5. The Challenge of Ethnic Match: Minority Origin Professionals in Health and Social Services

Weinfeld, Morton; Troper, Harold

doi:10.3138/9781442674677-006

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“…The basic principle of ethnic match can be applied to any policy domain; our concern is health. Weinfeld (1999Weinfeld ( , 1998 has conceptualized cultural sensitivity along three dimensions of ethnic matching, which coincide with micro, meso-and macro-level interventions: (a) the ethnic origins of professional personnel; (b) the ethnic auspices of the organization delivering care; and (c) the actual practice. According to this paradigm, a client from a specific ethnic background being treated by a professional of a similar background, in an ethno-specific organization, and using practice guided by the cultural traditions of the same group would be experiencing a maximal ethnic match.…”

Section: Ethnicity Migration and Healthmentioning

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“…Journal of International Migration and Integration SEX, GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES The concept of ethnic and sex matching extends the model described above by Weinfeld (1999Weinfeld ( , 1998 to include matching on the basis of sex and ethnic origin. This model would explore whether women from a given ethnic group are best served by a similar group of professionals (micro-level) and/or the same organization (meso-level), same sex, and gender-sensitive practices.…”

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Sex, gender, ethnicity, and access to health care services: Research and policy challenges for immigrant women in Canada

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Int. Migration & Integration

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This article explores the matching process at micro-, meso-, and macro-levels in health services in order to arrive at culturally competent and gender-sensitive health care. We provide a brief overview of sex, gend~ ethnicity, and health, specifically in terms of sex and ethnic matching at micro-, meso-, and macro-levels. Throughout the article we raise some controversial elements surrounding matching by providing a discussion of studies conducted in this field. In conclusion we examine the challenges to sex and ethnic matching in order to provide recommendations and alternative strategies toward the achievement of culturally competent and gender-sensitive health care. Cet article examine le processus de jumelage aux niveaux micro-, mdso-, et macro-dans les services de santd afin d'en arriver ?z des services de santd qui soient culturellement compdtents et adaptds aux diff&ences entre les hommes et Ies femmes. Nous donnons un bref apercu du sexe, de l'origine ethnique et de l'dtat de sant~ surtout en ce qui concerne le jumelage du point de vue du sexe et de l'ethnie aux niveaux micro-, mdso-et macro-. Tout au long de l' article, nous soulevons certains dl~rnents controversds qui entourent Ie jumelage en discutant d'dtudes mendes dans ce domaine. En conclusion, nous examinons les difficultds que repr~sente le jumelage du point de vue du sexe et de l'ethnie afin de formuler des recommandations et des strategies de rechange pour en arriver dL des services de santd culturellement compdtents et adapt~s aux diffdrences entre les hommes et les femmes.

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Section: Ethnicity Migration and Healthmentioning

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Sex, gender, ethnicity, and access to health care services: Research and policy challenges for immigrant women in Canada

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Weinfeld

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Int. Migration & Integration

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“…As Weinfeld (1991) has pointed out, ethnic matching can occur at different levels, including: the governance of organizations and institutions; the identities of practitioners themselves; and the type of clinical service or intervention. The research literature suggests that these different levels of matching can have quite different consequences for different groups or individuals depending on the way that culture figures in their specific health problems.…”

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Rethinking cultural competence

Kirmayer

2012

Transcult Psychiatry

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“…To help overcome some of the barriers that may result from these differences, both CALD families and caseworkers in the child protection system (CPS) may prefer (to provide) a caseworker from the same ethnic background as the client family (e.g. Harris & Hackett, 2008;Chand, 2005;Weinfeld, 1999). Perry and Limb (2004) report that in California, caseworkers of various ethnic backgrounds (including American-Indian, Hispanic/Latino(a), Caucasian, Asian-American, and African-American), were between 1.28 and greater than 2 times more likely to have a race matched client.…”

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A qualitative study on the pros and cons of ethnically matching culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) client families and child protection caseworkers

Sawrikar

2013

Children and Youth Services Review

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A qualitative study on the pros and cons of ethnically matching culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) client families and child protection caseworkers Abstract A review of the literature indicated that empirical research into the advantages and disadvantages of ethnically matching child protection caseworkers and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) client families is not extensive. The main aim of this study was to address this gap. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 29 CALD client families and 17 child protection caseworkers (as part of a larger study). It was found that if CALD families fear a breach of confidentiality (because of cultural reasons to protect the family's privacy and name), and this fear exceeds the two main benefits of ethnic matchingnamely, that it helps overcome language barriers and provides (cultural) sensitivitythen they are likely to prefer a non-matched caseworker. This may be a challenge in child protection practice if the pool of culturally competent caseworkers is small. Another challenge identified was when CALD families preferred an ethnic match but was seen by case managers as a risk to the accurate assessment of a child's wellbeing because the caseworker was over-identifying with the client family. Thus, the provision of a culturally sensitive service can be at odds with the need to protect children from harm. This issue is seen as best addressed on a case by case basis. This study is significant because it has shown that 'over-identification' is an important work practice issue in this matter. It has also used empirical evidence to inform best practice principles regarding ethnic matching.

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5. The Challenge of Ethnic Match: Minority Origin Professionals in Health and Social Services

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Sex, gender, ethnicity, and access to health care services: Research and policy challenges for immigrant women in Canada

Sex, gender, ethnicity, and access to health care services: Research and policy challenges for immigrant women in Canada

Rethinking cultural competence

A qualitative study on the pros and cons of ethnically matching culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) client families and child protection caseworkers

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