Tag: foster care

Current news events seem to be rife with stories relevant to social work while continuing to highlight our lack of ...

Recently, a colleague of mine came to me for advice on addressing a very tough question from a child: Why ...

Many people struggle with a fear of abandonment. Losing an emotional attachment can be very traumatizing to anyone. If you ...

In cases involving undocumented parents and U.S. citizen-children, the child welfare system often has little power to ensure family preservation. ...

Possibly one of the few things more challenging than being a teenage parent is being a teenage parent in foster ...

Once a young person turns 18 and leaves the foster care system, they should be ready to do what other ...

Ever wonder why people are not clamoring to build a better abacus?  Most people wouldn't know how to use an ...

A news story regarding abuse animal recently resulted in thousands of dollars in donations. The community was appropriately outraged when ...

Children from adversity is a term often used to describe children who have experienced childhood traumas, abuse, and/or stressful conditions ...

The inspiration for this article is the result of a recently published article: "'Crack baby' study ends with unexpected but ...

Ones' opinion regarding the field of child welfare is largely influenced by what they have read or viewed in the ...

The Jim Casey Foundation’s Youth Opportunities Initiative is the force behind the research on this invaluable topic. The Foundation designated ...