Providing Culturally Appropriate Services to Immigrant Children and Families Involved with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services

In the last decade, the immigrant population in Allegheny County has doubled and currently accounts for approximately seven percent of the general population. This number, despite being low, especially compared to other counties and states, is very diverse from an ethnic point view and includes immigrant and refugees from Iraq, Bhutan, Burma, Burundi, Nepal, Somalia, numerous Latin American and other countries. Such an ethnically diverse population presents new opportunities for Allegheny County, the population of which has been declining and aging, at the same time posing various challenges to local human service organizations.</p><p> This research studies the experience of human service organizations in Allegheny County with immigrant children and families and focuses specifically on prevention, family support and foster care programs. The research identified the language barrier as the major obstacle preventing immigrant children and families from receiving culturally and linguistically appropriate services.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Jafarova, Turan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Linda Morrison
• Evan Stoddard

• Allegheny County
• Children and families
• Culturally competent
• Department of Human Services (DHS)
• Immigrant
• Refugee

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/695

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1711