child development

February 2015

Bills would redirect policymakers’ focus to child trauma, brain development, and adverse childhood experiences

By |2016-12-01T19:32:57-06:00February 20th, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Over the last week, a few bipartisan bills were introduced that would redirect the legislature's and Governor's attention to the importance of positive life experiences for young children in their policymaking. Since the last biennium, early learning and experiences have been a focal point at the legislature, what with the passing of universal all-day kindergarten [...]

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Guest Post: Letter to the Governor’s Task Force on the Protection of Children from Dr. Anne Gearity

By |2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00February 4th, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Editor's Note: Dr. Anne Gearity sent a letter to the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children on January 30, 2015, in which she urged the Task Force to consider the impact of trauma on children as the Task Force develops their final recommendations to the legislature. In her letter, Dr. Gearity includes several [...]

September 2014

Part 2—Coping with Trauma and the Impact of Insecure Relationships (Child Complex Trauma Series)

By |2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00September 23rd, 2014|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , , |

Child Complex Trauma & Good Outcomes Blog Series by Dr. Jane Gilgun The purpose of this blog series is to describe complex trauma, to show the importance of secure relationships, and to show factors associated with good social service outcomes when children have experienced complex trauma. Case materials bring the issues to life. Last week [...]

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August 2012

Presentation by Megan Gunnar from the Rudd Adoption Conference

By |2016-12-01T19:33:14-06:00August 6th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , , |

The University of Minnesota has some amazing scholars researching adoption. Here is a presentation by Megan Gunnar, Department Chair and Regents Professor at the Institute on Child Development here at the University of Minnesota, presenting a keynote address on the developing adolescent brains of post-institutionalized adopted children at the 2012 Rudd Adoption Conference, New Worlds [...]

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March 2012

Dr. Hal Grotevant discusses adoption during the teen years

By |2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 9th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

Dr. Hal Grotevant, formerly from the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota, and now Chair of the Rudd Adoption Research program at U-Mass/Amherst, was interviewed on WGBY about what adoption looks like during the adolescent years. He also discusses the upcoming conference on March 30, 2012. You can view the interview [...]

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February 2012

Special issue of CW360° as a resource for permanency and adoption workers

By |2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00February 21st, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , , |

Last week, the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare published a special edition of CW360° on using a develomental approach to child welfare practice. The publication, created in collaboration with the Center for Early Education and Development (CEED), is an incredible resource for anyone working in the areas of adoption and permanency. Understanding child [...]

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Child Development, Policy, and Practice – New CW360°

By |2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00February 10th, 2012|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , |

Last week, the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare in partnership with the Center for Early Education and Development released the winter edition of CW360° entitled: "Using a Developmental Approach in Child Welfare Practice." CW360° is a magazine-length, standalone publication which uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine a prominent issue in the field of [...]

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July 2011

The young Anishinaabe child in the context of child welfare

By |2016-12-01T19:33:22-06:00July 28th, 2011|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In light of the Summer Institute in American Indian Child Welfare held this week in Walker, MN, I thought it would be good (and relevant!) to discuss the importance of collaboration between early childhood and child welfare agencies for American Indian children. Since the majority of the speakers during this conference were from the Ojibwe [...]

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