Relias

AUGUST 12, 2023

The Federal Tort Claims Act passed in 1946, allowing citizens to sue the federal government for alleged injury caused by federal employees. In these instances, the federal government (rather than the employee) defends the claim and pays any settlements. Simply put, tort law protects people from the bad or negligent acts of others.

Clinic 52

Clinic Healthcare Confidentiality Communication 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 20, 2025

For those on it, it is alleged, this state will rely on a network of informers to plunder confidential records and spy on any mother they deem high risk. She became part of a secret docket of pregnant women singled out for intensive government monitoring. The government attempted to force her to undergo a medical procedure.

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Child Welfare Hospitals Welfare Confidentiality 137

The Guardian

JANUARY 8, 2023

Political disagreement about the role of the state, the expense of reform and our unwillingness to confront ageing are at the root of the problem A confidential No 10 memo on (not) reforming social care reads: “The prime minister agreed that this seemed the right course, but noted that careful thought needed to be given to the presentation in order (..)

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Confidentiality Government 18

Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

Social workers can work in different settings, such as schools, hospitals, non-profit organisations, government agencies, and private practice. Finally, social workers must adhere to a code of ethics and maintain client confidentiality while working with them.

Case Management 52

Case Management Social Worker Healthcare Mental Health 52

Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I’ve always felt most comfortable working with the sickest of the sick, and I have a lot of sympathy and empathy for their plight because I’ve increasingly noticed that they are most neglected by treatment providers and the government. Breakdown recommends that inpatient units that discriminate be held accountable and face consequences.

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Psychiatry Interviewing Psychiatric Schizophrenia 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 11, 2023

The most recent data are old, but they indicate more than 60% of Texas placements occur this way – and they’re not even included in the figures Texas reports to the federal government, or to the public, as entries into care. That is, the accused still won’t know who accused them but, in most cases, the family police agency will.

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Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Confidentiality 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

And it’s important to draw a distinction between that one element of government – the family police – and government as a whole. I think government can play a huge, constructive role in promoting the well-being of children. Government has a crucial role to play. I am a lifelong tax-and-spend liberal and proud of it.

Child Welfare 107

Child Welfare Domestic Violence Adoption Foster Care 107

Community Care

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Family members were commonly used instead, with implications for confidentiality. Co-author Dr Andrew Jolly attributed services’ poor practice to a lack of government guidance and the child protection system not fitting well with immigration control. Other interpreting practices included using Google Translate, the paper found.

Child Welfare 60

Child Welfare Welfare Confidentiality University 60

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Also in Texas: ● The governor signed the law described here , which partially replaces anonymous child abuse reporting with confidential reporting. The bill also curbs the abuse of "hidden foster care" - a practice Texas uses at what may be the highest rate in the country.

Adoption 66

Adoption Child Welfare Confidentiality Foster Care 66

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

ACS’ game of misdirection New York is one of 13 states in which local governments run family policing systems with some sort of state supervision. If family police agencies in these other states wanted the right to comment, they could persuade lawmakers to give it to them. But, of course, they’d rather hide.

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Child Welfare Welfare Administration Interviewing 110

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Some advocates in Maine have tried to use one data point in the federal governments annual Child Maltreatment report to justify the states ongoing foster-care panic. For those on it, it is alleged, this state will rely on a network of informers to plunder confidential records and spy on any mother they deem high risk.

Foster Care 79

Foster Care Self-harm Child Welfare Confidentiality 79

My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Whether they are state, county, or city-wide, local governments typically have departments dedicated to mental health (in many cases it will also be titled “behavioral health”). Looking in my area alone, several local organizations and the local government all have hotlines to call to provide counseling support.

Mental Health 147

Mental Health Therapist Confidentiality Psychology 147

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Sometimes one small detail from a government document tells a huge story especially when a good reporter adds a little context. Most of the attention finally being paid to these horrors has focused on institutions run directly by the government. President Biden apologized for what child welfare did to Native Americans in decades past.

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Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Domestic Violence 111

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

Even a vague reference to a client’s trauma might show up in the news and exploit confidentiality. They are experiencing new ethical challenges , including maintaining clients’ privacy and confidentiality as they work from home. 9 – Social workers were not trained to work in chronic pandemic conditions via technology from home.

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Social Worker Child Welfare Justice and Corrections Confidentiality 130

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Not cant tell you the confidentiality laws family police agencies hide behind generally are there because the agencies want them there so they can hide their failings. The same kind of wrongful removal was the focus of this story from WBTV and The Assembly. Enter Chandlers former caseworker. In other words, spend more, but spend smarter.

Adoption 109

Adoption Domestic Violence Child Welfare Government 109

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The timing can leave parents reeling and unable to contact government offices with questions or objections: If ACS conducts a removal on a Friday night, for example, a judge will not review it until Monday. KNSD-TV exposed the numerous warning signs that were ignored before Arabella was, in effect, adopted to death.

Child Welfare 109

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Adoption 109

Child Welfare Monitor

DECEMBER 2, 2024

But due to the weakness of the requirement and the federal government’s lack of enforcement, only a few states make meaningful disclosures in the wake of these horrific events, as documented in a new report. It should clarify that the CAPTA language overrides other confidentiality provisions in federal law.

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