Community Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Sector bodies have heavily criticised the government’s provision of one-fifth of the resources called for by the care review to reform social care in its response today. ” Children in care and young care leavers’ charity Become also responded similarly. Today’s announcement does not provide that.”

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Domestic Violence Government Social Worker Consultation 264

Community Care

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Hierarchy of support Overall, it found that authorities were most likely to support to family and friends foster carers, followed by carers with a special guardianship order (SGO) for the child and then those with a child arrangements order or residence order (CAO/RO) giving them parental responsibility. ” . ”

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Foster Care Government Interventional Interviewing 254

Community Care

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The consultations close on 11 May, 2023. Social worker pay : The DfE has rejected the care review recommendation for national pay scales for social workers on the grounds that this risked destabilising the local government pay system for insufficient benefit. A report proposing reforms to agency social work.

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Consultation Social Worker Foster Care Government 199

Community Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

There was also recognition for the former chief executive of social work charity Frontline, Josh MacAlister, who recently led a government-commissioned review of children’s social care. ‘Believe in yourself’ An MBE was also awarded to social care consultant, and expert by experience, Jak Savage.

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Social Worker Disability Foster Care Government 255

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

They hauled the family into court and threatened to throw the children into foster care. In fact, a major study found that even when children really are born with cocaine in their systems, such children still do better in their own homes than when placed in foster care. ●

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Foster Care Hospitals Human Services Child Welfare 112

Community Care

MAY 3, 2022

There are twice as many children in kinship care in the UK than there are in foster care, yet this type of care remains largely invisible – to the public and policymakers, but often to professionals too. But to achieve this there needs to be a strategic plan to develop properly resourced kinship care services.

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Adoption Social Worker Foster Care Healthcare 307

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 27, 2022

And, precisely because most cases we think of when we hear the words “child abuse” are nothing like the horror stories and far more like the case of Logan Marr, the data show that, almost always, family preservation is safer than foster care. You can read about those data here and here. See above for the links.) Source: U.S.

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Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Interviewing 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Fong asks in a commentary for the Hartford Courant if the head of the state’s family police agency will make sure there’s no foster-care panic. She writes: DCF has expressed a commitment to keeping families together, and has worked, impressively, to decrease foster care caseloads and refer families to community supports.

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Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Adoption 103

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Would she feel that way were she fighting to get her child out of foster care? This is a judgment call to quickly consult an attorney about. And with extremely rare exceptions, the government isn’t going to provide one, either. Two trips to the E.R. in a week, and one required a child to get stitches? Emphasis added.]

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Child Welfare Interviewing Foster Care 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

During that period, state, local, federal government and neighbors stepped in. And in Illinois, a family is suing after their children were thrown into foster care for more than a year, all because of a false allegation from a doctor who allegedly was retaliating because she felt offended and embarrassed by the father. ?

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Child Welfare Welfare Adoption Foster Care 76

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

An excellent story in The Imprint reveals that, after extensive consultation with an impressive and diverse group of people, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has pulled the plug. This would be an overreach in the roles and responsibilities of a government agency. Putnam-Hornstein’s own extremism is well-documented.

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Medicaid 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MAY 23, 2023

The timing can leave parents reeling and unable to contact government offices with questions or objections: If ACS conducts a removal on a Friday night, for example, a judge will not review it until Monday.

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Child Welfare Welfare Adoption Administration 40

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. Therapist : Clinical social workers provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families, addressing mental health and emotional challenges.

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Social Worker Treatment Planning Justice and Corrections Interventional 95

University of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2022

Upon graduation, my goal is to work with The Department of Children and Families and continue to work with children in foster care and help aid sibling reunification. I hope to positively impact the field of social work by supporting, advocating, and empowering members in the community. Awards Rollin Williams/Y.C.

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Criminal Justice Schools Social Worker Mental Health 98