Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Disrupting Stigma: How Understanding, Empathy, and Connection Can Improve Outcomes for Families Affect by Substance Use and Mental Disorders. Online Tutorials , for Substance Use Treatment Professionals, Child Welfare Professionals and Legal Professionals.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MAY 3, 2022

Roberts discusses her book, and racism in child welfare with Marc Lamont Hill And here with Ali Velshi on MSNBC: ? It seems like a week doesn’t go by without some “child welfare” agency announcing an initiative that supposedly will make family policing kinder and gentler. Velshi refers to Prof. You can read that story here. ?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Two cases illustrate the need for those good, bipartisan "child welfare" laws the Texas Legislature has been passing lately. The story also quoted a state legislator opposed to a new Texas law that, in most cases, replaces anonymous reporting of alleged child abuse and neglect with confidential reporting.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

KDVR-TV reports on a bill that would replace anonymous reporting with confidential reporting. ● With the Indian Child Welfare Act facing a challenge before the U.S. . ● Another key problem with child abuse reporting: allowing people to report with total anonymity. That, too, is under scrutiny in Colorado.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Disrupting Stigma: How Understanding, Empathy, and Connection Can Improve Outcomes for Families Affect by Substance Use and Mental Disorders. Online Tutorials , for Substance Use Treatment Professionals, Child Welfare Professionals and Legal Professionals.

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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.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

And it touches on multiple vital issues in family policing, including the harm of the so-called Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the dangers of “predictive analytics” algorithms in “child welfare.” This case has significant implications well beyond Pittsburgh. I’ve updated our in-depth examination of the case on this blog. ?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Before the news, a note about an upcoming event: The so-called Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act neither prevents nor treats child abuse – rather it reinforces the foundations of the child welfare surveillance state. I’ve often written that what we call child abuse is not a “public health” problem – it’s a social justice problem.

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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.

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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. in contrast, passed bills to do both. You can learn more about how that happened, and the ongoing fight, at this webinar on June 29 from Narrowing the Front Door.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 6, 2023

Also pending before the New York State Legislature: A bill to replace anonymous reporting with confidential reporting. Imagine if we approached someone with uncontrolled diabetes and said, 'Listen, if your baby's born weighing 12 pounds because you have uncontrolled diabetes, you may have child welfare involvement,'" Patrick said.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MAY 30, 2023

But this time a judge was so outraged that he refused to let the agency hide its incompetence behind confidentiality. Every few years Child Trends takes on the Herculean task of trying to figure out exactly how much every state spends on “child welfare,” where that money comes from and what it’s spent on. That’s not unusual.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

There’s lots to link to, but the two journalists who know the Indian Child Welfare Act – and the case that led up to last week’s decision – best are probably Rebecca Nagle, who produced the This Land podcast about the case – she discusses the decision here – and Nancy Marie Spears of The Imprint , who wrote about the decision here.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

So the only real answer is to replace anonymous reporting with confidential reporting – as Texas has done , though too late to prevent a tragedy. --All All the caller – whoever it was – had to say to trigger an investigation was that the woman smoked marijuana in front of her child – even though marijuana is legal in New Jersey.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Another former foster youth with public policy expertise, Sixto Cancel, wrote a powerful guest essay for The New York Times – and child welfare establishment types promptly did everything they could to subvert it. How good is this? I have a blog post about the efforts at subversion. In other news: ? Hint: It’s the way they did it once before.)

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KVC

MARCH 15, 2022

Now, child welfare leader KVC Health Systems and graduate students at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas are working together to unlock the power of data analytics for the state’s most vulnerable children – those served by the child welfare system.

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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.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

APRIL 29, 2022

Child Welfare Information Gateway. Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs. Heavy investment in Maternal Home Visiting programs is the best thing we can do to prevent physical neglect in childhood and other ACEs. . Additional resources for help. Do you know your ACE score?

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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. That is almost never true.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 3, 2023

Safeguarding Children & Child Protection As a society, we have a duty to protect and promote the welfare of children and young people. It involves promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as protecting them from any kind of risk or danger. Promote the welfare and safety of children and young people 2.

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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. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker?

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 9, 2023

Darrell Wheeler is a member of NASW-NYS, and former president of NASW: President Wheeler Awarded For Social Work The New Paltz Oracle The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has inducted SUNY New Paltz President Darrell P. The Academy is a society that recognizes excellence in the fields of social work and social welfare.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2024

Moreover, maternal mental health disorders can affect the intergenerational transmission of mental health, creating a future cycle of vulnerability and suffering.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

APRIL 19, 2022

Child Welfare Information Gateway. Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs. Learn how you can help below. Volunteers are always welcome. . Additional Resources for Help . National Parent Helpline. Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline . Do you know your ACE score?

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 9, 2023

Darrell Wheeler is a member of NASW-NYS, and former president of NASW: President Wheeler Awarded For Social Work The New Paltz Oracle The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has inducted SUNY New Paltz President Darrell P. The Academy is a society that recognizes excellence in the fields of social work and social welfare.

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The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

JUNE 20, 2017

Informed consent, self-determination, privacy and confidentiality, etc. Ethical social workers' focus is expected to extend to social welfare, public participation, help in public emergencies, and into social and political action. The bread and butter of ethics question writing.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Additionally, many websites, such as the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare website, provide access to a wide range of resources related to social work. Confidentiality – Social workers should protect clients’ right to privacy by keeping confidential any information they are entrusted with.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Online mental health resources generally forbid discussion of suicide; something that someone believes to be a credible threat will result in a welfare check by law enforcement and possibly an involuntary visit to the psychiatric hospital. Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

Policy development, research, and evaluation are also areas where social workers contribute to improving social welfare systems and enhancing understanding of social issues. Finally, social workers must adhere to a code of ethics and maintain client confidentiality while working with them.

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

Key Points to Remember Before sharing information, consider the following; Seek informed voluntary consent which aligns itself with confidentiality and where this can be overruled. This is because any animal welfare concerns should be highlighted and reported. Only share information on a need to know basis with other agencies.

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Social Work Haven

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In March 1973, the panel also advised the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) (now known as the Department of Health and Human Services) to instruct the USPHS to provide all necessary medical care for the survivors of the study. It is paramount to hence adhere to the standards of conducting research.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Through a home visit, social workers seek to assess the living environment and gain insight into the family’s welfare as well as identify any potential safety risks or concerns. During this time, the social worker will assess safety risks, evaluate living conditions, and gain further insight into the family’s welfare.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

All I ask is that you keep our conversations here confidential, to respect other peoples’ privacy. I told him that unemployment payments felt like going on “welfare,” something I had been brought up to avoid at all costs. “You’re welcome just to sit with us and listen. I only have one request.” And yours, of course. Most people nodded.

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