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- Title
Ethical Considerations in Cross-Cultural Parent-Child Assessment in New Zealand.
- Authors
Haskell, Sarah; Pace, Heidi
- Abstract
Infant and toddler specialists working in Aotearoa (New Zealand) face an ethically complex question when the government requests an assessment of children from indigenous Māori culture. In this article, the authors explore the question: "Is it ethical to undertake parenting assessments and act as expert witnesses in cases which may result in the infant/child being removed from the parent, especially given the history of forced removal of Māori children from their families during colonization?" The authors describe their investigation of the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi), the principles put forth in the body of the treaty, the legislation that grew out of the advocacy for the principles of the treaty, and how well those principles and laws are honored by the governmental agencies, such as Oranga Tamariki and the Family Court, and the implications for the assessment process. The authors also discuss the role of reflective supervision in ethical decision-making.
- Subjects
NEW Zealand; GOVERNMENT agencies; INDIGENOUS peoples; MEDICAL referrals; PARENT-child relationships; PARENTING; CULTURAL pluralism; SUPERVISION of employees; ETHICAL decision making
- Publication
Zero to Three, 2019, Vol 40, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
0736-8038
- Publication type
Article