In advance of this week's graduation of the 4th Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) cohort, former Stability, Permanency and Adoption Coordinator JaeRan Kim guest blogs on the impact of newly introduced adoption legislation. JaeRan is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Washington – Tacoma in the social work program. Until the passage of the Child [...]
The latest Legislative Task Force on Child Protection meeting on October 13, 2015, featured a presentation by several tribal child welfare leaders, representing the recommendations of 11 Tribal Nations in Minnesota. Ted Waukey, Family Preservation Supervisor with Mille Lacs Family Services, began with a historical overview of federal policy that adversely affected American Indians, pushing [...]
The Legislative Task Force on the Protection of Children is tasked with ensuring that the timelines outlined in the child protection provisions passed by the legislature in 2015 are met. October 1, 2015, was the deadline for updating the Child Maltreatment Intake, Screening and Response Path Guidelines that are to be implemented by all child [...]
As we complete the Girls' Aggression in Child Welfare blog series we would like to share with you two wonderful videos that Professor Jane Gilgun has created along with this series. Video 1: Girls Aggression in Child Welfare Caseloads Part 1: Relational & Physical Aggression Girls' aggression is a growing concern. This video shows how [...]
The Child Protection Task Force which was convened by Governor Mark Dayton made 93 recommendations which will reform aspects of the Minnesota child protection system. The Legislative Task Force on Child Protection was recently formed to review the efforts being made to implement the Governor’s Task Force recommendations. The task force convenes monthly at the [...]
In February I wrote about the Health and Human Services omnibus bills. If you've been keeping up with the goings on in the Minnesota House and Senate, you know there has been a need for consensus before moving forward with what will make it in to the final Health and Human Services appropriations bill. The [...]
AES/Sibling Project – Blog Post 1 Editor's Note: This blog series is written by Lynette Renner an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. Her research focus is family violence including intimate partner violence and child maltreatment. The goal of this blog series is to provide information and encourage discussion of [...]
The update for this week on the final recommendations from the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children is on the potential changes to what is currently known as Family Assessment. If you are reading this post, you may already be familiar with the two-track response system that currently makes up Minnesota's child protection [...]