DIAGNOSING LIBERAL RESISTANCE TO NEEDED CHILD WELFARE REFORMS

The focus of this conference was instead on the role that ideology plays in arguments and positions that people (scholars, government officials, social workers, etc.) take with respect to child welfare law, policy, and practice. [...]speakers were asked to focus specifically and narrowly on "pr...

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Published in:The William and Mary Bill of Rights journal 2016-03, Vol.24 (3), p.595
Main Author: Dwyer, James G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Child welfare
Children & youth
Conflicts of interest
Families & family life
Parents & parenting
Pragmatism
Race
Racism
Social workers
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Summary:The focus of this conference was instead on the role that ideology plays in arguments and positions that people (scholars, government officials, social workers, etc.) take with respect to child welfare law, policy, and practice. [...]speakers were asked to focus specifically and narrowly on "prevailing liberal thought," which I and some other conference participants have come to see as a great obstacle to positive child welfare reform, especially for children in the most impoverished families and communities, which happen to be disproportionately of minority race.2 This concern about liberal policy is not, however, the familiar complaint about excessive welfare spending creating permanent dependency. [...]given the political and social realities, there is a conflict of interests between some children and their birth parents and the parents' community because of poverty-related dysfunction (parental or community).
ISSN:1065-8254
1943-135X