CHILDREN’S VOICE
International Social Service and the Origins of Cross-Border Case Work
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 29, Number 1 by Felicity Sackville Northcott and Elaine Weisman In 1924, a group of social workers sat down and resolved “…that skilled case work service to families in trouble…should
Therapeutic Court: A Different Approach to Dependency Cases
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 28, Number 2 By Daniel Lieberman and Mary Quinlan The judge takes the bench, gazing down at the victim. The lawyers are all sitting in their proper positions, readying themselves for
Building the Bridge: Parent Partner Coordinators Help Close the Gap between Parents and Child Welfare
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 28, Number 1 by Sarah Vogelsong Sara Owen knows what it’s like to be on the front lines of child welfare work—and that until both sides step out of
A Home Amid Crisis: The Keeping Families Together Program Model
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 27, Number 1 by Jennifer Michael Every family needs a roof over its head. But what if poverty, substance use, or struggles with mental health issues imperil a family’s
Home Room: Southern California’s School on Wheels Rolls out Educational Opportunity for Youth who are Homeless
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 26, Number 1 by Courtney Fee “They are children who will often have no opportunity for Head Start. Many will wait for months before they are assigned to public
Discovering Cuba
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 25, Number 1 by Todd A. Landry In late September 2015, CWLA CEO Christine James- Brown led a delegation of 11 member organizations on an information-sharing trip to Cuba,
Improving Practice with LGBT Youth and Families
Published in Children's Voice, Volume 24, Number 1 by Colette Tobias Increasingly, child welfare professionals are paying attention to the unique needs and challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. Numerous resources
Fostering Sibling Connections: The Sibling Bill of Rights and Grassroots Advocacy
Published in Children's Voice, Volume 22, Number 1 by Nicole Thieman Lynn Price knows firsthand the importance of maintaining sibling relationships for children in foster care. Price was separated from her sister until the age
Transforming Responsible Fatherhood Practice and Policy
Featured Article: Transforming Responsible Fatherhood Practice and Policy: Bringing Scalability, Sustainability, and Measurability to Father Involvement and Family Strengthening Published in Children's Voice, Volume 23, Number 1, by Kirk E. Harris and David Metler In
Raising Better Parents: Advice from a 16-Year-Old
Featured Article: This article is the first in a series by writer Michael Wriston. Published in Volume 22, Number 2 by Michael Wriston Several years ago, when my oldest son (who is now a medical doctor) had
Mott Haven Academy Charter
Featured Article: Growing a Culture within the Foster Care System Published in Volume 21, Number 1 by Laural Hobbes Studies indicate that on average, a child in the foster care system will trail behind his or her
A Decade to Decriminalize Status Offenses in the Commonwealth
Featured Article: Massachusetts works toward CHINS reform Published in Volume 21, Number 2 by Erin G. Bradley In 1974, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts laid out plans to decriminalize four categories of juvenile offenses--failure to obey the commands
Reading, Writing, and Arugula
Featured Article: The expanding role of schools in child nutrition Published iPublished in January/February, 2011 by Amber Healy When President Barack Obama signed the $4.5 billion Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law on December 13, he may
Universities as Community Partners in Child Welfare
Featured Article: How child welfare can benefit from school partnerships Published in March/April, 2011 by Dana Burdnell Wilson and Belinda Smith As the child welfare community establishes and maintains partnerships with universities in service to vulnerable children
The Charter Approach
Featured Article: Philadelphia's educational experiment Published in May/June, 2011 by Laural Hobbes Arise Academy students James Mills, Shaliyah Robinson-Battle, Shaleekqua Williams, and Martin Hicks. This June, the 17 students of Arise Academy’s graduating class will
Happily Ever After
Featured Article: Evidence for and models of postadoption services to help families succeed Published in January/February, 2010 by Meghan Williams The Colorado Post-Adoption Resources Center, a public-private partnership, includes a day for adoptive families to get a
Keeping the Faith
Featured Article: Collaborations between faith-based organizations and child welfare help kids in need Published in Fall/Winter, 2011 by Jennifer Michael When youth from the foster care system visit the recreation center at Mariners Church for the first time, they
What Early Education Can Teach Child Welfare
Featured Article: Lessons about starting services early, parenting with parents, finding skilled workers, and measuring outcomes Published in January/February, 2010 by Meghan Williams The early education and child welfare systems have much in common: an ongoing challenge of reconciling
Reducing Restraint and Seclusion
Featured Article: How to implement organizational change Published in March/April, 2010 by Beth Caldwell and Janice LeBel Solomon, a sensitive 16-year-old, nervously held the microphone and began to offer his advice in a low voice and somber
Q&A with Jimmy Wayne
Featured Article:Foster child turned country music star walks across America to raise awareness for Homeless Youth Published in May/June, 2010 by Emily Shenk Jimmy Wayne, a 37-year-old rising country music star, didn't always have a spotlight shining over him.
Babies Behind Bars
Featured Article: Nurseries for incarcerated mothers and their children he Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, West Virginia, has been glamorized by the famous: Tokyo Rose, Billie Holiday, Squeaky Fromme, and recently, Martha Stewart. But to me,
Empowering Older Youth
Featured Article: Advocacy groups help youth turn their experiences into expertise Published in September/October, 2010 by Erin Borg he facts are these: more than 25,000 children age out of the foster care system each year. Of these, 25% don't
Social Workers Who Adopt
Featured Article: How can adoption fit into a social worker's personal life without overlapping with his or her professional career? By Jennifer Michael and Madeleine Goldstein Last fall, Tara Moser bumped into another social worker at
A Rural Miracle of Adoption
Featured Article: How one small community found families for 82 Texas foster children By Kathleen Belanger Diann Sparks was the first parent from the Bennett Chapel community to adopt from the foster care system. Her sons
Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress
Featured Article: Emerging approaches in child welfare By Julie Collins I thought I was doing well as a child welfare supervisor of one of the highest-risk areas in Ottawa, Canada. But that changed when I began