Cover

Foreword

Preface and Acknowledgments

TOC$Contents

CH$1. Multicultural Orientation to Child Maltreatment Work

Orienting Concepts

Ecosystemic Framework

Treating Clients Fairly

Poverty

Child Maltreatment

Working with Families

Research and Clinical Literature on Culture and Child Maltreatment

Concluding Thoughts: Remembering the Difficulty of the Material and the Sacredness of Our Work

CH$2. Working with Immigrant Families Affected by Child Maltreatment

Social Stressors for Immigrant Families

Family Life, Child Behavior, and Discipline

Immigrants and the Child Welfare System

Domestic Violence

Basic U.S. Immigration Definitions

Suggestions for Improving Cultural Competence with Immigrants

Concluding Thoughts

CH$3. Assessing Diverse Families for Child Maltreatment

What Constitutes a Suspicion, and What’s Culture Got to Do with It?

Is It Maltreatment? Is the Child at Risk?

Once Again: How Culture Matters

Assessment Instruments and Structured Decision Making

Concluding Thoughts

CH$4. Interviewing Diverse Children and Families about Maltreatment

Before the Interview or First Session

Building Rapport and Establishing Trust

During the Interview

Closure and Preparation for the Next Steps

Concluding Thoughts

CH$5. Physical Discipline and Abuse

Research on Group Differences

Corporal Punishment and Physical Abuse

Culture in Discipline and Abuse

Child-Raising Norms

Intervening with Families Who Use Harsh Corporal Punishment

Supporting Nonviolent Parenting

Prevention Programming

Concluding Thoughts

CH$6. Child Sexual Abuse

Shame in Child Sexual Abuse

Cultural Aspects of Shame in Child Sexual Abuse

Counteracting Shame

Concluding Thoughts

CH$7. Working with Interpreters in Child Maltreatment

When to Use an Interpreter

Finding an Interpreter

Informal Interpreters

Preparing Interpreters

Cultural Asides and Other Reasons to Pause an Interview

The Interpreter’s Role

The Interpreted Conversation

The Emotional Cost of Interpreting in Child Abuse Situations

Concluding Thoughts

CH$8. Child Maltreatment Prevention and Parent Education

Child Maltreatment Prevention

The Parents’ Best Interests

Addressing Physical Abuse: Parent Groups and Classes

Concluding Thoughts

CH$9. Improving the Cultural Competency of Your

Child Maltreatment Agency or Organization Why Should Agencies Change?

Concluding Thoughts

A Final Wish

References

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