Essay On Overrepresentation In Children's Aid Society

APPENDIX #1

Overrepresentation of Black Children in Children’s Aid Society.

Interview Guide for Parent, Youth and Workers

Identity and knowledge of the issue

1) How you identify as a male, female, Trans, Other, or Non-binary?

2) What is your Cultural Back Ground?

3) What does the word Racism mean to you?

4) What are the characteristics or attributes associated with racism, “how can you tell if you are being discriminated against”?

Experience within the Child Welfare System

5) Do you feel you are treated differently because of your skin colour?

6) Have you treated anyone defiantly or been treated because of their race?

7) How was your interaction with the child welfare system Negative or Positive, ‘could you elaborate more’?

8) Have you ever had your child taken by Children’s Aid Society, or removed from your home? If yes, do you mind explaining why (parent only)?

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10) Where you place in a Home that reflect your culture (ask when appropriate)?

11) Have you been in a Group home, if yes how was your experience?

12) How was your experience working with the child welfare services (Workers only)?

13) If you could define the main cause for over representation of children, or the reason why there are so many black children in the Children’s’ Aid Society, what would that be ?

Solutions

14) If you could change anything about your experience with the child welfare system, what would it be?

15) What actions can the children’s aid society take to improve the service provided to black children and families?

16) Do you have any Suggestion for Managers and Directors of the Children’s Aid Societies?

Probe and follow-up Questions if you need more information (These examples below can be used to gather more information if one needs to).

To Go Deeper: tell me more about that case, why were you at home?

To Clarity statement: So, your child was taken away after you got