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About Heidi Ombisa Skallet

Heidi Ombisa Skallet, MSW, LISW, was the Outreach Coordinator at CASCW from 2011-2015. She received her Master of Social Work degree in Community Practice & Child Welfare from the University of Minnesota in 2011. Her areas of interest include child welfare systems reform, Indian child welfare, family & economic policy, early childhood policy, and international social work policies & practices.

March 2015

The Family Assessment Workgroup’s Proposed Final Recommendations & Key Discussion Points

By |2016-12-01T19:32:57-06:00March 11th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , |

In preparation for this Friday's meeting of the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children, I'd like to highlight each workgroup's proposed final recommendations (based on the February 27 Task Force meeting). On Friday the Task Force will meet to finalize the final recommendations. This post will focus specifically on the Family Assessment/Adequacy of [...]

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Two Task Force recommendations nearer to becoming Minnesota law

By |2015-03-02T16:15:55-06:00March 2nd, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , |

On Monday, February 23, House File 8 was passed out of the House by a unanimous floor vote (130-0) and sent to the Senate. Today the Senate Rules and Administration committee substituted HF 8 for its companion, SF 807, and HF 8 was given a second reading. Per the Senate lawmaking process, HF 8 will [...]

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February 2015

Intervention with youth dually involved in child welfare and juvenile justice systems (Crossover Youth Series)

By |2016-12-01T19:32:57-06:00February 24th, 2015|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , |

Crossover Youth Series Written by Wendy Haight, PhD, Gamble-Skogmo Chair In our first blog post, we described crossover youth and why we should be especially concerned about their well being. The goal of this blog post is to describe an innovative intervention to correct the developmental trajectories of youth dually-involved with child welfare and juvenile [...]

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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: CASCW at the Capitol|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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Child protection provisions expedited in House and Senate

By |2015-02-19T16:31:56-06:00February 19th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , |

Senator Kathy Sheran discussing the DE amendment for SF 807 during the Feb. 18, 2015, hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Human Services and Housing. Source: Senate Media Services webcast (screenshot) Two of the initial recommendations from the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children are the focus of the delete-everything (DE) amendments [...]

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Recap of the February 13 child protection task force meeting, plus draft recommendations from the Family Assessment workgroup

By |2016-12-01T19:32:57-06:00February 17th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , |

Dr. Traci LaLiberte presenting at the Feb. 13, 2015, meeting of the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children. Source: Heidi Ombisa Skallet/CASCW The Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children met last Friday, Feb. 13, in St. Paul. Two of the workgroups also met that day, though I was only able to [...]

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New DHS bulletin provides interim child safety practice guidance

By |2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00February 11th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , |

Last month Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Lucinda Jesson stated that DHS would soon be providing practice guidance on child protection screening, track assignment, and other practice issues based on initial recommendations from the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children. On Thursday, Feb. 5, this guidance was issued in the form [...]

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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: CASCW at the Capitol|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 [...]

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