboriginal and Anglo children? -- Summarising the main causes of entry of ethnic minorities in western child protection systems : what's cultural and what isn't? -- Getting it right : personal, organisational and institutional characteristics of cultural competency.