We Were not Built to Break: Racially Affirming Care for Black Children, Families, and Communities - Softcover

Daniel, Beverly-Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1773385100 ISBN 13: 9781773385105

Verlag: Canadian Scholars, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

We Were Not Built to Break: Racially Affirming Care for Black Children, Families, and Communities provides Child and Youth Care workers with a critical understanding of the ways in which race and racism influences the experiences and outcomes of Black children, youth, and families. This book addresses the documented disproportionate representation of Black families in child welfare systems, where they often face excessive surveillance, family separations, and systemic pathologization.

Most workers who are involved in the lives of Black children-ECEs, CYCs, social workers, teachers, or healthcare workers-are not from Black communities and are trained using perspectives and curriculum that lack cultural relevance. Recognizing these challenges, this book seeks to provide future workers with brief, easily accessible information to enhance engagement with Black families. Dr. Daniel explores the role of 'race' as a social marker in Canada, examines the impact of racism on Black communities, and introduces alternative frameworks that highlight resilience, cultural identity, and community strength.

We Were Not Built to Break is intended for Child and Youth Care, Social Work, ECE, Teacher Education, and Psychology programs within universities and colleges in Canada.

Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Beverly-Jean Daniel is a Professor in the Community and Justice Services Program at Humber College in Toronto. For over 20 years, her academic work has investigated and conceptualized race, racism and equity. In 2012, Dr. Daniel founded and developed The Bridge, a groundbreaking student engagement and retention program at Humber College. This program, the first of its kind in any Canadian college or University, identifies the types of programming and strategies that are necessary to foster and enhance academic success in post-secondary institutions amongst students who self-identify as African, Black, and Caribbean.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

From teachers and youth workers to police officers and child welfare staff, front-line workers are responsible for providing care and addressing the needs of Black children, youth, and families. However, they can only effectively do this when they are aware of the obstacles and constraints that racialized people face. We Were Not Built to Break is essential reading for understanding the disproportionate representation of Black families and communities in child welfare systems and the many forms of cultural wealth and resiliency that have fostered the survival of these communities in the face of these adversities.

Through its analysis of “race” as a social marker within the Canadian context, this timely text critically examines alternative modes of providing care that centre the strengths and capacities of Black children, youth, and families. Beverly-Jean Daniel introduces readers to new approaches for navigating systemic racism while working with Black communities to mitigate the negative experiences and outcomes often encountered in social service systems. With illustrative case studies, discussion questions, and a glossary of critical terms, this is a perfect classroom resource for child and youth care, social work, early childhood education, teacher education, and psychology courses that emphasize working with families and teaching anti-oppressive practices.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Canadian Scholars
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1773385100
• ISBN 13: 9781773385105
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Niederlande