CHILD WELFARE AND BLACK SURVIVORS: RESEARCH DESIGN, METHODS, FINDINGS, DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSION: from a Practice-based Research Paper (PRP) (THESIS) SUBMITTED TO YORK UNIVERSITY - CANADA FOR A MASTERS DEGREE (2019)
Author: ROSEMOND OWUSU NYARKO, B.A, MSW, RSW, James Yamoah, Ph.D, Richard Owusu Nyarko, M.D, Ph.D, Grace Ama Ampong, M.A, MPA, Paul Owusu Boateng, MB BS, M.A, MPH (ABT), Justice Abdulai ESQ, LLM, Elorm Kwami Gorni, LLM
Vice President, School of Theology and Ministry, Ghana Christian University College, Accra – Ghana.
Published Date: 2024-10-29
Keywords: Research method, interviews, data, methodology, research design.
Abstract:
The researchers dissected and opened up some of the methodological conundrums that were part of the main research work. The researchers outline the methods used in this Practice-based Research Paper (PRP), linking them together and presented the demographics of the participants.
Using the interview technique and the theoretical framework of narrative inquiry and phenomenology, the author analyzed data pertaining to the inadequacies of the child welfare system. These are some of the themes that emerged from the data: cultural competency, systematic barriers, poverty, affordable daycare, housing, employment, lack of counseling or therapy, burnout of workers, and large caseloads. These themes point to the complexity of being a child protection worker or Black Crown ward. Based on participants’ data, this research confirms that there is a gap in the reunification process of child welfare and families. As confirmed by participants, there still needs to be more work done within systems of child welfare, education, immigration, and other social services.
