Table of Contents
Foreword Brad McKenzie ix
From the Editors xiii
Acknowledgements xvii
Introduction H. Monty Montgomery xix
Part I Policy
Chapter 1 Honouring the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Transforming Child Welfare in Canada into a Stronger Child Rights-Based System Marvin M. Bernstein
Chapter 2 Forms and Strategies for Integrated Working in Child Welfare Judy Gillespie 27
Chapter 3 Saskatchewan First Nations: Researching Ourselves Back to Life H. Monty Montgomery A. J. Felix Patsy Felix Margaret Kovach Shelley Thomas Prokop 43
Part II Practice
Chapter 4 Child Protection Inquiries: What Are They Teaching Us? A Canadian Perspective Peter Choate 61
Chapter 5 Strengthening Children's Capacity to Cope with Separation, Loss, and Uncertain Futures: Action Steps for Front Line Child Welfare Practice Sharon McKay 87
Chapter 6 Aligning Practice, Ethics, and Policy: Adopting a Harm Reduction Approach in Working with High-Risk Children and Youth Peter Smyth 107
Part III Research
Chapter 7 Prioritizing Children in Care with FASD: Why Prevalence Matters Don Fuchs Linda Burnside 135
Chapter 8 A Community-Based Research Approach to Developing an HIV Education and Training Module for Child and Family Service Workers in Ontario Saara Greene Doe O'Brien-Teengs Gary Dumbrill Allyson Ion Kerrigan Beaver Megan Porter Marisol Desbiens 163
Chapter 9 Boundaries and Identity: Racialized Child Welfare Workers' Perspectives of Their Histories and Experiences When Working with Diverse Families Daniel Kikulwe 187
Chapter 10 Pathways: Community-Engaged Research with Youth Transitioning to Adult Interdependence from Government Care Marie Lovrod Darlene Domshy Stephanie Bustamante 211
Chapter 11 Narrative Threads in the Accounts of Women with Learning Difficulties Who Have Been Criminalized Elly Park David McConnell Vera Caine Joanne Minaker 241
Part IV Teaching
Chapter 12 The Caregiver Curriculum on FASD: Transforming Practice through Knowledge and Education Dorothy Badry Deborah Goodman Jamie Rickey 271
Chapter 13 An Indispensable Tool in the Tool Kit: Distance Delivery in Social Work Education to Support Child Welfare Practice James Mulvale 295
Epilogue Dorothy Badry Daniel Kikulwe 313
Abstracts 315
Contributors 321
Subject Index 329
Author Index 343
