I felt like I was betraying my own’: Indigenous social workers open up about challenges – CBC
More Indigenous staff needed, but the work may be more difficult
Apr 24, 2019
The CBC series Unbroken, which aired on CBC Radio One and CBC News Vancouver April 8-11, shed light on the high rates of Indigenous infants apprehended by child welfare authorities in B.C.
It also looked at the cultural bias that some parents accused social workers of holding.
Since then, a number of current and former Indigenous social workers have told CBC News more Indigenous people are needed in child welfare to help facilitate an understanding of residential-school-induced trauma that some parents may have.
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