What does it take to develop an asynchronous curriculum for social work students, with attention to precision, policy accuracy, and community accountability? We attempt to answer the question by documenting our process of community collaboration and partnership to develop a gamified case study on the Indian Child Welfare Act. The curriculum was…

In the past few years, people have come to realize that family and child well-being are public health issues. Helping families and children be happy, healthy and resilient helps the larger community. This report will discuss various aspects of family life including the systems that exist to support them, ways families can have more positive…

Objective: Fluke et al. (2010) analyzed Canadian Incidence Study on Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) data collected in 1998 to explore the influence of clinical and organizational characteristics on the decision to place Aboriginal children in an out-of-home placement at the conclusion of a child maltreatment investigation. This study…

Over the past decade, the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee") has examined a number of rural issues that touch upon the social determinants of health. The Committee's past work has focused on understanding how conditions and outcomes such as homelessness, childhood…

The study of 53 American Indian children identified as being abused and/or neglected found that alcohol abuse was present in parents/caretakers in 85 percent of the neglect cases and in 63 percent of the abuse cases and that child abuse and neglect occurred simultaneously in 65 percent of the sample. (Author/DB)

The article examines the characteristics, and the management by a community team approach, of child abuse and neglect on an Indian reservation. Journal availability: see EC 111 256. (DLS)

Consisting of five pages, the information sheet offers suggestions to follow when making a home visit in a suspected case of child abuse or neglect, lists the kinds of physical and behavioral forms and indicators of abuse and neglect to look for, and provides suggested responses to commonly made remarks and questions of the client during the home…

The final report documents activities of a 3-year child abuse and neglect program on the Makah Indian Reservation in Washington. In addition to a review of project administrative organization, the report summarizes project components (coordination of case identification and service delivery, legislation and jurisdiction, case management, community…

Objective: To examine (1) the prevalence, types, and severity of child abuse and neglect (CAN) and (2) the relationship between CAN and lifetime psychiatric disorders among American Indian women using primary care services. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 234 American Indian women, age 18-45 who presented for outpatient…

In 1979 the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect awarded a Service Improvement Grant to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe American Indian Child Abuse Program, one of 29 public and private agencies and organizations, intended to increase the capacity of established service providers involved in preventing or treating child abuse or neglect. Since…

The 5-page information sheet presents a brief history and background information involving the social worker and the Indian client. Also provided are lists of differences in Indian and White cultural values and kinds of practices concerning interpersonal relationships common among the Indian people, and suggestions and techniques for use by social…

The information sheet, consisting of four pages, looks at the implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 by presenting goals of welfare agencies working with Indian families, provisions of the Act, reasons for reluctancy of states to accept tribal jurisdiction of child welfare cases, and criteria for evaluating petitions for…

Considering such factors as disruption of Indian families caused by Anglo educational programs (missionary schools, BIA boarding schools), by Indian relocation programs, and other non-Indian institutions, many of today's abusive and neglectful Indian parents were victims as children in these same institutions. The 9-page information sheet offers a…

This report is an extensive review of the topic of child abuse as it pertains to American Indians, with particular reference to resources available from the Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. Chapter I offers historical background on the effects of governmental policies upon Indian communities. Chapter II reviews tribal court…

In 1978 the Indian Child Welfare Act was passed which implemented new regulations regarding the removal of Indian children from their parents and their placement in residential and foster care or adoptive families or institutions. The 7-page information sheet provides guidelines in prevention of institutional child abuse and neglect of American…