Strategies for Protecting Children from Abuse in CALD Backgrounds

This report analyzes the issue of child abuse within Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, drawing on three articles to explore contributing factors and potential solutions. The articles examine the impact of migration stress, intergenerational conflict, low English proficiency, and socioeconomic disadvantages on child vulnerability. The report highlights the importance of cultural sensitivity, ethnic matching of caseworkers, and improved reporting mechanisms to protect children. It emphasizes the need for increased awareness of institutional systems, policy implementation, and accessible resources to address the challenges faced by CALD families and children. The study underscores the importance of early intervention and community support in preventing child abuse and ensuring the well-being of children from diverse backgrounds. The report concludes by recommending improved communication with child services and implementation of existing resources to mitigate the risks of child abuse within these communities.

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Table of Contents
Article 1...........................................................................................................................................3
Article 2...........................................................................................................................................3
Article 3...........................................................................................................................................4
Summary..........................................................................................................................................5
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................6

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Article 1
Sawrikar, P., 2013. A qualitative study on the pros and cons of ethnically matching culturally
and linguistically diverse (CALD) client families and child protection caseworkers. Children
and Youth Services Review, 35(2), pp.321-331.
From the chosen article, proper understanding of empirical research result can be seen. It
have been seen that this article is focussed on addressing the gap that is present. Usage of
interviews for understanding the entire scenario have been made while completing the report.
Interviews have been conducted for performing primary data research. As per the report, in the
countries namely Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada as well as USA the English speaking
people acts as mainstream and differ from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse background
people. This paper is also focussed on the reasons that lead to understanding of the why CALD
families have been preferring the ethnic matches. The reasons such as overcoming barriers as
well as generating cultural sensitivity regarding the culture is also considered and hence wise
proper discussion is made in the paper. The results that are gained after conducting the interview
is also well discussed in the report. This paper also discusses about the literature gap that is
present regarding the steps that are to be taken for protecting child abuse in CALD background.
Proper referencing have been made in the paper, this makes the data of the paper authentic in
nature.
Article 2
Taylor, S.C. and Norma, C., 2013, March. The ties that bind: Family barriers for adult women
seeking to report childhood sexual assault in Australia. In Women's Studies International
Forum (Vol. 37, pp. 114-124). Pergamon.

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This paper focuses on family constraints that leads to adult female survivors of childhood
sexual assaults. The data collection method that have been considered in this paper is conducting
interviews and surveys with the help of platforms of radio and newspapers. Online surveys were
conducted even. Details regarding family denials as well as trivialisation and disclosures have
been discussed. The reasons of the abuse that are faced by the children of CALD background
have been discussed as well. Quantitative data is also provided in the paper. This paper discusses
about the sexual abuses that are faced by children in the CALD background. The reasons that
lead to increase in child abuse in CALD background is also well discussed in the paper. The best
way to reduce these kind of abuse is to report the issue when it is happening and in case proper
reporting is not done, the abusive process continues and this harms the children both mentally as
well as physically. This paper is properly referenced. This referencing process ensures that the
data that are stated in the report are highly authenticated. This authentication, makes this paper a
popular choice among the researchers.
Article 3
Adams, M.T., 2015. Inquiry by the National Children’s Commissioner into the Impact of
Domestic and Family Violence on Children.
As per the article, CALD children can be defined as the ones who are born in overseas
and English is not their main language. The initial section of the article is completely based on
the definitive sections of CALD background, which helps in proper developing a better
understanding towards the terminology of CALD. Contact details that are needed to the
responsible units are also provided in the article. The issues that are faced by the children who
are from CALD background is also stated. As per the article documentation, primary qualitative
research have been done. Aims of the report is also well stated in the article. The major reasons

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of abuse that is faced by the children of CALD background is also stated. One of the major
reason as per the article is Low English proficiency. However, this article also states
recommendations regarding eliminating issues of abuses that happens to the children from
CALD background. The article is highly descriptive in nature. Proper referencing is also
performed in the data that are provided in the article. Proper description of the thematic
approaches as well as analysis are also made in the article. Proper discussion regarding the
sampling process implemented along with the sample size that have been used is also made.
Summary
From the data that are generated from the articles that have been reviewed, the main
aspect that is considered is that there have been several reasons that have been leading to the
abuses that are faced by the children from CALD background. The reasons that can be
considered are namely migration stress, accumulative stress, Intergenerational conflict, low
English proficiency, and insufficient awareness of the institutional systems as well as socio
economic disadvantages. The recommendations that are to be followed for getting out of these
issues are also stated in the articles that have been reviewed. Contacting and communicating the
issues faced by the children to the appropriate child services which includes policy guidelines
and implement the existing resources will act helpful. On following these recommendation the
major abuses that are faced by the children of CALD background might get eliminated.

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Bibliography
Adams, M.T., 2015. Inquiry by the National Children’s Commissioner into the Impact of
Domestic and Family Violence on Children.
Sawrikar, P., 2013. A qualitative study on the pros and cons of ethnically matching culturally
and linguistically diverse (CALD) client families and child protection caseworkers. Children and
Youth Services Review, 35(2), pp.321-331.
Taylor, S.C. and Norma, C., 2013, March. The ties that bind: Family barriers for adult women
seeking to report childhood sexual assault in Australia. In Women's Studies International
Forum (Vol. 37, pp. 114-124). Pergamon.