Child Welfare Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

States had other sources of federal reimbursement for these programs, such as Title IV-B, the Social Services Block Grant, and TANF. But above all, these services were funded by Medicaid, a federal entitlement program that receives the same federal match as Title IV-E. What could Congress have done instead?

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Child Welfare Medicaid Foster Care Welfare 196

Social Work Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The report also indicates the preference for a master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program for anyone serving as a director of social services in a nursing home. (NASEM report , p. 511; recommendations , p. 3, item 2b).

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Nursing Home Medicare Psychosocial Medicaid 143

Child Welfare Monitor

JULY 8, 2024

Both require case management, but instead of the cost of room and board for foster youth, providing in-home services usually involve referring parents to mental health and drug treatment services often funded by Medicaid or paying for parenting support programs that cost less than foster care. (Of

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Foster Care Child Welfare Welfare Substance Abuse 130

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A document from the California Department of Social Services indicates the agency was appropriately appalled by the “ethics review.” An excellent story in The Imprint reveals that, after extensive consultation with an impressive and diverse group of people, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has pulled the plug.

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Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care University 98

Brightpoint

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Using a “Parents as Teachers” model, our social workers support parents with everything from prenatal education to building parenting skills. By meeting families where they are we can remove barriers to accessing essential social services for our most vulnerable families.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Interventional Disability Social Worker 52

Brightpoint

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Using a “Parents as Teachers” model, our social workers support parents with everything from prenatal education to building parenting skills. By meeting families where they are we can remove barriers to accessing essential social services for our most vulnerable families.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Interventional Disability Social Worker 52

Beyond Advocacy

MAY 2, 2023

Most are insured through Medicaid, which excludes a wide range of mental health treatments such as art therapy, music therapy, yoga therapy, and equine therapy, readily available to higher-income households. Medicaid generally limits treatment to talk therapy, which simply does not work for many experiencing foster care.

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Mental Health Medicaid Foster Care Schizophrenia 52