Parenting Practice or Policy & Procedure Mandate? Understanding the Impact of Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care on Birth and Previously Adopted Children in Foster, Adoptive, & Kinship Families Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 28, Number 2 By Eshele Williams, PsyD, LMFT In social services, we are making a valiant effort to shift to a
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 28, Number 2 by Jennifer Michael Entering the child welfare system as a potential foster and adoptive parent is like entering the world’s largest Department of Motor Vehicles—the forms are endless, the lines are long, and you never know when your number will be called—according to the opening scene of The
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 28, Number 2 by Stacie Tao and Julie Collins CWLA’s Standards of Excellence: Raising the Bar for Children, Families, and Communities (CWLA National Blueprint) details numerous standards that aim to address best practices and policies for all children. The National Blueprint highlights the need for trauma-informed engagement and approaches, mental health
Join us on Tuesday, February 25th, for our next CWLA Social Media Day of Action! Tuesday, February 25th marks one month from the beginning of CWLA’s 2020 National Conference: 100th Anniversary Year. As we approach this centennial milestone, you can help us spread the word via your social media pages! It’s easy — and fun — to participate. Here are a few
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 28, Number 1 by Emily Shenk Flory When Jason and Nikki Bays became foster parents in 2014, they knew the experience would be challenging. What they didn’t expect was the mass of notes, emails, and paperwork they would accumulate while trying to document the experiences of four children over several years.
by Jo Dee Gottlieb, Todd Davies, and Shanen Wright America’s opioid epidemic has permeated into almost every corner of the country. As with epidemics of the past, children are the most vulnerable to the detrimental health effects brought about by widespread drug use. This is most severe in West Virginia, which has the highest incidence
These two special issues of Child Welfare revisit the topic of the intersection of immigration and child welfare 13 years after the journal’s first issue on this subject. Much progress has been made in the past decade in generating and disseminating knowledge and best practices surrounding the complex challenges of children and families who are
From our essay collection Child Maltreatment in Insular and Isolated Communities Editors: Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America; Julie Collins, Child Welfare League of America; Rachel Adams, Child Welfare League of America; Debra Schilling Wolfe, Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research, University of Pennsylvania; John L. Jackson, Jr., School of Social Policy & Practice, University
From our essay collection Child Maltreatment in Insular and Isolated Communities. View the Table of Contents here. Editors: Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America; Julie Collins, Child Welfare League of America; Rachel Adams, Child Welfare League of America; Debra Schilling Wolfe, Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research, University of Pennsylvania; John L. Jackson, Jr., School
Rutgers University's Center on Violence Against Women and Children Trains Social Workers with a Focus on Domestic Violence by Catie Buttner The Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) has a clear mission: to eliminate all forms of violence against women and children and to address the power imbalances that permit them. This challenging
