Provides
child welfare professionals with a brief overview of forensic interviewing so they can better understand how such interviews affect their practice with children and families.
C.A.S.E. seeks to fill this gap by providing mental health and
child welfare professionals with training to become «adoption - competent.»
No academic requirement, but providers are most often
child welfare professionals with human services degrees and knowledge of community resources.
This factsheet provides
child welfare professionals with a brief overview of forensic interviewing so they can better understand how such interviews affect their practice with children and families.
This webinar will provide
child welfare professionals with an overview of parent partner programs and explore how these programs benefit parents and children and ultimately support reunification.
Provides
child welfare professionals with a framework for how to talk with older youth about permanency, including key considerations and suggestions for starting a conversation as well as ways to make these discussions more effective and meaningful.
This tip sheet provides
child welfare professionals with a framework for how to talk with older youth about permanency, including key considerations and suggestions for starting a conversation as well as ways to make these discussions more effective and meaningful.
Not exact matches
It was written primarily to help
child welfare caseworkers and other
professionals who work
with at - risk families make more informed decisions about when to refer parents and caregivers, along
with their
children, to PCIT programs.
Surveillance effects9 refer to the potential for increased reporting on families who participate in
child welfare system services or research because more
professionals are working
with families and may file reports of suspected abuse and trigger an investigation, increasing the likelihood of a finding for these families compared to those who do not participate.
Provides health - care
professionals — including pediatricians, family practice providers, hospital nurses, school nurses, urgent care clinicians, and other health - care
professionals —
with an overview of the field of
child welfare and suggests ways that health - care
professionals and
child welfare workers can work together to promote better outcomes for
children and families involved
with child welfare, including
children in foster care.
The PPA will help represent the state pediatric dentistry association in promoting
children's oral health issues
with the state legislature and other elected bodies, state regulatory agencies (including Medicaid and health departments), licensing bureaus,
professional health and
child welfare organizations, oral health coalitions, foundations, institutions of dental education, publicly - funded safety net programs, and the private sector benefits industry.
At the same time, large - scale reforms to the health, education and
welfare systems — along
with reductions in youth service provision and the number and services of
children's centres — means confusion and real concern for
professionals and families alike.
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Military
Child Initiative assists public schools to improve the quality of education for highly mobile and vulnerable young people with a special focus on military children and their families by providing national, state and local education agencies, as well as schools, parents and health, child welfare, juvenile justice and educational professionals with information, tools and services that enhance school suc
Child Initiative assists public schools to improve the quality of education for highly mobile and vulnerable young people
with a special focus on military
children and their families by providing national, state and local education agencies, as well as schools, parents and health,
child welfare, juvenile justice and educational professionals with information, tools and services that enhance school suc
child welfare, juvenile justice and educational
professionals with information, tools and services that enhance school success.
Family Engagement Inventory The Family Engagement Inventory (FEI) is a free, interactive website designed to familiarize
professionals in
child welfare, juvenile justice, behavioral health, early childhood education, and education
with family engagement, as defined and implemented across these fields of practice.
A more therapeutic view of the promotion of the
welfare of
children whose parents disagree about their upbringing was enshrined in the Children Act 1989, and courts expect to work closely with other professionals in order to discharge the duty to respect private and fami
children whose parents disagree about their upbringing was enshrined in the
Children Act 1989, and courts expect to work closely with other professionals in order to discharge the duty to respect private and fami
Children Act 1989, and courts expect to work closely
with other
professionals in order to discharge the duty to respect private and family life.
Summary: A highly accomplished and results - driven human services
professional with expertise in the areas of
child welfare with...
You should find a balance between your ability to focus on the development and
welfare of
children in your class and the ability to closely work
with other teachers and childcare
professionals.
As a true
professional she never lets her students down when they come to her
with their problems, and is strongly committed to the safeguarding of
children and promoting the
welfare of young people.
Helps
child welfare and adoption
professionals expand their cultural competence and skills when working
with LGBTQ individuals and same - sex couples.
Resource families — which include foster parents, foster - to - adopt families, and kinship caregivers — are critical partners for
child welfare professionals because they provide care for
children who can not live
with their parents, and they can play a supportive role in reunification.
The study provides critical information on the extent to which the perceptions of
child welfare professionals are consistent
with the literature on this issue.
But I address each and any one of you who has set out to serve people in one way or another — physicians, nurses, rehabilitation and occupational therapists, teachers, mental health workers (psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers — whether
professionals, paraprofessionals, or aides),
child care workers of all sorts, family
welfare workers and family counselors, recreation leaders, specialists in work
with the aged — what a diversity and richness of human services there are!
Find resources in this section to help
child welfare professionals understand immigration issues and work
with immigrant families.
Provides an overview of basic
child welfare services, describes how domestic violence (DV) services and
child welfare (CW)
professionals can support one another's efforts in working
with families, and lists resources for more information.
Wellness is not only a goal for
children and families involved
with child welfare, but also for
professionals and the organizations in which they work.
Resources in this section provide information about and skills for working
with diverse populations to help
child welfare professionals engage families, make appropriate case decisions, improve outcomes, and serve the best interests of
children, youth, and families.
Resources for Caseworkers National Indian
Child Welfare Association (2018) Provides resources to help child welfare professionals understand the legal and cultural issues involved in partnering with Tr
Child Welfare Association (2018) Provides resources to help
child welfare professionals understand the legal and cultural issues involved in partnering with Tr
child welfare professionals understand the legal and cultural issues involved in partnering
with Tribes.
It is imperative that
child welfare professionals are aware of the diverse backgrounds of the
children and families
with whom they work and engage families
with cultural humility and competence.
The IA model developed by IDCFS uses a dual -
professional family engagement approach in which
child welfare caseworkers collaborate
with a specially trained IA screener.
Indian
Child Welfare - Homes for Cherokee Kids Cherokee Nation Provides protective and supportive services for Native American families, including information about fostering and adopting, as well as information for child welfare professionals about maintaining compliance with the Indian Child Welfare
Child Welfare - Homes for Cherokee Kids Cherokee Nation Provides protective and supportive services for Native American families, including information about fostering and adopting, as well as information for
child welfare professionals about maintaining compliance with the Indian Child Welfare
child welfare professionals about maintaining compliance
with the Indian
Child Welfare
Child Welfare Act.
Kinship Care: Model of Practice (PDF - 41 KB)
Child Welfare League of America Provides best practice guidelines for child welfare professionals working with kinship fami
Child Welfare League of America Provides best practice guidelines for
child welfare professionals working with kinship fami
child welfare professionals working
with kinship families.
Child welfare professionals across the country work
with children, youth, and families from varied backgrounds and communities
with their own unique strengths, needs, and challenges.
This bulletin for
professionals reviews ways to work
with families experiencing chronic neglect, including critical elements of successful casework practice, examples of what agencies are doing, and ways agencies can integrate
child welfare approaches to chronic neglect
with prevention and early intervention efforts.
Child welfare and related
professionals may work
with families whose caregivers struggle
with symptoms associated
with a mental health diagnosis.
This bulletin provides
child welfare workers and related
professionals with information on the intersection of substance use disorders and
child maltreatment and describes strategies for prevention, intervention, and treatment, including examples of effective programs and practices.
This guide provides an overview of basic
child welfare services, describes how domestic violence services and
child welfare professionals can support one another's efforts in working
with families, and lists resources for more information.
Early Identification of Developmental Disabilities: Practical Tools For
Professionals [Webinar] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013) Describes programs and materials available from the CDC that can assist
child welfare directors and providers
with the identification of and referrals for
children with developmental disabilities.
Method: An Internet survey was conducted
with an international convenience sample of 472 self - selected medical, mental health, counseling,
child welfare, and education
professionals.
How SAFY of Colorado worked
with foster parents, a team of
child welfare professionals and a therapy dog to launch a Treatment Foster Care pilot in Colorado.
When
child welfare and related
professionals truly partner
with families in making decisions and setting goals, it can increase buy - in among parents and caregivers and, therefore, increase a family's odds of achieving case plan goals and positive outcomes.
Child Welfare Information Gateway offers professionals a number of ways to stay connected with the latest news and events related to child wel
Child Welfare Information Gateway offers
professionals a number of ways to stay connected
with the latest news and events related to
child wel
child welfare.
Working
with children, youth, and families in permanency planning Addresses ways in which
child welfare professionals can engage various family members in permanency efforts
We have worked
with birthmothers as they explore and make adoptive decisions, trained
professionals and families in issues of
child welfare and adoption.
A neutral facilitator, who is a mental health
professional or mediator, helps the clients focus on their interests, such as the
welfare of clients»
children, continued relationships
with each other's family members, or financial stability.
The material used as the basis of this course explores the characteristics and benefits of PCIT to help
child welfare caseworkers, other
professionals who work
with at - risk families, and caregivers make more informed decisions about family participation in PCIT programs.
Working in partnership
with child welfare professionals and the community, our purpose is to support, educate, empower and provide a unified voice for Arizona's foster and adoptive families,
with the goal of increasing the well - being and stability of Arizona's most vulnerable
children.
«A bold and important book... must reading for all legal,
child welfare, and mental health
professionals involved
with maltreated
children and their families.»
Created by the Family Connections Project through Adoptions Unlimited, Inc., this course is designed to advise
child welfare professionals on helping youth maintain contact
with birth families and past connections.
Target Population: Prospective foster and adoptive parents and experienced foster parents;
child welfare professionals who develop, support, and team
with resource parents
With this much - needed resource, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and
child welfare professionals will be primed to conduct more accurate assessments, make informed decisions, build stronger mother —
child relationships, and facilitate family preservation whenever possible.