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ENTRIES INTO FOSTERCARE PER THOUSAND IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN, 2022 This is what we mean by "Child Rremoval Capital of America Of all the options for placing children torn from their homes, among the very worst are so-called shelters. First came the bill that would send caseloads skyrocketing.
More than just a dissent in an individual case, this opinion is a call to transform “childwelfare” in Michigan – and everywhere else. is a brilliant dissection of the failings of both law and practice in “childwelfare” in Michigan and pretty much everywhere else in America.
The number of ways family policing agencies (a more accurate term than “childwelfare” agencies) can hurt the children they are mandated to protect is limited only by their imagination – and, unfortunately, this is the one area where they show any imagination at all. Therapists are, of course, mandated reporters of “child abuse.”
This is especially true for children who have faced extreme circumstances such as abuse, neglect, or loss, often as part of childwelfare systems. Shelter’s professional staff provides free trauma-informed clinical care to children who have experienced trauma so they can heal, build trust, and create a path forward.
Now, childwelfare leader KVC Health Systems and graduate students at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas are working together to unlock the power of data analytics for the state’s most vulnerable children – those served by the childwelfare system.
Whether that’s a story of a fostercare caseworker noticing and meeting a child’s needs, a family reconnecting after difficult times, or a community coming together for a shared cause, life is really all about positive relationships with other people. You can win KVC swag and Amazon gift cards!
This means KVC is outperforming its peers in childwelfare and mental health, its peers in healthcare more broadly, and even most for-profit companies across all sectors. Join a values-driven team that is passionate about transforming people’s experience of childwelfare and mental health services.
Therapist : Clinical social workers provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families, addressing mental health and emotional challenges. ChildWelfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or fostercare systems.
Attention childwelfare garden partiers: The skunks have arrived Every year, the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse holds a four-day virtual extravaganza featuring more than 100 panels and speakers from around the world. They pore over reports from therapists. I’ve given several presentations.
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These stories came from youth and families we’ve served, foster or adoptive families who support our mission, and KVC team members who provide in-home family therapy and support, mental health treatment, fostercare, adoption, inpatient children’s psychiatric treatment or other life-changing services.
Often, when these parents reach out — going to the hospital for example or seeking therapy — that nurse or therapist whose trusted expertise they desperately need, is required under law to report suspected abuse or neglect in the home. As the story explains: Rodriguez’s passion for reforming DCF stems from her own experience in fostercare.
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Mental Health Parity In addition to accessibility, mental health care must be seen as health care. Just as a person knows they should see a doctor if they break their arm, so too should seeing a therapist or psychiatrist be standard practice when dealing with some form of mental or emotional distress.
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