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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 18
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Addressing Disproportionality through Undoing Racism, Leadership Development, and Community Engagement
James, Joyce; Green, Deborah; Rodriguez, Carolyne; Fong, Rowena
Child Welfare, v87 n2 p279-296 2008
In 2005 the Texas 79th legislature passed Senate Bill 6, which included mandates to address disproportionality. This article will describe how the Texas Department of Family Protective Services in collaboration with Casey Family Programs' Texas State Strategy systems improvement initiative is addressing disproportionality statewide through promising practices and innovations in undoing racism trainings, values-based leadership development, and community engagement strategies.
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, State Programs, Racial Bias, Child Welfare, Social Services, Family Programs, African Americans, Leadership Training, Community Involvement, Program Improvement
Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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