NASW to Educate Social Workers, Others About Adolescent Brain Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, has developed ...
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Legislation Introduced to Honor Former Foster Youth Lost to Corona Virus
From left: Foster youth advocate Dosha DJay Joi with a U.S. Rep. for Los Angeles Karen Bass, Rebecca Louve Yao ...
Rising Ground to Expand the Role of Foster Parents in Supporting Both the Child and Family to Speed Up Reconciliation
Rising Ground, a leading human services provider in New York City, is piloting a new practice in which parents and ...
How to Become a CASA Volunteer
Sponsored by Aurora University Children who are in the court or social service systems due to neglect or abuse are ...
New Release – ReMoved 3: Love is Never Wasted
Photo provided by Remove3: Love is Never Wasted. Kevi’s story, though fictional, allowed me to paint for you a visual ...
Reps. Bass, Marino Introduce Legislation To Develop And Enhance Kinship Navigator Programs
Earlier this week, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Congressman Tom Marino (R-Penn.), Co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, ...
Why Involving Entire Families in Child Protection Cases Can Improve the Lives of Endangered Children
By: Susan Meyers Chandler and Laurie Arial Tochiki Annually, about 435,000 children across the United States are taken away from ...
Head Start May Protect Against Foster Care Placement
Participating in Head Start may help prevent young children from being placed in foster care, finds a national study led ...
To Counter Child Abuse, Administrators and Case Workers Need Support to Implement Evidence-Based Improvements
In 2015, more than 425,000 children were placed in foster care due to incidents of abuse and neglect. But many ...
Connected Commonwealth: Programs for Kentucky Youth Aging Out
Photo Credit: Foster Youth In Action In May 2016, Anna Shobe-Wallace, program manager for Louisville Metro Community Services said, “Each ...
Scotland National Poet Encourages Looked After Children to ‘Get Write In’
Jackie Kay - Scotland's National Poet ©cc by 2.0 University of Salford Press Office Scotland's national poet, Jackie Kay, has ...
More Than 100 Foster Youth Attend Shadow Day Program On Capitol Hill
Congresswoman Karen Bass speaking to Foster Youth Representatives on Capitol Hill On May 24th, 2017, in honor of National Foster ...
It’s Grief To Me – Death, Divorce, Incarceration, Deployment and Foster Care
Every year, educators in the public education system spend roughly 180 days and approximately around 1,000 hours with our children. ...
Social Working the LGBT Child
To effectively perform social services, providers must understand where a person comes from. It is taking the time to recognize ...
The Life of a Social Worker – Interview with Freya Barrington
Freya Barrington, a highly commended Social Worker, is the author of the international bestseller Known to Social Services. This powerful ...
UTRGV Students Share Experiences During Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Program
UTRGV students Carlie Patrick (far left), a junior English/communication studies major, and Leroy Berrones Soto (second from left), a sophomore ...
Best Practices for Grief: Foster Care
Often, helping professionals in the lives of foster care youth struggle to understand the magnitude of loss a child or teen ...
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 ...
Foster Care Youth: Using Technology to Provide Support
Many social workers, other helping professionals, and foster care alumni have recognized the value in utilizing technology to support foster ...
Social Work Advocacy and Psychotropic Drugs in Foster Care
In 2008, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act required states to begin developing plans to monitor health ...
