Imagining Child Welfare in the Spirit of Reconciliation - (Voices from the Prairies) (Paperback)

About the Book

Imagining Child Welfare in the Spirit of Reconciliation is a most crucial look at child welfare practices in Canada, social work as a tool for advocacy, and the need to address the historical legacy of the Sixties Scoop.

Book Synopsis

Drawing on the expertise of Indigenous scholars and researchers, including voices from the front lines in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, this book examines child welfare practices in kinship care, FASD, homelessness, aging out of the system, and transitions for rural youth leaving care. Themes running throughout the book include renewing and decolonizing child welfare work, anti-oppressive practices, the historical legacy of the 60s Scoop, and the needs of marginalized and vulnerable children.

About the Author

Dorothy Badry is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary.

H. Monty Montgomery is an assistant professor with the University of Regina Faculty of Social Work in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Daniel Kikulwe is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina.

Marlyn Bennett is a member of the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation and an assistant professor in the Faculty of Social Work (Indigenous Knowledge Program) at the University of Manitoba.

Don Fuchs is a professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba and a founding member of the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium.