Assessment of parental capacity for child protection : methodological, cultural an ethical considerations in respect of indigenous peoples
Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Parenting capacity assessments (PCA) have been used in the child intervention system in Canada \nsince at least the 1970s. They are used in other Western jurisdictions including the United \nKingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. There is a relatively large literature that \nconsiders the ways in which these assessments might be conducted. This thesis, drawing upon \nthe prior work of the candidate, seeks to show that, despite widespread use, the PCA is a colonial \nmethodology that should not be used with Indigenous peoples of Canada. The PCA draws upon \nEurocentric understandings of parenting, definitions of minimal or good enough parenting, \ndefinitions of family and community as well as the use of methods that have neither been \ndeveloped nor normed with Indigenous peoples. Using critical theory, particularly “Red \nPedagogy” which is rooted in an Indigenous lens, the PCA is deconstructed to examine \napplicability to Indigenous populations of Canada, and potentially other populations that do not \nfit a Eurocentric understanding of family and parenting. Implications for clinical practice with \nIndigenous peoples are drawn which may have relevance for other populations.
Author: Peter Choate
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2935843626