Sentences with phrase «on child welfare practice»

(2011) Offers numerous articles on the impact of technology on child welfare practice, including guidance for agencies considering a social media presence and a description of Arizona's use of videos to recruit foster and adoptive families.

A Practical Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act National Indian Law Library Explains various components of the Indian Child Welfare Act and its effect on child welfare practice, including emergency removal, the role of Tribal courts, and foster care placement.

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This section addresses key elements of family - centered practice and provides overarching strategies for family - centered casework practice across child welfare service systems that focus on strengths, engage families and involve them in decision - making, advocate for improving families» conditions, and engage communities to support families.

Identify and promote best practice programs and speak on issues of critical importance impacting healthy social emotional development, education, and welfare of young children and families.

Erie County is currently in the process of drafting legislation that proposes to establish new criminal standards for actions that endanger the welfare of children, provide for more robust and intensive CPS investigations, and update technology and reporting practices to better serve children and families, as well as focusing on other improvements to current CPS law.

David is currently a researcher for Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago where his work focuses on the use of organizational assessment to apply principles from safety science to inform and design child welfare policy and practice improvement initiatives.

Much of the work focused on creating a two - generation perspective in intervention policies related to family income insecurity, helping families to attain self - sufficiency through work, and on reforming child welfare policy and practice.

In this webinar on implementing evidence - based practices in child welfare from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation, learn how child welfare leaders and program developers can work together to adapt an evidence - based approach to the specific needs of a state.

It is therefore vitally important for child welfare and police authorities to exercise a high degree of cautious professionalism predicated on research - based best - practices when questioning a child who may have evidence in a criminal proceeding.

Her practice focuses on child welfare law, and she manages about 100 open cases.

Each year, the Clinic trains up to 20 law students in public defense practice in the Tulalip Tribal Court, with some students also working on civil child welfare cases in the Muckleshoot Tribal Court.

The results of this study provide empirical evidence on the steps that child welfare agencies currently take to identify, locate and involve nonresident fathers in case planning; the barriers encountered; and the policies and practices that affect involvement.

After notching a victory in the Senate, child welfare advocates pushed House leadership to move forward on ending the practice of transferring adopted children into new homes outside of the legal system.

NC Works to Engage, Consult, and Respond to Families on a Systematic Level North Carolina Division of Social Services and the Family and Children's Resource Program (2016) Describes the creation of North Carolina's Child Welfare Family Advisory Council, which helps guide policy and practice to provide ongoing consultation around child welfare goals in the SChild Welfare Family Advisory Council, which helps guide policy and practice to provide ongoing consultation around child welfare goals in the Schild welfare goals in the State.

As part of the revised selection plan, the team asked the public child welfare agencies to identify and include local private and non-profit child welfare - serving agencies (partner agencies) in on - site discussions so that their perspective could be included and their practices explored.

Family Empowerment Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative, Center for States Provides publications, webinars, and learning experiences on building the capacity to increase family empowerment at all levels of child welfare and to infuse family voice at the practice, program, and policy leChild Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative, Center for States Provides publications, webinars, and learning experiences on building the capacity to increase family empowerment at all levels of child welfare and to infuse family voice at the practice, program, and policy lechild welfare and to infuse family voice at the practice, program, and policy levels.

What is the impact of systematic reforms and their resulting practices on racial disproportionality in the child welfare system?

Impact of Focus on Father Engagement - A highlight of the Comprehensive Family Assessments grant, the focus on fathers, continues to impact practice and staff perspectives on fathers» roles in the cases of child welfare families.

This section includes resources on promising practices in child welfare and domestic violence services, including State and local examples.

The Other Side of the Desk: Honoring Diverse Voices and Restoring Effective Practice in Child Welfare and Family Services (PDF - 336 KB) FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention (2006) Describes a process for parent engagement that emphasizes mutual understanding about family experiences within the child welfare system, perspectives of child welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the oChild Welfare and Family Services (PDF - 336 KB) FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention (2006) Describes a process for parent engagement that emphasizes mutual understanding about family experiences within the child welfare system, perspectives of child welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the oChild Abuse Prevention (2006) Describes a process for parent engagement that emphasizes mutual understanding about family experiences within the child welfare system, perspectives of child welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the ochild welfare system, perspectives of child welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the ochild welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the other.

Functional Assessment Interviewing Toolkit: Questions to Assess Strengths, Needs, Wants and Desires (PDF - 337 KB) The Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group (2016) Presents a toolkit for child welfare case workers on conducting a family functioning assessment interChild Welfare Policy and Practice Group (2016) Presents a toolkit for child welfare case workers on conducting a family functioning assessment interchild welfare case workers on conducting a family functioning assessment interview.

Review of the Literature on Child Welfare Training: Theory, Practice, and Research (PDF - 4560 KB) Collins, Amodeo, & Clay (2007) Reviews macro issues impacting child welfare training, describes training practice and delivery approaches, discusses the development of partnership models between public child welfare agencies and institutions of higher education, and presents information on evaluation reseChild Welfare Training: Theory, Practice, and Research (PDF - 4560 KB) Collins, Amodeo, & Clay (2007) Reviews macro issues impacting child welfare training, describes training practice and delivery approaches, discusses the development of partnership models between public child welfare agencies and institutions of higher education, and presents information on evaluation rPractice, and Research (PDF - 4560 KB) Collins, Amodeo, & Clay (2007) Reviews macro issues impacting child welfare training, describes training practice and delivery approaches, discusses the development of partnership models between public child welfare agencies and institutions of higher education, and presents information on evaluation resechild welfare training, describes training practice and delivery approaches, discusses the development of partnership models between public child welfare agencies and institutions of higher education, and presents information on evaluation rpractice and delivery approaches, discusses the development of partnership models between public child welfare agencies and institutions of higher education, and presents information on evaluation resechild welfare agencies and institutions of higher education, and presents information on evaluation research.

Identifies and disseminates information on evidence - based child welfare practices, including mental health programs.

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 policy statement from the AAP advocates a public health response to the opioid epidemic and substance use during pregnancy, and recommends: a focus on preventing unintended pregnancies and improving access to contraception; universal screening for alcohol and other drug use in women of childbearing age; knowledge and informed consent of maternal drug testing and reporting practices; improved access to prenatal care, including opioid replacement therapy; gender - specific substance use treatment programs; and improved funding for social services and child welfare systems.

Child Welfare Training Toolkit: Helping Child Welfare Workers Support Families With Substance Use, Mental, and Co-Occurring Disorders Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Provides learning opportunities and baseline knowledge on substance use and mental health problems in families receiving child welfare services; motivates and facilitates cross-systems work; and incorporates cultural awareness and competency in child welfare pracChild Welfare Training Toolkit: Helping Child Welfare Workers Support Families With Substance Use, Mental, and Co-Occurring Disorders Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Provides learning opportunities and baseline knowledge on substance use and mental health problems in families receiving child welfare services; motivates and facilitates cross-systems work; and incorporates cultural awareness and competency in child welfare pracChild Welfare Workers Support Families With Substance Use, Mental, and Co-Occurring Disorders Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Provides learning opportunities and baseline knowledge on substance use and mental health problems in families receiving child welfare services; motivates and facilitates cross-systems work; and incorporates cultural awareness and competency in child welfare pracChild Welfare Provides learning opportunities and baseline knowledge on substance use and mental health problems in families receiving child welfare services; motivates and facilitates cross-systems work; and incorporates cultural awareness and competency in child welfare pracchild welfare services; motivates and facilitates cross-systems work; and incorporates cultural awareness and competency in child welfare pracchild welfare practice.

Practice Innovations in Child Welfare (PDF - 284 KB) Kanaya (2012) American Public Human Services Association Highlights various innovative child welfare practices that are being implemented in different States by discussing common practice themes, including themes that focus on values and address client and family engagement, client and family centered, and cooperation and collaboration, and themes that focus on strategies and address organizational capacity and service dPractice Innovations in Child Welfare (PDF - 284 KB) Kanaya (2012) American Public Human Services Association Highlights various innovative child welfare practices that are being implemented in different States by discussing common practice themes, including themes that focus on values and address client and family engagement, client and family centered, and cooperation and collaboration, and themes that focus on strategies and address organizational capacity and service deliChild Welfare (PDF - 284 KB) Kanaya (2012) American Public Human Services Association Highlights various innovative child welfare practices that are being implemented in different States by discussing common practice themes, including themes that focus on values and address client and family engagement, client and family centered, and cooperation and collaboration, and themes that focus on strategies and address organizational capacity and service delichild welfare practices that are being implemented in different States by discussing common practice themes, including themes that focus on values and address client and family engagement, client and family centered, and cooperation and collaboration, and themes that focus on strategies and address organizational capacity and service dpractice themes, including themes that focus on values and address client and family engagement, client and family centered, and cooperation and collaboration, and themes that focus on strategies and address organizational capacity and service delivery.

Family reunification in law, policy, and practice Family reunification can be viewed from multiple perspectives, such as the body of law that delineates parental rights and the implications of the law on public policy, the practices and decision - making processes child welfare agencies engage in when deciding whether to return children to their birth parents, and child and family factors that may affect the possibility of successful reunification.

Navigating the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children: Advocacy Tips for Child Welfare Attorneys (PDF - 218 KB) Sankaran (2008) ABA Child Law Practice, 27 (3) Discusses strategies that child welfare attorneys can use to overcome barriers to permanency created by the Child Welfare Attorneys (PDF - 218 KB) Sankaran (2008) ABA Child Law Practice, 27 (3) Discusses strategies that child welfare attorneys can use to overcome barriers to permanency created by the Child Law Practice, 27 (3) Discusses strategies that child welfare attorneys can use to overcome barriers to permanency created by the child welfare attorneys can use to overcome barriers to permanency created by the ICPC.

Specific areas of child development research are particularly relevant to a consideration of the impact of family instability on foster children, and on child welfare policy and practice in general.

There was a need for current and future resource parents to be trained in the Bridge philosophy and practice to ensure a focus on permanency from the first day a child enters the child welfare system.

The following sections offer training curricula and materials in core / foundation practice areas and on specific topics of interest to child welfare professionals.

Includes resources on best practices in parent education for families involved in the child welfare system.

This section addresses key elements of family - centered practice and provides overarching strategies for family - centered casework practice across child welfare service systems that focus on strengths, engage families and involve them in decision - making, advocate for improving families» conditions, and engage communities to support families.

Infusing Protective Factors for Children in Foster Care Griffin, McEwen, Samuels, Suggs, Redd, & McClelland Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 34 (1), 2011 Reviews research on the relationship between risk behaviors and protective factors of traumatized youth, looks at adapting treatment and evidence - based early intervention practices to local child welfare settings, and presents a review of how State and local plans have been influenced by Federal policies.

Organizations that provide information on funding resources to improve programs and practice in child abuse and neglect and child welfare.

The Functional Assessment Process (PDF - 48 KB) The Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group (2007) Discusses necessary elements of effective functional assessments for making case decisions on the safety, permanency, and well - being of children in the child welfare syChild Welfare Policy and Practice Group (2007) Discusses necessary elements of effective functional assessments for making case decisions on the safety, permanency, and well - being of children in the child welfare sychild welfare system.

Drug and Alcohol Issues: An Introduction for Child Welfare Professionals Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2006) A training on substance abuse as it relates to child welfare, including best practices in collaboration, service planning, permanency planning, and placeChild Welfare Professionals Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2006) A training on substance abuse as it relates to child welfare, including best practices in collaboration, service planning, permanency planning, and placeChild Welfare Training Program (2006) A training on substance abuse as it relates to child welfare, including best practices in collaboration, service planning, permanency planning, and placechild welfare, including best practices in collaboration, service planning, permanency planning, and placement.

Substance Abuse Treatment for Child Welfare Families: Recent Research and Practice Implications Ondersma (2008) Presents a two - part series for direct service providers and policymakers about recent research on substance abuse in the context of the child welfare syChild Welfare Families: Recent Research and Practice Implications Ondersma (2008) Presents a two - part series for direct service providers and policymakers about recent research on substance abuse in the context of the child welfare sychild welfare system.

All three processes aim to focus on children's welfare, although such a focus can be difficult to maintain in practice and requires conscious effort.

Innovations in Implementation of Trauma - Informed Care Practices in Youth Residential Treatment: A Curriculum for Organizational Change (PDF - 236 KB) Hummer, Dollard, Robst, & Armstrong (2010) Child Welfare, 89 (2) Reviews the literature on trauma and children in the child welfare system and discusses a study of trauma - informed practices in out - of - home care treatment programs and a curriculum that resulted from study findChild Welfare, 89 (2) Reviews the literature on trauma and children in the child welfare system and discusses a study of trauma - informed practices in out - of - home care treatment programs and a curriculum that resulted from study findchild welfare system and discusses a study of trauma - informed practices in out - of - home care treatment programs and a curriculum that resulted from study findings.

She is the author of multiple articles on child welfare and social service policy and practice issues.

Gail Barber is a consultant in private practice, providing technical assistance and consultation on system reform addressing child welfare cases involving parental substance abuse leading to involvement with the courts.

The PRIDE Model of Practice is based on five essential competency categories for foster / adoptive parents, developed from a comprehensive national analysis of the roles of foster and adoptive parents and grouped into the following five categories: (1) Protecting and nurturing children (safety child welfare outcome); (2) Meeting children's developmental needs and addressing developmental delays (well - being child welfare outcome); (3) Supporting relationships between children and their families (permanency child welfare outcome); (4) Connecting children to safe, nurturing relationships intended to last a lifetime (permanency child welfare outcome); and (5) Working as a member of a professional team (essential to achieve the above four categories).

He focuses on data analytics, visualization, evidence - based practice, and policies on child welfare.

The literature about child welfare practice typically focuses on the experiences and circumstances of urban and suburban families.

Through its publications, conferences, and teleconferences, CWLA shares information on emerging trends, specific topics in child welfare practice (family foster care, kinship care, adoption, positive youth development), and Federal and State policies.

The toolkit teaches trauma - informed practices that can be used on an ongoing basis by the child welfare professionals that are trained.

Guide for Child Welfare Administrators on Evidence - Based Practice (PDF - 4,157 KB) Wilson & Walsh (2012) American Public Human Services Association & National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators Provides guidelines for a common language and framework with which to understand the conditions, challenges, and opportunities of evidence - based practice in child welChild Welfare Administrators on Evidence - Based Practice (PDF - 4,157 KB) Wilson & Walsh (2012) American Public Human Services Association & National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators Provides guidelines for a common language and framework with which to understand the conditions, challenges, and opportunities of evidence - based practice in child Practice (PDF - 4,157 KB) Wilson & Walsh (2012) American Public Human Services Association & National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators Provides guidelines for a common language and framework with which to understand the conditions, challenges, and opportunities of evidence - based practice in child welChild Welfare Administrators Provides guidelines for a common language and framework with which to understand the conditions, challenges, and opportunities of evidence - based practice in child practice in child welchild welfare.

Recently, in collaboration with OSLC colleague Patti Chamberlain, Lisa has helped to develop the R3 practice model focused on maximizing the quality of positive relationships between caseworkers and families involved in the child welfare system.