Description
Decolonising Indigenous Child Welfare
Comparative Perspectives
Author: Libesman Terri
Language: EnglishSubjects for Decolonising Indigenous Child Welfare:
Keywords
children; torres; strait; islander; services; systems; legislation; nations; northern; territory; Indigenous Child Welfare; Indigenous Children; NSW Ombudsman; Northern Territory National Emergency Response; Children’s Welfare; Torres Strait Islander Children; Child Welfare Legislation; Child Welfare; Torres Strait Islander; Family Group Conferencing; NSW Department; National Indian Child Welfare Association; Out-of Home Care; Child Welfare Systems; Child Welfare Services; Aboriginal Child Welfare; Family Preservation; Child Welfare Departments; Torres Strait Islander Organisations; Family Services Act; Indigenous Children’s Rights; Psychological Assessment; Out-of Home Care Services; Tribal Court; Human Rights Codes
Publication date: 12-2013
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 08-2015
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
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During the past decade, a remarkable transference of responsibility to Indigenous children?s organisation has taken place in many parts of Australia, Canada, the USA and New Zealand. It has been influenced by Indigenous peoples? human rights advocacy at national and international levels, by claims to self-determination and by the globalisation of Indigenous children?s organisations.
Thus far, this reform has taken place with little attention from academic and non-Indigenous communities; now, Decolonising Indigenous Child Welfare: Comparative Perspectives considers these developments and, evaluating law reform with respect to Indigenous child welfare, asks whether the pluralisation of responses to their welfare and well-being, within a cross-cultural post-colonial context, can improve the lives of Indigenous children. The legislative frameworks for the delivery of child welfare services to Indigenous children are assessed in terms of the degree of self-determination which they afford Indigenous communities.
The book draws upon interdisciplinary research and the author?s experience collaborating with the peak Australian Indigenous children?s organisation for over a decade to provide a thorough examination of this international issue.
Dr Terri Libesman is a Senior Lecturer in the Law Faculty, at the University of Technology Sydney. She has collaborated, researched and published for over a decade with the peak Australian Indigenous children?s organisation.
Acknowledgements, Chapter 1 From Indigenous Child Welfare to Indigenous Children’s Wellbeing, Chapter 2 International Law and the Rights of Indigenous Children, Chapter 3 The Legacy of the Stolen Generations, Chapter 4 Locating Moral Responsibility, Chapter 5 Comparative Legal Frameworks, Chapter 6 Australian Legal Child Welfare Frameworks, Chapter 7 Comparative service delivery frameworks, Conclusion, Appendix 1. Summary of Australian Legislation and Policy relating to Indigenous Children in Out-of-Home Care, Bibliography
Dr Terri Libesman is a Senior Lecturer in the Law Faculty, at the University of Technology Sydney. She has collaborated, researched and published for over a decade with the peak Australian Indigenous children’s organisation.