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This issue of a newsletter for child welfare workers in Colorado describes strategies for developing a rapport with families from other cultures, fathers, and teens. The articles review the importance of client-worker collaboration to the success of assessments and services. Professionals who are working with culturally diverse families are advised to learn about values and experiences from a variety of resources, including parents themselves. Cultural differences should be respected and integrated into treatment when appropriate. Techniques for including fathers in casework include…
The involvement of African American fathers with their children in the child welfare system is explored using findings from a study of 36 noncustodial fathers conducted in Wisconsin from 1999 and 2001 and an Urban Institute's study on permanency for fathers. Results from in-depth interviews with five noncustodial fathers are also highlighted. The need for early identification of paternal family members as permanency resources for children in foster care is emphasized, and promising practices for locating and involving noncustodial fathers are shared. A federal initiative to support and…
This book explores barriers facing disadvantaged young men and policies that can be implemented to improve the educational and employment opportunities available to disconnected young men, particularly African American and Hispanic young men. It specifically focuses on the following areas of policy: enhancing education, training, and employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth by focusing on individual policy components and on building these components into community systems; improving the incentives of less-skilled young workers to accept employment by raising minimum wages or…
