Child Welfare and Psychotropic Drug Monitoring: The Role for Social Workers
Psychotropic treatments for children in foster care can be appropriate, but this form of therapy requires considerable oversight and advocacy...
Heather Williamson, LMSW, is a clinical specialist for a state agency. She has worked in the private sector as a neuropsychometrician, as well as previous work experience in psychiatric settings. These have provided a unique perspective as a social work practitioner now working in a public agency, particularly with regard to prescription monitoring and oversight.
Psychotropic treatments for children in foster care can be appropriate, but this form of therapy requires considerable oversight and advocacy...
In 2008, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act required states to begin developing plans to monitor health...
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