Foster Care – Doing It Right Is Part of the Deal!
“Over the next 10 months, Jake and his brother were moved 11 times, sometimes in short succession.” This quote is ...
Tag: Child Protection
Scapgoating Social Work Again
British Education Secretary Nicky Morgan's proposed reform of UK social work training in the light of the Rotherham and Manchester ...
Is Saying Victim Failed to Protect Children Another Form of Victim Blaming
A mother finds herself in a domestically violent relationship and she has children. Child Protective Services (CPS) becomes involved and ...
The Adrian Peterson Case: Do Culture and Religion Matter?
While the media seems largely focused on the fact that the Minnesota Vikings finally decided to bench its star running ...
Significant Harm and Children in Need
In the UK, 89,528 social workers are getting ready to re-register with the regulator for the protected title of social ...
The Rule of Optimism
I have recently been reading the work of Brandon et al., (2012) on learning from Serious Case Reviews in the ...
Should Kids Have to Keep Themselves Safe?
Recently, Violence Free Waitakere (VFW), in West Auckland NZ, launched "'Jade Speaks Up', a new multimedia resource to help keep ...
History Really Does Matter in Child Protection
It was several years ago that I was watching the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation program, The Fifth Estate, and its story ...
Child Protection: The Cases You Live With
My first case as a social worker involved child abuse, and the father of an infant had inflicted a spiral ...
Boy Held Captive Teaches Us About Good Child Protection Practice
Canadian media have been covering the story of a 10 year old boy who was rescued by child protection workers ...
Where is the Voice of the Child?
Jeffrey Baldwin A few months ago, I conducted a survey of just under 50 lawyers who represent children in the ...
Austerity Cuts Force UK Child Protection Authorities to Raise Thresholds for Abuse
The latest report findings from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) will come as no surprise ...
Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care Epidemic
Possibly one of the few things more challenging than being a teenage parent is being a teenage parent in foster ...
Happy World Social Work Day 2014: A Profession To Be Proud Of
Celebrating Social Work may seem like a pointless exercise, or even more cynically, a desperate attempt to save Social Work’s ...
Milton Hershey School: Interview with Ric Fouad
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview F. Frederic Fouad who is an attorney for a Japanese commercial law practice, ...
Is My Child Safe Walking To School Alone?
Dangers of a Cross Walk Of course, the ideal situation would be for every mom to be able to personally ...
Confidentiality Policies that Hurt Children in Child Welfare Protection Cases
A news story regarding abuse animal recently resulted in thousands of dollars in donations. The community was appropriately outraged when ...
Tell Your Story or Someone Else Will: Child Welfare’s PR Problem
Ones' opinion regarding the field of child welfare is largely influenced by what they have read or viewed in the ...
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Ending the Therapeutic Relationship: Creative Termination Activities
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What Feelings Are In Your Heart: An Art Therapy Exercise for Kids
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The Biopsychosocial Perspective to Mental Health and Illness
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Fast and Furious Star Paul Walker Died During Charity Event for Philippines Typhoon Victims
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My Journey as a Teacher and the Future of Education
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