Re: race matching and child welfare

[rbarth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rick Barth)]

Bill: I understand why Ohio might be fined, under MEPA/IEPA, but I'm unclear
why this woul dhave "extended the time significantly for minority children
to be adopted."  This is certainly contrary to the intent of the
legislation.  How does it occur that widening the group of families eligible
to adopt minority children (by including non-matched families) results in
slower placements? IT wouldn't be the first time that the intent of the law
was not met, and I would find it instructive to understand how you believe
this to be working in a counterproductive fashion in Ohio.

Rick

Richard P. Barth, Ph.D.
Frank A Daniels Professor and Chair of the Doctoral Program
School of Social Work  TTK 524J
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550
919 962 6516 (v), 919 962 1486 (f), rbarth@unc.edu

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 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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