Cultural Considerations in Refining Intervention Designs

Megan Finno-Velasquez, Elizabeth A. Shuey, Chie Kotake, J. Jay Miller

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on culture as a frame for understanding diverse families’ experiences with the U.S. child welfare system. Rooted in an interdisciplinary perspective, the chapter uses a particular lens in defining culture and discusses the roles of culture in parenting, child welfare practice, and policy at multiple levels in giving context to past and current disproportional involvement with child welfare systems for certain subgroups and populations. Authors recommend strategies for improving the child maltreatment prevention field’s capacity to promote child well-being in culturally diverse families and communities. Strategies discussed include: (1) improving the definition and measurement of culture and cultural competence in research; (2) strengthening research to identify risks for and protective factors against maltreatment in different cultural groups; (3) increasing cultural diversity in the workforce; and (4) developing and advancing interventions that are culturally responsive.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationChild Maltreatment
Subtitle of host publicationContemporary Issues in Research and Policy
Pages93-117
Number of pages25
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Publication series

NameChild Maltreatment: Contemporary Issues in Research and Policy
Volume5
ISSN (Print)2211-9701
ISSN (Electronic)2211-971X

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.

Keywords

  • Child welfare
  • Culture
  • Disproportionality
  • Diversity
  • Ethnic minority
  • Maltreatment
  • Parenting behavior

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anthropology
  • Health(social science)
  • Psychology (miscellaneous)
  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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