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Beyond cultural competence: what child protection managers need to know and do
Fernando Mederos1, Isa Woldeguiorguis
1Domestic Violence Unit, Department of Social Services, Boston, MA, USA.
Abstract:
This article addresses issues for child protection managers, such as hiring, program design, service evaluation, and policy development. It presents three frameworks for levels of organizational change: cultural sensitivity, which modifies existing services to better meet the needs of target populations; self-reflective cultural sensitivity, which calls for managers to be aware of personal and organizational cultural values; and cultural solidarity, which acknowledges that organizational power is vested in managers, which can oppress clients.