Today's Guest Blogger is Lea Stucci. The article that I chose was from ABC News, which aired on February 13, 2016, and was written by Joi Marie Mckenzie. It is titled, Adoption Agencies Don't Just Need Parents, They Need Volunteers. This article talks specifically about an organization in New York that needs volunteers to care [...]
Today's guest blogger is Shea Gregory This 2015 study, conducted by Sarah A. Font of the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, examines the circumstances surrounding stability of kinship placements. Using data from the state of Wisconsin, this study goes beyond exploring whether kinship care placements (KC) are more stable than non-relative foster [...]
Today's Guest Blogger is Krysta Sather The child welfare system in Minnesota has been under scrutiny since the tragic death of a young boy. Those in the child welfare system and individuals following the changes to the child welfare system in response to the media attention likely know the watchdog reporter from the Star Tribune, [...]
Today's Guest Blogger is Bethany Janson. The article I chose for our Blog Post Assignment was from The Washington Post in the “On Parenting” section on the topic of International Adoption. The article, “Is she happy? Is she loved? Remembering the girl who was almost my daughter,” written by Sharon Van Epps on November 25, 2015, [...]
Guest blogger: Kayla Hinrichs In the December 2015 article “Detectives unearth long-lost links for kids needing adoption,” reporter Erin Adler from the Star Tribune highlights a semi-recent phenomenon that expands resources for social workers searching for permanency and supportive caregivers for children within the child welfare system. This article discusses how social media and other [...]
It’s that time of year again. Spring semester at the School of Social Work means guest blog posts from students enrolled in the SW5905 Permanency in Child Welfare course. Each week, starting next week and continuing through to the end of May, we will be publishing blog posts written by students learning about permanency and [...]
Participants attend the PACC certificate program as part of a cohort, building and strengthening a network of professionals. Locations and times vary by year. The PACC program consists of: thirteen in-class sessions, two self-guided (accessing online materials) sessions, six months (18 hours) of post-training clinical case consultation and supervision, and Up to 114.5 hours of [...]
Participants attend the PACC certificate program as part of a cohort, building and strengthening a network of professionals. Locations and times vary by year. The PACC program consists of: thirteen in-class sessions, two self-guided (accessing online materials) sessions, six months (18 hours) of post-training clinical case consultation and supervision, and Up to 114.5 hours of [...]