Kinship Care: Evaluating Policy and Practice

Burke, Susan; Bouey, Jane; Madsen, Carol; Costello, Louise; Schmidt, Glen; Barkaskas, Patricia; White, Nicole; Alder, Caitlin; Murium, Rabiah

doi:10.1080/15548732.2022.2091721

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“…Finally, it is important to note that some of the ideas shared by the Elders are repeatedly echoed in the national and international literature on both Indigenous and non-Indigenous care. For example, one Elder described the need for kinship caregivers to receive appropriate supports and for those supports to be equal to those received by foster parents, something kinship caregivers and their advocates have long been saying (Burke, Bouey, Madsen, Costello, Schmidt, Barkaskas, et al, 2023;Murray et al, 2004;Sullivan et al, 2015). This finding suggests that organizations, policy-makers, and practitioners who work in kinship care should maintain an awareness of the research that has already been conducted with those impacted by kinship care processes and that they work to create systems that honor those ideas.…”

Section: Heeding Wisdom From the Pastmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wisdom from the Elders: kinship care that honors traditional Indigenous ways

Burke

2023

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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This study describes insights shared by Indigenous Elders in British Columbia, Canada, who were asked about kinship care practices involving Indigenous children. It arises from a community-guided research study that set out to explore how child welfare organizations that work with Indigenous children and families can develop kinship care practices that honor traditional Indigenous values, beliefs, and practices around kinship care. In-person interviews took place with eight Elders in the fall of 2022. Thematic analysis revealed three themes: (a) kinship care as a traditional practice, (b) kinship care and current child welfare systems, and (c) creating kinship care practices that uphold traditional Indigenous values, beliefs, and practices. This article discusses these themes and their sub-themes and offers suggestions for child welfare organizations, policy-makers, and practitioners.

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Section: Heeding Wisdom From the Pastmentioning

confidence: 99%