Book Review: African-American Children and Families in Child Welfare
Authors: Ramona W. Denby and Carla M. Curtis Publisher: Columbia University Press – 245 pages Book Review by: Laxmi Chaandi Cultural adaptation is the key to effectively achieving the three major child welfare goals in social work when it comes to helping African-American families, the authors of this book write. Those goals are: Protection Permanency Well-Being Ramona W. Denby and Carla M. Curtis point out that adapting to the specific needs and wants of African Americans is what they call the “mediating construct” in the current welfare system. This system has limitations in meeting their needs. They suggest different...
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