History of Minority Population in the Child Welfare System
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History of Minority Population in the Child Welfare System
Graham, M., & Bruce, E. (2006). Seen and Not Heard, Sociological approaches to childhood, Balck children. Journal of Sociology and Welfare
This article discusses the social networks in place that are trying to come to a general consensus of what to do and how to better improve the lives for black children. It goes on to discuss the systems that are being analyzed to provide black children the opportunity to express themselves professionally to better educate sociologists on how to assist them and provide them with a beneficial means in life. Sociologists believe if they have these implementations in place it will better educate them as to how to address certain situations, which is causing this particular ethic group to remain the focus of interest when it come to the social welfare system in American.
Gallagher, T. (2010, October 29,2010). A Pathway to Hope for Homeless Teens. NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER.
Gallagher discuss the importance of helping Teens when faced with adversities. He goes on to discuss the importance of providing shelter and positive reinforcement needed to assist these kids that have gone astray. He feels that assisting will help prevent a life of crime and neglect. Providing neglected teens with a healthy environment can prevent them from experiencing with drugs as well as other things such as prostitution, robbing, and subjecting themselves to become the average statistic.
McPhatter, A. (1997). Cultural competence in child welfare: What is it? How do we achieve it? What happens without it?. WELFARE, 255-278.
McPhatter explains in this article the importance of being well educated in the field in which one works. While making sure social workers and practitioners are fully educated and fully aware as to how to cope and deal with cultural competence and child welfare. McPhatter goes on to further discuss the importance of child welfare workers to advance beyond the norm of their profession, and to identify the need of the cultures competence needs.
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Gallagher, T. (2010). A Pathway of Hope to homeless Teens. doi: Oct 29,2010
Gallagher, T. (2010, October 29,2010). A Pathway to Hope for Homeless Teens. NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER.
Graham, M., & Bruce, E. (2006). Seen and Not Heard, Sociological approaches to childhood, Balck children. Journal of Sociology and Welfare. Retrieved from
McPhatter,