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Maine’s child welfare ombudsman is dangerously wrong

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Maine's first child welfare ombudsman, Dean Crocker, understood the lessons from the tragic death of Logan Marr, who was taken when her family poverty was confused with "neglect" and killed in foster care. Most of all she is wrong to ignore the enormous harm of needless removal. ? That is making all Maine children less safe. ?

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

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Fong writes in The Imprint about why the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is “A Dangerous Tool in An Arbitrary System.” --And in this essay, she takes on the harm of mandatory reporting laws. And here’s part two , which explains why “permanency” is to child welfare as “creme" is to food: a fake substitute. ●

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Social worker talks about importance of self-care in self-published book

Social Work Blog

A man practices self-care by taking time to relax in nature and listen to music. Self-care is important to social workers and in fact the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics included the importance of self-care when it was updated this year. A child welfare social worker meets with her clients.

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In California, “child welfare’s” ACEs evangelists are saying the quiet part out loud

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

People were asked things like whether, as a child, they had witnessed domestic violence, whether they felt no one in their family made them feel important or special or whether they “didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you.” Or they might just call the child abuse hotline.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency. 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.