title: A model of culture-centered child welfare practice.
abstract: This article presents a framework for culture-centered child welfare practice, including child-family-system interactions, service provision, recruitment and retention of homes, and culturally responsive legislation. There should be no one-size-fits-all approach to child welfare practice. In a diverse society, child welfare practice must be responsive to the particularities of various cultures. A culture-centered framework allows for a holistic system of child permanence, with consideration of a child's mental, physical, and emotional growth. This framework cherishes the distinctiveness of America's cultures.
authors.affiliation: Suban Pa Institute, Bowie, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Oronde A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Rebecca Jones
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gaston
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States