NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

From the story: The Hackneys, who have developmental disabilities, are struggling to understand how taking their daughter to the hospital when she refused to eat could be seen as so neglectful that she’d need to be taken from her home. The co-author of the Allegheny County algorithm, Emily Putnam-Hornstein, has a disturbing track record.

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Child Welfare Disability Welfare Self-harm 76

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency. 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.

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Social Worker Treatment Planning Interventional Justice and Corrections 95

Community Care

APRIL 28, 2022

A lack of oversight caused by frequent changes of social worker led to a toddler suffering significant harm, a case review has found. Community Care Inform Children subscribers can improve their skills and knowledge on neglect by accessing our knowledge and practice hub on the topic , last updated in 2021. Improve your neglect skills.

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Social Worker Self-harm Interventional Consultation 60

KVC

APRIL 10, 2023

Here are the most common types of child abuse: Emotional abuse: Mental or emotional abuse typically aims to impact a child’s well-being, self-esteem and self-worth. Physical injuries without an explanation or with an unconvincing story about its occurrence may indicate intentional harm to a child. Behavioral changes.

Self-harm 52

Self-harm Advocacy Foster Care Mental Health 52

University of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2022

This scholarship was established in memory of Donna Millette-Fridge by the School of Social Work in recognition of her commitment to helping the mentally ill become self-sufficient. Many of the clients were recently hospitalized and are adjusting to being back in the community. Donna Millette-Fridge Scholarship.

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Criminal Justice Schools Mental Health Social Worker 98

Child Welfare Monitor

APRIL 11, 2025

It had two components: early identification (at the birthing hospital) of families with newborns at risk of child abuse and neglect and home visiting by trained paraprofessionals for those families classified as at-risk who agreed to participate. Self-report is generally frowned upon as a measure of child maltreatment, for obvious reasons.

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Child Welfare Monitor

JANUARY 13, 2025

On August 24, 2024, the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) proudly announced in a press statement that it had reduced the number of children in out-of-home care by nearly half since 2018. Specifically, the number of children in foster care had fallen from 9,171 in 2018 to 4,971 as of August 14, 2024.

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