NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
MAY 30, 2023
A bill to replace anonymous reporting with confidential reporting has passed the Texas Legislature. I have written often about how the entire debate over what to do about child welfare has been poisoned by “health terrorism,” the misrepresentation of the true nature and scope of a problem in the name of “raising awareness.”
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JULY 11, 2023
The state capitol in Austin What the Tribune (and the Dallas Morning News ) can’t face is that after decades of seeing the system that calls itself “child welfare” do enormous harm to children, people across the political spectrum are coming together and finding common ground. But it still has a long way to go.
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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
They should do what Texas did and largely replace it with confidential reporting, in which the accused still doesn’t know the name of the accuser, but the family police do. ● The whole ordeal never could have started if not for the fact that, like 48 other states, Colorado allows anonymous reporting.
Teaching & Learning in Social Work
JANUARY 20, 2021
Penelope, a child welfare worker in Texas, sees the compassion fatigue hitting her colleagues. But child welfare workers are invisible. Aisha, a social worker in the United Kingdom, has made the tough decision to leave her job in the child welfare courts. She feels guilt.
Social Work Haven
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. Advocacy takes various forms, including individual, organisational, and systemic levels. Confidentiality: Maintaining strict confidentiality is essential.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
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.
Relias
JANUARY 23, 2024
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