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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending September 19, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

It provides astoundingly small amounts of cash or basic goods so children can stay home or return home because, guess what, they were taken, or are now trapped in foster care, because of poverty alone. It’s an excellent program – but why is it just a tiny add-on to a system built on family policing and foster care?

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The middle-class white person’s guide to dealing with a child abuse allegation

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The actual title is “What do Do If You Are Mistakenly Accused of Child Abuse in a Hospital Emergency Room.” Would she feel that way were she fighting to get her child out of foster care? Then comes a claim that, for some hospitals, is demonstrably false. The hospital contacts CPS only when staff suspect maltreatment.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 8, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The Imprint’s weekly podcast features a fascinating interview with Andrea Elliott, author of Invisible Child. ? There’s more about the failure of the current system, the racial and class bias that are built into it, and the case for abolition in this Youth Today interview with University of Pennsylvania Prof.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 1, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The researchers who wrote the article for JAMA Pediatrics debunking the whole “pandemic of child abuse” myth discuss their findings in this interview. Also: You know all those stories claiming there was an increase in hospital admissions for abusive head trauma? They were less rushed; their kids were less rushed. . …

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. This may include personal interviews, family histories, and the review of relevant documents. What other roles can social workers do?

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“The hospital staff were texting with [the child welfare agency] about the dilation of her cervix”

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The department also allegedly sought a court order for the hospital to perform a caesarean section while the mother was in labor, all without A.V.s The hospital staff were texting with DCF about the dilation of her cervix, senior ACLU staff attorney Harrison Stark said in an interview. Unbeknownst to A.V.,

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

I am completing my field education at Natchaug Hospital in an outpatient program for older adults experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders. My current internship has provided me with so many opportunities to meet with community partners, learn how to use anticipatory empathy, and practice motivational interviewing.

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