| Autor: |
Alison Gerlach, Annette Browne, Vandana Sinha, Diana Elliott |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol 8, Iss 3 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1916-5781 |
| DOI: |
10.18584/iipj.2017.8.3.6 |
| Popis: |
Internationally, the welfare of Indigenous children continues to be severely compromised by their involvement with child welfare authorities. In this context, there are calls for greater investment in early childhood programs to support family preservation and children’s well-being. This article reports on the findings from a critical qualitative inquiry undertaken with Aboriginal Infant Development Programs (AIDPs) in Canada. The findings highlight how AIDP workers’ relational approaches countered Indigenous mothers’ experiences of feeling "like a bad parent" as a result of their involvement with the child welfare system and how workers navigated an increasingly close relationship with this system. We draw on the concept of structural violence to discuss the impact of the child welfare system on Indigenous families and AIDPs. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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