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How equipped is children’s social work for digital safeguarding?

Community Care

Our work seeks to develop innovative ways in which children and young people can digitally and safely self-refer to children’s social care, allowing them to communicate harms and experiences in real time. Image: Dzmitry/Adobe Stock Addressing these requires policy changes and for the government to adopt a digital safeguarding approach.

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Social Worker Home Visit Checklist to Take Note Of

Social Work Haven

This is why many agencies and local authorities have adopted standardised social worker home visit checklists. Moreover, clients without internet access or a computer may struggle to effectively communicate with their case manager or other social workers, potentially leading to misunderstandings or missed opportunities for support.

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A Fatal Collision: The Opioid Epidemic and the Dismantling of Child Protection Services in Washington State

Child Welfare Monitor

As amended by KFTA, the law now requires the agency to demonstrate that removal is necessary to prevent imminent physical harm to the child due to child abuse or neglect. in determining whether removal is necessary to prevent imminent physical harm to the child due to child abuse or neglect. Has DCYF given up on protecting children?