NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Police officers and child welfare caseworkers were ordering a woman to open her front door. This clause is included in a law commonly known as “Elisa’s Law,” after Elisa Izquierdo, a child known-to-the-system who died in 1995. Here’s how ProPublica describes one encounter: It was 5:30 a.m.
Teaching & Learning in Social Work
MARCH 29, 2024
He researches technology and child welfare and enjoys integrating emerging technologies in the classroom and as a field instructor. She also works with agencies to train staff in Motivational Interviewing. Whether policies are conservative or liberal, the goal is to use AI responsibly while ensuring confidentiality and ethics.
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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JUNE 28, 2023
Now The Imprint reports on how the same agency used the same tactics to undermine legislation to replace anonymous child abuse reporting with confidential reporting. Also in New York, but applicable everywhere: This Daily News op-ed from family defenders on why the worst way to respond to child abuse fatalities is foster-care panic. ●
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2021
This is the text of the first of two NCCPR presentations at the 2021 Kempe Center International Virtual Conference: A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare Most Court-Appointed Special Advocates programs call themselves CASA programs – as you’d expect. That’s not because they want to hurt children, of course.
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. Confidentiality: Maintaining strict confidentiality is essential. They keep their promises and follow through on commitments.
Social Work Haven
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Then, you should gather information by conducting interviews, reading books or journal articles, and talking to experts in the field. Poverty Access to health care and mental health services Inequality and discrimination Homelessness, immigration policy and refugee rights, substance abuse/addiction Child welfare and family dynamics.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
This side of the child welfare story - what happens to mothers like Alexis after their children enter the system - is seldom seen. If anyone still doubts the need to replace anonymous reporting of alleged child abuse with confidential reporting, check out this story from ProPublica. Here’s how it begins: It was 5:30 a.m.
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