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“Child welfare” in Indiana: the contempt of courts

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Under this model, families get a lawyer with a reasonable caseload, their own social worker, and sometimes a parent advocate who’s been through the system herself. There are so many ways to do better: One of the most effective is high-quality family defense.

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Child Protective Services in the District of Columbia: An alarming increase in incomplete investigations in FY2024

Child Welfare Monitor

by Marie Cohen This post was originally published on Child Welfare Monitor DC on December 9, 2024. Because I rarely post on that site, I am letting it expire and will include future DC-focused posts on Child Welfare Monitor. This included 19 social workers carrying 20 or more cases and five social workers carrying more than 30 cases.

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Reposting: Torn apart: A skewed portrait of child welfare in America

Child Welfare Monitor

As an illustration, I am reposting my 2022 review of Roberts’ most recent book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families–and How Abolition Can Build a Safer Worl d. child welfare system. ” Those who liked Shattered Bonds will likely love Torn Apart.

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School shootings and fentanyl overdoses: the uncounted costs of neglecting maltreated children

Child Welfare Monitor

These two young people had something in common–a long history of neglect (and sometimes abuse) by their parents and a failure to intervene by child welfare services despite multiple reports that children were in danger. And a school employee reported that Maylia missed half the school year.

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The 2025 World Social Work Day Theme & Poster

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the International Council of Social Welfare (ICSW), and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) have jointly announced the theme for the 2025 World Social Work Day: ‘Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity for Enduring Wellbeing’.

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“Child welfare” and the moral bankruptcy of social work

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Are the failures of social work really just a matter of degree? Image from Depositphotos ) Call it The Perennial Whine of the Licensed Social Worker. It crops up over and over when there’s any story about what family police agencies (a more accurate term than “child welfare” agencies) do to families. She’s an M.S.W.

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Social worker talks about importance of self-care in self-published book

Social Work Blog

Social workers dedicate their lives to helping others, including some of the most vulnerable people in our society. However, research shows members of the social work profession are more likely to experience work-related stress, burnout, and a lower quality of life compared to other professions and the general population.