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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending January 25, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Unfortunately, the federal Administration for Children and Families hasn’t quite gotten the message. For decades Britain has been imitating America’s worst practices – including massive discrimination against families where a parent has a physical or mental disability. That's certainly a step forward.

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NCCPR at the Kempe Center Conference: Attn: Family Police: Children's "well-being" is none of your damn business!

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

It’s practically the slogan of everyone in the family policing establishment, from the federal government’s Administration for Children and Families to the smallest county family police agency. Safety, permanency, well-being.” We hear family police agencies even claiming they want a “child and family well-being system.”

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When “child welfare” oppressors demand that the oppressed be nice to them, it’s just one more form of oppression

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

What this longtime administrator is saying is that the oppressed must always be nice to their oppressors. And we wound up with hideous laws like the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act. You’re shaming and blaming! That’s just another form of oppression. The result: The family preservation movement almost niced itself to death.

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6 Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

Relias

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), six key principles guide trauma-informed care. Building a trauma-informed organization and practice After integrating a trauma-informed approach into your own work, you may be ready to help others adopt this approach.

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7 Ways To Improve Your Human Services Organization

Relias

Some temporary regulatory measures that made telehealth adoption easier during the pandemic have now faded away. Offer flexibility with support For some employees, such as family caretakers and some people with disabilities , working from home constitutes a welcome accommodation to their needs.

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Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing: Strategies and Practices

Relias

According to research from Johns Hopkins University , nearly 800,000 Americans become permanently disabled or die due to a misdiagnosis every year. On the other hand, administrators who penalize their employees for making honest mistakes or calling attention to the mistakes of others stifle communication and create an unsafe environment.

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The Victoria Climbié Inquiry chair reflects on social work, 21 years on

Community Care

It has also been adopted by the Department for Education in its 2023 strategy for the sector, Stable Homes, Built on Love. Laming is very candid about his displeasure towards senior leadership about this administrative burden. “I I really don’t understand it.