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Title: | Indigenous Reunification In Child Welfare: A Scoping Review |
Authors: | Michell, Teresa |
Advisor: | Freeman, Bonnie |
Department: | Social Work |
Keywords: | Indigenous;Reunification;Child Welfare;Aboriginal;Child Protection;First Nations;Reintegration;Scoping Review |
Publication Date: | 2021 |
Abstract: | This thesis looks at the process of reunification for Indigenous children following a time in the care of the child welfare system. To understand what has been studied in the area of reunification of Indigenous children back to their families, a scoping review process is undertaken to gathering and mapping the available research. The initial search produced a total of 1823 abstracts. After applying an inclusion and exclusion reviewing process, the scoping review resulted in a total of 44 literature sources for this study. This study uses Cindy Blackstock’s Breath of Life Theory as the theoretical framework to understand and reimagine the process of reunification from the perspective of the child, the family, the worker, and substitute caregiver. The review found support for the idea that research and programs relating to reunification for Indigenous children needs to use Indigenous methods and ways of thinking. Five themes emerged from this review, the use of Indigenous ways of knowing, this theme is central throughout the literature and informs the other four themes: structural vs. individual assessment/intervention, trauma/reconciliation, connections/relationships, and Indigenous research. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26659 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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