Miller Oronde A, Ward Kristin J
Casey Family Programs, Washington, DC 20006, USA.
Child Welfare. 2008;87(2):211-40.
Racial disproportionality in child welfare has been discussed as a seemingly intractable challenge with complex contributing factors. Some argue that these dynamics are far too difficult to be significantly impacted by public child welfare systems alone. The Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC) methodology, incorporating an analysis of structural racism and potential system bias, was proffered as a tool for engaging public child welfare agencies in a rapid, action-oriented process for identifying innovative strategies and practices to reduce racial disproportionality and disparate outcomes. This article describes the Disproportionality BSC process, as well as the work of participating jurisdictions with respect to transforming organizational culture and testing/implementing child welfare practice improvements. A theory of change is presented and critical lessons learned are shared in the form of collaborative reflections.
儿童福利中的种族不均衡问题一直被视为一项看似棘手的挑战，其成因复杂。一些人认为，这些动态因素过于复杂，仅靠公共儿童福利系统很难产生显著影响。突破系列协作（BSC）方法结合了对结构性种族主义和潜在系统偏见的分析，被视为一种工具，可促使公共儿童福利机构参与一个快速、以行动为导向的过程，以确定减少种族不均衡和差异结果的创新策略与实践。本文描述了不均衡问题BSC流程，以及参与管辖区在转变组织文化和测试/实施儿童福利实践改进方面的工作。提出了一种变革理论，并以协作反思的形式分享了关键经验教训。
