Child abuse and culture: working with diverse families

Multicultural Orientation to Child Maltreatment Work.

Orienting concepts

Ecosystemic framework

Treating clients fairly

Poverty

Child maltreatment

Working with families

Research and clinical literature on culture and child maltreatment

Remembering the difficulty of the material and the sacredness of our work

Working with Immigrant Families Affected by Child Maltreatment.

Social stressors for immigrant families

Family life, child behavior, and discipline

Immigrants and the child welfare system

Domestic violence

Basic U.S. immigration definitions

Suggestions for improving cultural competence with immigrants

Assessing Diverse Families for Child Maltreatment.

What constitutes a suspicion, and what's culture got to do with it?

Is it maltreatment? Is the child at risk?

Once again: how culture matters

Assessment instruments and structured decision making

Interviewing Diverse Children and Families About Maltreatment.

Before the interview or first session

Building rapport and establishing trust

During the interview

Closure and preparation for the next steps

Physical Discipline and Abuse.

Research on group differences

Corporal punishment and physical abuse

Culture in discipline and abuse

Child-raising norms

Intervening with families who use harsh corporal punishment

Supporting nonviolent parenting

Prevention programming

Child Sexual Abuse.

Shame in child sexual abuse

Cultural aspects of shame in child sexual abuse

Counteracting shame

Working with Interpreters in Child Maltreatment.

When to use an interpreter

Finding an interpreter

Informal interpreters

Preparing interpreters

Cultural asides and other reasons to pause an interview

The interpreter's role

The interpreted conversation

The emotional cost of interpreting in child abuse situations

Child Maltreatment Prevention and Parent Education.

Child maltreatment prevention

The parents' best interests

Addressing physical abuse: parent groups and classes

Improving the Cultural Competency of Your Child Maltreatment Agency or Organization.

Why should agencies change?

Multicultural Orientation to Child Maltreatment Work.

Orienting concepts

Ecosystemic framework

Treating clients fairly

Poverty

Child maltreatment

Working with families

Research and clinical literature on culture and child maltreatment

Remembering the difficulty of the material and the sacredness of our work

Working with Immigrant Families Affected by Child Maltreatment.

Social stressors for immigrant families

Family life, child behavior, and discipline

Immigrants and the child welfare system

Domestic violence

Basic U.S. immigration definitions

Suggestions for improving cultural competence with immigrants

Assessing Diverse Families for Child Maltreatment.

What constitutes a suspicion, and what's culture got to do with it?

Is it maltreatment? Is the child at risk?

Once again: how culture matters

Assessment instruments and structured decision making

Interviewing Diverse Children and Families About Maltreatment.

Before the interview or first session

Building rapport and establishing trust

During the interview

Closure and preparation for the next steps

Physical Discipline and Abuse.

Research on group differences

Corporal punishment and physical abuse

Culture in discipline and abuse

Child-raising norms

Intervening with families who use harsh corporal punishment

Supporting nonviolent parenting

Prevention programming

Child Sexual Abuse.

Shame in child sexual abuse

Cultural aspects of shame in child sexual abuse

Counteracting shame

Working with Interpreters in Child Maltreatment.

When to use an interpreter

Finding an interpreter

Informal interpreters

Preparing interpreters

Cultural asides and other reasons to pause an interview

The interpreter's role

The interpreted conversation

The emotional cost of interpreting in child abuse situations

Child Maltreatment Prevention and Parent Education.

Child maltreatment prevention

The parents' best interests

Addressing physical abuse: parent groups and classes

Improving the Cultural Competency of Your Child Maltreatment Agency or Organization.

Why should agencies change?