Child Abuse and Culture: Working with Diverse Families PDF

Rating: (10 reviews) Author: Lisa Aronson Fontes ISBN : 9781593856434 New from $20.00 Format: PDF

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This expertly written book provides an accessible framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. Numerous workable strategies and concrete examples are presented to help readers address cultural concerns at each stage of the assessment and intervention process. Professionals and students learn new ways of thinking about their own cultural viewpoints as they gain critical skills for maximizing the accuracy of assessments for physical and sexual abuse; overcoming language barriers in parent and child interviews; respecting families' values and beliefs while ensuring children's safety; creating a welcoming agency environment; and more.

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• Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; 1 edition (January 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593856431
• ISBN-13: 978-1593856434
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Child Abuse and Culture: Working with Diverse Families PDF

Oh how I struggle with trying to be culturally sensitive when I work with children and families from cultural groups that I don't know enough about! I don't want to be racist, I do want to be sensitive. I want to protect children but i don't want to destroy families. I don't speak every family's language, but i want to give them the best services possible.

This book discusses the range of issues in child protection with culturally diverse families--from interpreters to punishments to sexual abuse to prevention and interviewing. It's written in an enjoyable style and has a lot of important content. It's interesting and really got me thinking.

By Kids Worker

Dr. Fontes has done a masterful job in creating a highly readable and mind invigorating text that would be of interest to any thinking person in search of deeper self-knowledge and examination of their communication skills with diverse populations. Although I am not in a field directly related to the text, I do see the well-being of children and families as something in which we must all take part, and in our increasingly global community we are indeed challenged on a daily basis to look beyond our own limited scope into the lives of our neighbors with working knowledge and respect. If you are one of those who feel overwhelmed and ill-equipped to handle the fast pace of a changing world, this book will open the doors of your mind and heart.

By Magdalena Gomez