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Fischler, Ronald S. – 1983
Child abuse and neglect among American Indians is a political as well as a clinical problem, as the victims belong to one cultural group and health professionls who detect maltreatment generally belong to another. Reluctance to diagnose and report child abuse, although universal, is probably more significant in Indian communities for several…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Abuse
Swenson, Janet, Ed.; Rosenthal, Gail, Ed. – 1980
A training manual, intended to foster cooperative, coordinated approaches to resolving Indian child welfare cases, uses the case study approach to help tribal social service and court workers recognize strengths of American Indian and Alaska Native families. The first chapter covers primary aspects and needs of children of all cultures, from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Case Studies
