Jatinder Kaur

Jatinder Kaur graduated from the Master of Social Administration program in July 2007 with specialisations in (Community Development, Social Research and Child Protection).

As part of her Masters degree she conducted research into ‘ Assessment Issues faced by Child Protection Investigation Officers when working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse families’. She designed and developed a cross cultural child protection survey instrument (CCCPS) as the literature review was not able to find any survey tool or assessment tool which explored the concept of cross cultural competence within the child protection setting. 

The research project’s aim was to explore:

• Assessment issues faced by child protection officers when working with CALD families;
• The level of knowledge, training and experience of child protection officers;
• The level of cultural competence of child protection officers;
• Use of interpreters in child protection;
• Structural barriers faced by child protection officer in ensuring culturally sensitive practice with CALD families.

Research publications:

• Kaur, J. (2007) Working with families from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Queensland: An Australian exploratory study, Children Australia, 32(4), 2007.
• Kaur, J. (2009) ‘Developing culturally sensitive practice when working with CALD communities in child protection: An Australian exploratory study’, Developing Practice, May edition

News Media

• ‘Child safety workers need more cultural training’ 20 November 2007, http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=13473
• ‘Pioneering work by Jatinder’ https://secure01.childsafety.qld.gov.au/magazine/2007-08/text.html#jatinder

Literature by topic, child protection issues and ethnic groups
http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/bib/ethnic.html

Research Conference Presentations

2008

• Australian Children’s Welfare Association (ACWA) conference in Sydney on 18-20 August 2008, http://www.acwa.asn.au/Conf2008/Kaur.ppt
• Ms Kaur was also invited by Multicultural Service Unit of NSW Department of Communities to give a research presentation (22/8/2008) on ‘working with CALD families in Child Protection: Issues, trends and implications for frontline practice and out-of-home care at their head office in Sydney.

2007

• 11th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect (ACCAN) 30 Oct- 2 Nov 2007 http://www.ccm.com.au/accan/content/papers/Thur_Rm8-KaurGuidoNewlandMacDonaldVimpaniBest.pdf
• First International Society for Child Indicators Conference (ISCI) in Chicago, USA 26-28 June 2007.
• Australian College Child and Family Protection Practitioners (ACCFPP) Borders and Bridges National Conference in Melbourne in 19-22 May 2007. http://www.accfpp.org.au/downloads/ACCFPP%2007%20conf%20prog.pdf

CALD DVD Teaching Resource
Ms Kaur is on multicultural CALD reference group set up by Griffith University to develop a DVD teaching resource on working with CALD communities in Social work/human services. This was filmed 22 October 2008 and is currently in production.

Previously employed as Research Interviewer on Mater University study of Pregnancy (MUSP)  21 year follow-up (2002-2004)
http://www.uq.edu.au/research/index.html?page=5927&pid=0
http://www.socialscience.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=15541&pid=0
 

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