La collaboration des parents de minorités visibles avec les services de la protection de la jeunesse : le rôle du soutien informel parental et des compétences de l’intervenant
This research is in response to the overrepresentation of visible minority families in the Montreal child welfare system. It explores, from the perspective of the practitioner, the role of the practitioner's cultural competencies and of informal parental support in developing collaborative relationships. The analysis looks at data from 24 individual interviews, during which practitioners described 48 different interventions. The results propose a typology based on the collaboration of parents and the involvement of their informal network in the intervention. The practitioners provide a description of the competencies and how they are used with typology profiles. The discussion evokes the concept of social resilience, intervention strategies and social constructionism. Three outcomes result from this research : a view of collaboration that expands on the informal network, a questioning of cultural competencies, and the development of a reflective practice.
Child welfare Cultural competence Recherche qualitative Qualitative research Collaboration Social support