“…Besides mistrust, research on child welfare and ethnic/migrant issues abounds internationally. Identified problems include cultural gaps and language issues (Dalikeni, 2019;Earner, 2007;Fylkesnes, Iversen, & Nygren, 2018;Križ & Skivenes, 2010), and lack of cultural competence among CWS officers (Nordic examples are Anis, 2005;Willis, Pathak, Khambhaita, & Evandrou, 2017). Although some authors are critical of the emphasis on cultural sensitivity, arguing that social work should be more sensitive to how social problems relate to poverty (Barn, 2007;Dean, 2001), cultural sensitivity is a dominant theme in the existing research, and in professional practice.…”