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Presented at the 21st Annual Research Conference

Unlocking Disparities: Provider and Community Perspectives

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Session Number: 38 Room: Salon H

Presentation Type: symposium

Chair: John D Fluke Discussant: Sylvia Fisher

Synopsis: The objective of this symposium is to explore aspects of disparities in child welfare and childre_s mental health through research and evaluation at the multiple levels within the service delivery systems.The first presentation, Exploring Cultural Biases in Child Welfare Decision Making, describes research on child welfare decision makers with respect to disparities in CPS determination, placement, and reunification. Analyses are based on structural equation modeling and multilevel analysis focused on assessing the impact of cultural sensitivity training and localized service improvements models. Sources of bias are sought with the objective of identifying leverage points for local and system level intervention.The second presentation, A Study of Systems of Care Cultural and Linguistic Competence, focuses on challenges for the elimination of disparities discovered by the CMHI CLC Study during 2007. Disparities were discovered within even the most CLC-driven systems of care; causes and potential solutions will be explored and discussed. The third presentation, Culturally Competent Service Provision in System of Care Communities, presents findings from a survey assessing cultural competence of mental health providers connected to systems of care and other community-based providers. System of care providers differed significantly from other providers in their knowledge, attitudes, and practices of culturally competent service provision.

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Session Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Exploring Cultural Biases in Child Welfare Decision Making

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Presenting: Donald Baumann; Peter Pecora; John Hedderson; Daniel Capouch

All Authors for this paper: Donald Baumann; Peter Pecora; John Hedderson; Daniel Capouch; John Fluke

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: The presentation describes research on child welfare decision makers with respect to disparities in CPS determination, placement, and reunification. Using a large Texas child welfare administrative data base linked to worker surveys, training records, and other community based data, factors influencing disparities in the decisions are explored. Analyses are based on structural equation modeling and multilevel analysis focused on assessing the impact of cultural sensitivity training and localized service improvements models. Sources of bias are sought with the objective of identifying leverage points for local and system level intervention.

A Study of Systems of Care Cultural and Linguistic Competence: Focus on Disparities

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Presenting: Phyllis Gyamfi; G. Kurt Moore

All Authors for this paper: Phyllis Gyamfi; G. Kurt Moore

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: The Cultural and Linguistic Competence Implementation Study (CLCIS) is a substudy of the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Program. The study involves a qualitative exploration of how four 2005-funded system of care communities are integrating the cultural and linguistic characteristics of their communities into their system of care implementation.

Culturally Competent Service Provision in System of Care Communities

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Presenting: Kendralin Freeman; Phyllis Gyamfi

All Authors for this paper: Kendralin Freeman; Phyllis Gyamfi; Brigitte Manteuffel; Anna Krivelyova

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: This study presents findings from a survey assessing cultural competence of mental health providers connected to systems of care and other community-based providers serving at least one child from the system of care. System of care providers differed significantly from other providers in their knowledge, attitudes, and practices of culturally competent service provision. Findings also show that characteristics of organizations where providers are employed are significant factors in the cultural competence of the providers.