BIPOC and undocumented: A trauma-filled intersection

Dr. Christiana Best, who spent thirty years in the New York City child welfare system before becoming a full-time academic, discusses her personal experience of being left behind in Granada while her mother settled in the US. Dr. Best, now an assistant professor of social work at St. Joseph’s, delves into the difficulties of providing holistic support to immigrant children and families, who are (justifiably) hesitant to trust government agencies.  Overview 00:00-00:51 Intros 00:51-02:23 Impact on students of being undocumented 02:23-07:00 How separation affects children and parents 07:00-08:42 Supports for students suffering separation effects and aftereffects 08:42-11:38 Support for parents? 11:38-14:37 Collaboration among schools, agencies, CBOs: obstacles and potentialities 14:37-18:59 Issues of mandated reporting; building trust 18:59-20:34 Cultural competence vs. cultural humility 20:34-22:58 School social workers and school counselors 22:58-23:37 School social workers and immigrant families trust 23:37-25:12 Need for more school social workers 25:12-29:58 Microaggressions: what they are; examples; applying a Deweyan framework for anti-microaggression education 29:58-31:54 What the incoming Biden Administration can do to support vulnerable children Transcription Click here to see the full transcription of this episode. 

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