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Marts, Eric J.; Lee, Eun-Kyoung Othelia; McRoy, Ruth; McCroskey, Jacquelyn – Child Welfare, 2008
This paper describes an innovative service delivery model to reduce the number of children entering the child welfare system. Point of Engagement (POE) is a collaborative family- and community-centered approach initiated in Compton, a regional office in Los Angeles County that serves south Los Angeles, a predominantly African American and…
Descriptors: Investigations, Child Welfare, Disproportionate Representation, Delivery Systems
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Krajewski-Jaime, Elvia R. – Child Welfare, 1991
Describes folk healing beliefs and practices of Mexican-American families. Suggests that practitioners in cross-cultural child welfare services must understand traditional practices and incorporate a compatible approach to them. Otherwise, their clients and patients will go their own ways, sometimes with dire results. (BC)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Child Health, Child Welfare, Cultural Awareness