Pat Choate
Biographic Data
| ID | 713039 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pat Choate |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pat |
| FAMILY NAME | Choate |
| SIGNATURE | CHOATE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mount Royal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1460-2371 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Understanding Epigenetics and Its Role in Trauma Transmission
The emergent concept of the epigenetic inheritance of trauma across multiple generations has gained widespread attention in popular media, arguably at the cost of sufficient critical evaluation. This oversight risks distorting the complex and multifaceted nature of trauma transmission, with potential consequences for affected individuals and the broader society. Specifically, the prevalence of this oversimplified narrative in social work and heal…
A scoping review of birth alerts
This scoping review examines the history and application of birth alerts in Canada, from social work, legal, policy, and social justice lenses. In Canada, child welfare authorities developed a practice commonly known as birth alerts. This evolved across the country in an uneven fashion but has certainly been active since the early 2000s. There are many criticisms including causing undue trauma with children and families and disrupting early attac…
Dating Violence on Post Secondary Campuses
The experience of university students who identify as men and who are victims of dating violence is poorly understood. Services and supports available on campuses and in the community have not typically considered the needs of men. Aim: The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the experiences of university men who experienced dating violence, factors influencing awareness, the impact on their lives and decisions to seek support a…
The Invisible Struggle
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) encompasses a range of complex neurodevelopmental challenges that arise because of maternal alcohol use during pregnancy. Contrary to previous beliefs, FASD is a wide-ranging condition that is mostly invisible, affecting cognitive, social, and daily living skills. Furthermore, living with FASD may present other challenges, such as mental health issues, substance abuse, and engagement in criminal behavior. FA…
At the Beginning of the Curve
Canada, like other nations with colonizing histories and ongoing colonial practices marginalizing Indigenous peoples, is searching for pathways leading to reconciliation. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on the social work profession to engage in the decolonization of social work structures and processes, including how it educates entrants in the profession. This article reports on a project that used focus groups with social work f…
Attachment Theory
While all children will attach to a caregiver or caregiving system, such as kinship or community, leading legal decisions in Canada tend to rely on Eurocentric versions of the theory, which is contrary to the best interests of Indigenous children. Child protection needs to reconsider how attachment can be used from appropriate cultural lenses that involve the communal or extended caregiving systems common to many Canadian Indigenous communities. …
Assessing Culturally Informed Parenting in Social Work, Davis Kiima
A Political History of Child Protection
Child protection has been increasingly under scrutiny for its socio-political position in society due to structural racism that causes undue focus on Black, Indigenous and Peoples of Colour (Cénat et al., 2021; Mendes et al., 2021; Sinha et al., 2021). In this volume, Hyslop walks the reader through the history of this in Aotearoa/New Zealand child protection, illustrating political agendas override recognising the capacity of Indigenous Maori pe…
Psychometrics in Parenting Capacity Assessments
Parenting Capacity Assessments (PCA) are used by child protection workers to assist in determining the ability of a parent to care for their children. They may be used at various stages of the case management process but these assessments serve as powerful tools for decision making by these workers. They can also be introduced in court as part of expert testimony. Most PCAs utilize psychometric assessment measures to elicit data in respect to per…
Nistawatsiman1
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission report has challenged Canada to alter the relationship with Aboriginal peoples across the country. They have specifically identified child protection as one area that requires a significant reconsideration around how agencies charged with this responsibility interact with Aboriginal people both on and off reserves. The legacy of Residential Schools, the Sixties Scoop and other policies of assimilation and c…
The Need to Act
Background: Incest is a form of sexual activity that occurs within family or kinship systems. It is prohibited by religion and law in most countries as well as by social mores or taboos. Data from various parts of the world indicate, however, that it appears to be a relatively common event, although there is reason to believe that the actual frequency is unknown. Most available data focus upon children as victims, although we note that incest als…
Simulation in Social Work
Simulation learning plays an important role in social work education, allowing students to explore how theory and practice parameters can be integrated into actual situations they are likely to experience in the field. The arrival of COVID-19 and the sudden cessation of in-field practicum opportunities raised challenges for students to gain needed practice experience. Simulation offers an opportunity to enhance learning in place of some direct ex…
Parents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the child protection systems
Parents who have or are thought to have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are often involved in the child protection systems, although there is little data to establish actual frequency. First Nations parents are over represented. There is often a presumptive bias that individuals with disabilities, including FASD, are not capable of raising their children. Such a bias is unwarranted. Assessing FASD parents requires a view of functional capa…
Reassessing Attachment Theory in Child Welfare, Sue White, Matthew Gibson, David Wasatell and Patricia Walsh
Attachment Theory (AT) has played a central role in how parents and their relationship with their children are assessed. It impacts the placement of children, decisions of the courts and long-term planning for the child. These are amongst the conclusions of this slim volume that challenges the conversation regarding the linkages between the theory and child welfare practice. The authors illustrate that the AT phenomenon is not unique to the UK bu…
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) does not appear to be diminishing over time. Indeed, recent data suggests that the disorder may be more prevalent than previously thought. A variety of public education programs developed over the last 20 years have promoted alcohol abstention during pregnancy, yet FASD remains a serious public health concern. This paper reports on a secondary data analysis of public awareness in one Canadi…
The Call to Decolonise
Using Canada as an example, social work must not only address its historical and current role in the colonisation and assimilation efforts aimed at Indigenous people, but also deconstruct its practices. Social work theory, methodology and practice parameters have been built on Eurocentric definitions and understandings. Indigenous peoples do not identify with these constructs but find themselves assessed and case managed based upon them. This ext…
Rethinking Racine v Woods from a Decolonizing Perspective
The 1983 case Racine v Woods is the leading child protection case from the Supreme Court of Canada, distinguishing bonding and/or attachment as a more important determinant of best interest for an Indigenous child than cultural connection. Using this case, courts are upholding the permanent placement of Indigenous children in non-Indigenous homes as opposed to placement within their culture. Racine v Woods reflected knowledge of attachment and fa…
Democratizing U.S. Trade Policy
The Future of American-Japanese Trade
With the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the conflicts between nations will increasingly be economic rather than military, but the existing international instruments for dealing with trade conflicts are antiquated and inadequate. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), as a foundation for global trade, is fundamentally flawed. Japan has ignored its GATT obligations, taking advantage of open markets wherever…
Agents of Influence
New federalism and old facilities
The Call to Decolonise
Using Canada as an example, social work must not only address its historical and current role in the colonisation and assimilation efforts aimed at Indigenous people, but also deconstruct its practices. Social work theory, methodology and practice parameters have been built on Eurocentric definitions and understandings. Indigenous peoples do not identify with these constructs but find themselves assessed and case managed based upon them. This ext…
Rethinking Racine v Woods from a Decolonizing Perspective
The 1983 case Racine v Woods is the leading child protection case from the Supreme Court of Canada, distinguishing bonding and/or attachment as a more important determinant of best interest for an Indigenous child than cultural connection. Using this case, courts are upholding the permanent placement of Indigenous children in non-Indigenous homes as opposed to placement within their culture. Racine v Woods reflected knowledge of attachment and fa…
The Need to Act
Background: Incest is a form of sexual activity that occurs within family or kinship systems. It is prohibited by religion and law in most countries as well as by social mores or taboos. Data from various parts of the world indicate, however, that it appears to be a relatively common event, although there is reason to believe that the actual frequency is unknown. Most available data focus upon children as victims, although we note that incest als…
Simulation in Social Work
Simulation learning plays an important role in social work education, allowing students to explore how theory and practice parameters can be integrated into actual situations they are likely to experience in the field. The arrival of COVID-19 and the sudden cessation of in-field practicum opportunities raised challenges for students to gain needed practice experience. Simulation offers an opportunity to enhance learning in place of some direct ex…
New federalism and old facilities
Agents of Influence
The Future of American-Japanese Trade
With the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the conflicts between nations will increasingly be economic rather than military, but the existing international instruments for dealing with trade conflicts are antiquated and inadequate. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), as a foundation for global trade, is fundamentally flawed. Japan has ignored its GATT obligations, taking advantage of open markets wherever…
Democratizing U.S. Trade Policy
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) does not appear to be diminishing over time. Indeed, recent data suggests that the disorder may be more prevalent than previously thought. A variety of public education programs developed over the last 20 years have promoted alcohol abstention during pregnancy, yet FASD remains a serious public health concern. This paper reports on a secondary data analysis of public awareness in one Canadi…
The Call to Decolonise
Using Canada as an example, social work must not only address its historical and current role in the colonisation and assimilation efforts aimed at Indigenous people, but also deconstruct its practices. Social work theory, methodology and practice parameters have been built on Eurocentric definitions and understandings. Indigenous peoples do not identify with these constructs but find themselves assessed and case managed based upon them. This ext…
Rethinking Racine v Woods from a Decolonizing Perspective
The 1983 case Racine v Woods is the leading child protection case from the Supreme Court of Canada, distinguishing bonding and/or attachment as a more important determinant of best interest for an Indigenous child than cultural connection. Using this case, courts are upholding the permanent placement of Indigenous children in non-Indigenous homes as opposed to placement within their culture. Racine v Woods reflected knowledge of attachment and fa…
Parents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the child protection systems
Parents who have or are thought to have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are often involved in the child protection systems, although there is little data to establish actual frequency. First Nations parents are over represented. There is often a presumptive bias that individuals with disabilities, including FASD, are not capable of raising their children. Such a bias is unwarranted. Assessing FASD parents requires a view of functional capa…
Reassessing Attachment Theory in Child Welfare, Sue White, Matthew Gibson, David Wasatell and Patricia Walsh
Attachment Theory (AT) has played a central role in how parents and their relationship with their children are assessed. It impacts the placement of children, decisions of the courts and long-term planning for the child. These are amongst the conclusions of this slim volume that challenges the conversation regarding the linkages between the theory and child welfare practice. The authors illustrate that the AT phenomenon is not unique to the UK bu…
Psychometrics in Parenting Capacity Assessments
Parenting Capacity Assessments (PCA) are used by child protection workers to assist in determining the ability of a parent to care for their children. They may be used at various stages of the case management process but these assessments serve as powerful tools for decision making by these workers. They can also be introduced in court as part of expert testimony. Most PCAs utilize psychometric assessment measures to elicit data in respect to per…
Nistawatsiman1
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission report has challenged Canada to alter the relationship with Aboriginal peoples across the country. They have specifically identified child protection as one area that requires a significant reconsideration around how agencies charged with this responsibility interact with Aboriginal people both on and off reserves. The legacy of Residential Schools, the Sixties Scoop and other policies of assimilation and c…
The Need to Act
Background: Incest is a form of sexual activity that occurs within family or kinship systems. It is prohibited by religion and law in most countries as well as by social mores or taboos. Data from various parts of the world indicate, however, that it appears to be a relatively common event, although there is reason to believe that the actual frequency is unknown. Most available data focus upon children as victims, although we note that incest als…
Simulation in Social Work
Simulation learning plays an important role in social work education, allowing students to explore how theory and practice parameters can be integrated into actual situations they are likely to experience in the field. The arrival of COVID-19 and the sudden cessation of in-field practicum opportunities raised challenges for students to gain needed practice experience. Simulation offers an opportunity to enhance learning in place of some direct ex…
At the Beginning of the Curve
Canada, like other nations with colonizing histories and ongoing colonial practices marginalizing Indigenous peoples, is searching for pathways leading to reconciliation. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on the social work profession to engage in the decolonization of social work structures and processes, including how it educates entrants in the profession. This article reports on a project that used focus groups with social work f…
Attachment Theory
While all children will attach to a caregiver or caregiving system, such as kinship or community, leading legal decisions in Canada tend to rely on Eurocentric versions of the theory, which is contrary to the best interests of Indigenous children. Child protection needs to reconsider how attachment can be used from appropriate cultural lenses that involve the communal or extended caregiving systems common to many Canadian Indigenous communities. …
Assessing Culturally Informed Parenting in Social Work, Davis Kiima
A Political History of Child Protection
Child protection has been increasingly under scrutiny for its socio-political position in society due to structural racism that causes undue focus on Black, Indigenous and Peoples of Colour (Cénat et al., 2021; Mendes et al., 2021; Sinha et al., 2021). In this volume, Hyslop walks the reader through the history of this in Aotearoa/New Zealand child protection, illustrating political agendas override recognising the capacity of Indigenous Maori pe…
The Invisible Struggle
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) encompasses a range of complex neurodevelopmental challenges that arise because of maternal alcohol use during pregnancy. Contrary to previous beliefs, FASD is a wide-ranging condition that is mostly invisible, affecting cognitive, social, and daily living skills. Furthermore, living with FASD may present other challenges, such as mental health issues, substance abuse, and engagement in criminal behavior. FA…
A scoping review of birth alerts
This scoping review examines the history and application of birth alerts in Canada, from social work, legal, policy, and social justice lenses. In Canada, child welfare authorities developed a practice commonly known as birth alerts. This evolved across the country in an uneven fashion but has certainly been active since the early 2000s. There are many criticisms including causing undue trauma with children and families and disrupting early attac…
Dating Violence on Post Secondary Campuses
The experience of university students who identify as men and who are victims of dating violence is poorly understood. Services and supports available on campuses and in the community have not typically considered the needs of men. Aim: The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the experiences of university men who experienced dating violence, factors influencing awareness, the impact on their lives and decisions to seek support a…
Understanding Epigenetics and Its Role in Trauma Transmission
The emergent concept of the epigenetic inheritance of trauma across multiple generations has gained widespread attention in popular media, arguably at the cost of sufficient critical evaluation. This oversight risks distorting the complex and multifaceted nature of trauma transmission, with potential consequences for affected individuals and the broader society. Specifically, the prevalence of this oversimplified narrative in social work and heal…
Political science (15 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (13 works) · Law (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (6 works) · Indigenous (6 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works)