Re: race matching and child welfare

["JA Dennis, School Policy Studies" <J.Dennis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Am I missing something? Didn't the original questioner asking not about
the race of the *family*, but of the *worker* involved in the 
placement? Could this be clarified?

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:27:44 -0500 Bill Moore <wmoore@cinci.rr.com> 
wrote:

> And in fact here in Ohio the state was fined by the feds for this very
> practice, extending the time significantly for minority children to be
> adopted.
> 
> bill moore
> 
> 
> > It's illegal to consider race in making a placement except for the
> > specific needs of a specific child.  That might actually be a violation
> > of the law.
> >
> > >>> bill_higginsus@yahoo.com 11/21/03 17:02 PM >>>
> > We are running a training for new workers.  Someone
> > asked about matching the race of the child with the
> > race of the worker.  Is there any research on this
> > topic?  Does it seem to make a difference?
> >
> > Bill Higgins
> >
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Jane Dennis
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