Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Foreword ix
5. From the Editors xv
6. Acknowledgements xix
7. Introduction xxi
8. Part I: Policy
9. 1. Exploring Human Rights Approaches to Kinship Care Provision in the Prairie Provinces: Implications for Social Work Practice 1
10. 2. Working with First Nations Child Welfare to Build Professionalism 27
11. Part II: Practice
12. 3. Exploring Decolonization through Kinship Care Home Assessments 45
13. 4. Aging Out of Care: The Rural Experience 69
14. 5. Inappropriate Application of Parenting Capacity Assessments in the Child Protection System 93
15. 6. Listening in a Settler State: (Birth) Mothers as Paraprofessionals in Response to FASD 117
16. Part III: Research
17. 7. A Summary: On the Edge between Two Worlds: Community Narratives on the Vulnerability of Marginalized Indigenous Girls 139
18. 8. Factors Associated with the Child Welfare Placement Decision in Alberta 163
19. 9. A Strained Relationship: Southern Sudanese Communities and Child Welfare Systems in Two Urban Centres in Western Canada 185
20. 10. The Linkage between FASD and Homelessness for Individuals with a History of Child Welfare Care 205
21. Part IV: Education
22. 11. The Development of a Training Video: Demonstrating Essential Skills for Child Welfare Practice 231
23. 12. Transforming the Classroom: Supporting Critical Change in Social Work Education in the Spirit of Reconciliation for Child Welfare 249
24. Epilogue 269
25. Abstracts 273
26. Contributors 281
27. Subject Index 291
28. Author Index 305