Inequalities in US Child Protection: The Case of Sex Trafficked Youth

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dc.contributor.authorWerkmeister Rozas, L., Ostrander, J., & Feely, M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-10T18:00:00Z
dc.date.available2018-09-10T18:00:00Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThis article demonstrates how structural social work theory and critical consciousness development can be used to help facilitate a transition from a deficit model approach to an inequities perspective in a child welfare system that was working to improve the identification of and services for domestic minor sex trafficked youth (DMST). The response of Connecticut’s child welfare system to the issue of DMST is provided as an example of how a child welfare systems could apply an inequities perspective to a population involved in and at risk for exploitation. Structural social work theory helps illustrate how neo-liberalist social structures in the United States perpetuate and maintain social inequity based on race, gender, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status for youth at risk for DMST. Through critical consciousness development, youth can be recognized as victims of intersecting forms of oppression, rather than criminals. These theories can be combined to increase individual awareness of the risks and oppression of youth across the population, and to identify how child welfare services can be leveraged to decrease inequities and improve child well-being.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWerkmeister Rozas, L., Ostrander, J., & Feely, M. (2018). Inequalities in US Child Protection: The Case of Sex Trafficked Youth. Social Sciences, 7(8), 135.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/7/8/135/htm
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3948
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectdomestic minor sex traffickingen_US
dc.subjectinequitiesen_US
dc.subjectchild welfareen_US
dc.subjectstructural social work theoryen_US
dc.subjectcritical consciousnessen_US
dc.titleInequalities in US Child Protection: The Case of Sex Trafficked Youthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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