Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
Research & Evaluation
The Impact of Child Welfare Services on Racial Disparities in Outcomes: Child Welfare Services for African American and Caucasian Children in Four Minnesota Counties
Title IV-E Curriculum Module
Discussion questions
- What are possible explanations for why Caucasian children were
more likely than African American children to be in placement long
enough to require reunification services when the child was between
one and four
- Why did this trend reverse when the child was between five and
nine years old?
- What can we learn from the finding regarding placement and
worker negativity?
- What can we make of the interactions between race and other
factors? Is this a case of aversive racism in the child
welfare system?
