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PATHWAYS TO STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS

PATHWAYS TO STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS. Module 1B – Historical Perspective of DR. Differential Response. WALL OF CHILD WELFARE 1850 1964 2010 Child Welfare League of America. Differential Response. WALL OF CHILD WELFARE (Cont’d)

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PATHWAYS TO STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS

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  1. PATHWAYS TO STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS Module 1B – Historical Perspective of DR

  2. Differential Response WALL OF CHILD WELFARE 18501964 2010 Child Welfare League of America

  3. Differential Response WALL OF CHILD WELFARE (Cont’d) 1909 1964 2010 Child Welfare League of America

  4. Child Welfare in Illinois – The Early Years • Public Policy regarding Child Welfare Services in Illinois results from the historical foundation laid from the 1800’s, starting with Orphan Trains and embodied by Jane Addams founding of Hull House. • It is a policy that recognizes the need to strengthen and preserve the family, while protecting the safety, and providing for the well-being and permanency of children, who otherwise cannot protect and provide for themselves.

  5. History of Child Welfare in Illinois - POC • Settlement Houses responses to People of Color • Provided services • Developed separate, segregated services • Refused to serve People of Color equitably • Charity Organizations responses to People of Color • Conducted investigations of acts of discrimination against People of Color • Trained African American “friendly visitors” • Paternalist and patronizing views of families of color

  6. Mutual Aid • Collective responsibility • Self-development • External community involvement • Interracial cooperation

  7. Summary: How did we get to where we are today? • Private agency services • Juvenile Court Act 1899 • ANCRA • Procedures 300 • County Welfare Dept. • IL Dept. Public Welfare • DCFS / Private Agency-Public Partnership

  8. Differential Response

  9. Disproportionality “Disproportionate representation (also referred to as disproportionality) refers to a situation in which a particular racial/ethnic group of children are represented in foster care at a higher or lower percentage than their representation in the general population” - Casey Family Programs

  10. Disparate Treatment “Disparate treatment refers to the unequal treatment or services provided to minority children as compared to those provided to similarly situated white children” - Robert B. Hill

  11. Racial Disproportionality in Substantiations More likely indicated if: • Professional made the report • Prior reports exist • Physical abuse rather than neglect • African American or Latino April 5, 2010 12

  12. Children in Care By Placement Statewide (FY 2004)

  13. What are you willing to do to help end the dissolution of families?

  14. Six Stages of Cultural Competency Can someone provide an example of cultural: Destructiveness? Incapacity? Blindness? Pre-competence? Competence? Proficiency? Trail of Tears April 5, 2010 15

  15. Cultural Anxieties What are some of the issues you anticipate in working with families of a different culture than your own? April 5, 2010 16

  16. Working with Families Whose Primary Language is not English Burgos Consent Decree (See Proc. 300, Appendix E) Services & documents in Spanish Bilingual workers Spanish speaking foster homes April 5, 2010 17

  17. Disproportionate Representation of Children of Color in CWAgree or Disagree Disproportionality is Appropriate – POC have more poverty, single parents, joblessness, etc

  18. Disproportionate Representation of Children of Color in CWAgree or Disagree (Cont’d) Disproportionality is a Problem – POC don’t maltreat more than Caucasians

  19. Things You Can Do to Learn About Other Cultures NASW Code of Ethics (1.05) Cultural Competence and Social Diversity Recognize strengths Provide culturally sensitive services Learn about social diversity & oppression April 5, 2010 20

  20. Preparation Recognize that everyone has behaviors, habits, customs and beliefs that are culturally based. Conduct a self-evaluation. Develop a working knowledge of the client’s culture. Get in touch with your own biases. April 5, 2010 21

  21. Developing a Safe Environment Keep an open mind. In the first session, address the different racial or cultural differences directly. April 5, 2010 22

  22. Developing a Safe Environment (Continued) Ask your client the meaning, significance, and importance his or her cultural heritage plays in his or her life. Allow your client to be the expert storyteller of his or her life. April 5, 2010 23

  23. Developing a Safe Environment (Continued) Help create for your client a natural pathway for change. April 5, 2010 24

  24. Why DR is needed? • Fewer substantiated investigations result in service provision • Recurrence of maltreatment • Strength-based approach to helping families heal • Family-centered (mutual aid) approach to improving outcomes for children and families • Promotes community well-being • Addresses disproportionality

  25. Differential Response

  26. Summary • Majority of reports to the hotline are “unfounded” • Low to moderate risk families better served using strength-based, family-centered assessment • Illinois enacted the “Differential Response Program Act” (Public Act 096-0760) into law on August 25, 2009

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