Earner Ilze
Hunter College School of Social Work, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Child Welfare. 2007 Jul-Aug;86(4):63-91.
This article describes the results of two focus groups of immigrant parents who recently experienced child protective investigations in New York City. The purpose of this study was: 1) to hear immigrant parents describe their experiences with child welfare services, 2) to identify barriers to services these parents encountered, and 3) advocate for changes in policy, program, and practice so that public child welfare services can effectively address the special needs of immigrant families, children, and youth. Barriers to child welfare services identified by immigrant parents in this study were caseworker's lack of knowledge about immigration status, cultural misunderstanding, and language access issues. Recommendations for addressing these barriers are offered.
本文介绍了两组近期在纽约市经历儿童保护调查的移民父母焦点小组的结果。本研究的目的是：1）听取移民父母描述他们在儿童福利服务方面的经历；2）确定这些父母在获得服务时遇到的障碍；3）倡导政策、项目和实践方面的变革，以便公共儿童福利服务能够有效满足移民家庭、儿童和青少年的特殊需求。本研究中移民父母所指出的儿童福利服务障碍包括个案工作者对移民身份缺乏了解、文化误解以及语言获取问题。文中还针对这些障碍提出了相关建议。
