Pathways to permanence for black, Asian and mixed ethnicity children

Little research attention has been paid to how social workers understand and respond to ethnic differences, but minority ethnic children are less likely to be placed for adoption, and questions have been raised about the factors that may affect this.

This pioneering study explores the care pathways of minority ethnic children in three authorities in England, and considers possible differences in decision making and outcomes for them, in comparison with white children, especially in relation to permanence. This study raises key questions about our understanding of ethnicity and culture and how these are reflected in and affect social work practice.

Who is this book for?

This is essential and reading for a wide range of practitioners, including social workers, managers and policy makers.

What you will find in this book

This study considers:

• The research and policy background
• what we can learn from the comparison sample – differences in assessment, support, decisions, placement outcomes and adoption recommendations for different children
• what we can learn from social workers themselves – the results of interviews with social workers over a period of time about the children’s placements and outcomes

Author

Julie Selwyn is based at the Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies in the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.

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