Social Work Archive
Frequent foster care caseworker turnover is a plague on the child welfare system because it affects the health and well-being of children. The goal is to achieve “permanency,” which means the foster child is ultimately placed in a permanent family …
This is a theme I will be harping on for months to come. It is time for social workers to begin to flex our political muscles because not much change will happen in the pursuit of social justice until there …
How well I still remember one of the anthems of my generation: “For the times they are a changin’.” And how applicable these words continue to be, especially in our world of Child, Youth and Family Services. It seems that …
Building rapport and trust with your clients is vital to motivating change in those clients. In today’s blog post we share a strategy that is effective for meeting all three of those objectives – building rapport, gaining trust and …
By Darian Woods Lisa Mayrose knew Florida’s Department of Children & Families needed to overhaul how it investigated phone calls reporting beaten and neglected children. “We had a rash of child deaths,” Mayrose, the regional managing director of the department in …
On May 1, Children’s Rights launched its third annual Fostering the Future campaign. Each day throughout the month, CR is sharing a new #FosterTruth from someone affected by foster care. Lauren Mueller, former foster youth and current child welfare professional …
By Dr. Bonnie Cleaveland “arious debunked mental health theories continue to exert inappropriate influence over the decisions of family courts.” – Nichols (2013) We all agree we want what’s best for children. To do that, we must base our legal …
One of the surprises of this year’s National Basketball Association season is the blossoming of Stephen Curry into the league’s premier player and perhaps making the Golden State Warriors the best professional basketball team on the planet. The 27-year-old was …
by Joaquin Sapien ProPublica, May 20, 2015, 12:47 p.m. When 17-year-old Lexie Grüber first entered the Allison Gill Lodge group home for girls in Manchester, Connecticut, she said it felt less like a home than a business. Instead of family photos, …
On May 1, Children’s Rights launched its third annual Fostering the Future campaign. Each day throughout the month, CR is sharing a new #FosterTruth from someone affected by foster care. In this piece, Julius Kissinger recounts his long journey to …