Wisdom from the Community

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BC Association of Social Workers

Wisdom from the community: Conducting culturally-sensitive assessments with Indigenous service users

DESCRIPTIONThis presentation will describe research done with 13 Indigenous kinship caregivers who shared stories about their experiences with child welfare assessment processes. The themes of the study will be summarized, using the words of the research participants to underscore their meaning. Then, the presentation will move to ideas for how social workers can use this learning to engage in assessment processes that are more culturally sensitive. PRESENTERSusan Burke is Métis and a proud member of Métis Nation BC, grateful to have lived her entire life in Northern BC on the beautiful traditional territory of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation, part of the Dakelh people's territory. Métis scholars highlight the importance of engaging in reciprocal relationships with contemporary Métis and First Nations communities; she is privileged to be an active member of the Métis community in Northern BC and to have lived and worked alongside Métis and First Nations peoples there throughout her life. Her career has included 20 years as a child welfare social worker, during which she developed a passion for contributing to children remaining with their families and communities. Her research interests include Indigenous child welfare, kinship care, and social work practice.ZOOMThis event will be delivered on Zoom. Organizers will send you a confirmation email message including a link to join. If you don’t receive the email message, please check your spam/trash/junk folder.DISCLAIMERThe educational material presented in BCASW hosted events is for general educational information purposes only and is solely the opinion of the author, presenter and instructor. No webinar is intended to provide professional or legal advice, and the material presented is not necessarily considered mainstream social work theory or practice. It is left to the discretion and judgment and is the sole responsibility of each attendee to determine what is useful for their own practice. BCASW cannot be held responsible for the material, opinions, or any inadvertent errors or omissions in the preparation or presentation of the material.

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