NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
A “scholar” who insists there is little or no racial bias in child welfare writes a “predictive analytics” algorithm for the State of California. Somehow, the contract to write a so-called “independent ethics review” of the algorithm is given to another “scholar” who also insists there is little or no racial bias in child welfare.
Famcare
OCTOBER 9, 2022
For those working in child services, an understanding of family situations is vital in being able to help improve child welfare. Fortunately for those agencies, utilizing the right social services software can help streamline processes and effectively “humanize” the various situations.
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Famcare
MARCH 16, 2023
And today’s caseworkers can most effectively address this with the right social services software. Children deprived of a safe, nurturing family environment are entitled to special protection, assistance and alternative care.
Shelter, Inc
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
The harsh reality is not all children are represented equally in the child welfare system, nor do they have equal outcomes. Yet, study after study show child abuse and neglect is lower in Black families than white families. When we do that, we will have made huge strides toward making the child welfare system fair for all.
Famcare
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
In 1998, a consortium of child welfare agencies in Missouri were researching the market for web based, social services case management software. When their search turned up empty.they hired a firm to create it for them. A few months later in the spring of 1998, FAMCare was born.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 26, 2024
There are two very important things to know about the process by which a child welfare agency removes a child from a parent and places that child with some other kinship caregiver. And that assumes the child will even come home. Kinship foster care cushions the blow, but the harm of removal is still present.
Teaching & Learning in Social Work
MARCH 29, 2024
MSW, is a clinical associate professor at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. He researches technology and child welfare and enjoys integrating emerging technologies in the classroom and as a field instructor. LCSW, is a tech consultant for universities, social work departments, and social work agencies.
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