Cultural Considerations

Cultural considerations should be integrated into the daily operations and protocol development of the CAC.  The CAC needs to review policies and procedures for services to families throughout the life of the case, not just at the forensic interview.  CACs should conduct a community assessment, at a minimum every three years, of the demographics of your community in order to identify un-served or under-served populations.

• The Indian Child Welfare Act
• Listen and Learn: A Process for Initiating Collaboration between Tribal Communities and Children’s Advocacy Centers. Huntsville, AL: Southern Regional Children’s Advocacy Center
• NASW Standards & Indicators for Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice
• Native American Children's Alliance, (NACA)
• NCAC’s online training:
  • Memories Hold Hands: Understanding Historical Trauma and Unresolved Historical Grief in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
  • Cultural Competency:  Plays Well with Others
• NRCAC Guidelines for Working with Interpreters, 2020