Imagining Child Welfare in the Spirit of Reconciliation

Dorothy Badry is a professor in the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary and is deeply committed to supporting concerns related to Indigenous child welfare in Canada and to promoting Indigenous scholarship and partnerships in advancing best practice for children and families. H. Monty Montgomery is cis-gender male of Irish-Canadian and Mi'kmaq ancestry whose academic career includes appointments in the field of Social Work in Saskatchewan (University of Regina) and British Colombia (University of Victoria, University of British Colombia). His extensive professional experience spans child welfare practice and social welfare policy development for Indigenous and Provincial governments and the planning, development and administration of First Nations Social Development, Post-Secondary Education and Child Welfare programs. Daniel Kikulwe is assistant professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina. Dr. Don Fuchs is Professor and Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba. He has conducted groundbreaking research and published extensively in the areas of child welfare and children in care with disabilities.

• Foreword • Jeannine CarriereFrom the EditorsAcknowledgements • Dorothy BadryIntroduction • Don FuchsPart I: PolicyCHAPTER 1: Exploring Human Rights Approaches to Kinship Care Provision in the Prairie Provinces: Implications for Social Work Practice • Daniel Kikulwe & Julie Mann-JohnsonCHAPTER 2: Working with First Nations Child Welfare to Build Professionalism • Shelley Thomas Prokop, Laura Hicks, & Rachel MelymickPart II: PracticeCHAPTER 3: Exploring Decolonization through Kinship Care Home Assessments • Julie Mann-Johnson & Daniel KikulweCHAPTER 4: Aging Out of Care: The Rural Experience • Anne Marie McLaughlin, Richard Enns, & Deena SeawardCHAPTER 5: Inappropriate Application of Parenting Capacity Assessments in the Child Protection System • Peter Choate & Gabrielle LindstromCHAPTER 6: Listening in a Settler State: (Birth) Mothers as Paraprofessionals in Response to fasd • Michelle Stewart, Lisa Lawley, Rachel Tambour, & Alexandra JohnsonPart III: ResearchCHAPTER 7: A Summary: On the Edge between Two Worlds: Community Narratives on the Vulnerability of Marginalized Indigenous Girls • Marlyn Bennett & Ainsley KroneCHAPTER 8: Factors Associated with the Child Welfare Placement Decision in Alberta • Bruce MacLaurin, Hee-Jeong Yoo, & Morgan DeMoneCHAPTER 9: A Strained Relationship: Southern Sudanese Communities and Child Welfare Systems in Two Urban Centres in Western Canada • David Este & Christa SatoCHAPTER 10: The Linkage between fasd and Homelessness for Individuals with a History of Child Welfare Care • Dorothy Badry, Christine Walsh, Meaghan Bell, & Kaylee RamagePart IV: EducationCHAPTER 11: The Development of a Training Video: Demonstrating Essential Skills for Child Welfare Practice • Cathy Rocke & Judy HughesCHAPTER 12: Transforming the Classroom: Supporting Critical Change in Social Work Education in the Spirit of Reconciliation for Child Welfare • Jennifer HedgesEpilogue • H. Monty MontgomeryAbstractsContributorsSubject IndexAuthor Index