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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The story begins this way: Growing up Latino in Massachusetts carries a greater risk of entering the foster system than anywhere else in the nation, and for those who end up in foster homes — as well as those who are the subject of child welfare investigations — the consequences can be devastating. Please, Mommy.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending June 6, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In Los Angeles County, WitnessLA begins a multi-part in-depth series on the failure of the child welfare surveillance state with a look at battered mothers afraid to seek help because of the entirely justified fear that the family police might take away their children. That needs to stop."

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“Maybe we're just too damn intrusive": Tracing the take-the-child-and-run mentality that has endangered Massachusetts children for more than a century

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Whenever anyone in state government was asked about the problems in the state’s “child welfare” system they’d give the same stock answer: As soon as the new Department of Social Services was up and running, and took over jobs then done by the Department of Public Welfare, everything would be fine!

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

Understanding Mental Health Disorders: What Social Workers Need to Know: This article provides a thorough overview of mental health disorders, outlining their symptoms, causes, and treatments. It also discusses strategies for setting boundaries when working with clients in active addiction.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. This may include personal interviews, family histories, and the review of relevant documents.

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Increasing access to high-fidelity Cognitive Therapy for underserved populations

Society of Clinical Psychology

Among the studies implementing EBPs, many have focused on training self-selected or nominated clinicians, within a single level of care, to learn an EBP focused on a single-disorder (Karlin et al., Dissemination of evidence-based psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in the veterans’ health administration.

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