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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.

October 2014

News from CASCW: October eUpdate

By |2014-10-09T14:53:40-05:00October 9th, 2014|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: |

Our October eUpdate is now available. Topics include child protection in the media, new research study findings, experiential learning for our MSW Title IV-E child welfare students, and an update on our upcoming Winter 2015 issue of CW360°. View the October eUpdate: http://eepurl.com/4_Z9L To subscribe to our eUpdates and other email updates, visit http://z.umn.edu/cwupdate.

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New Minn-LInK Brief Focuses on Academic Achievement of Youth in the 4-H Program

By |2014-10-06T13:36:19-05:00October 8th, 2014|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , |

A Minn-LInK study conducted in partnership with the University of Minnesota Extension Youth Development on the Minnesota 4-H program is the subject of Minn-LInK's newest brief. This study sought to understand the influence of 4-H participation on youths' academic outcomes. The following questions were addressed: Do youth who participate in Minnesota’s 4-H program outperform matched [...]

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Part 4—Factors Associated with Good Outcomes (Child Complex Trauma Series)

By |2016-12-01T19:32:59-06:00October 7th, 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. My post [...]

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Governor names individuals to Task Force on the Protection of Children

By |2014-10-06T13:35:12-05:00October 6th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , |

"The abuse of any child in Minnesota is one child too many. No child should have to suffer from the violence or neglect of a family member or other adult. I look forward to the recommendations of this new Task Force, and I urge the Legislature to act on them in January." —Governor Dayton On [...]

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September 2014

Part 3—A Case Study Involving Complex Trauma (Child Complex Trauma Series)

By |2016-12-01T19:33:00-06:00September 30th, 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. The last [...]

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Child Protection Screening in Minnesota: The 2014 Law

By |2014-09-26T15:01:46-05:00September 26th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , |

During the last legislative session in Minnesota, the legislature passed a bill that included provisions related to child protection screening. This bill was signed into law by Governor Mark Dayton on May 21, 2014. The screening provisions within this bill were a response to the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) 2012 report on child [...]

Contribute to research on social media use in child welfare

By |2014-09-23T21:22:42-05:00September 24th, 2014|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: |

Our colleague at the Department of Social Work, College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines, University of North Dakota is conducting research on social media use in child welfare. Dr. Melanie Sage's survey is open to child welfare administrators, workers, and interns. The survey will close this Friday, September 26, so if you haven't yet responded [...]

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Minnesota’s child protection system will be a “hot topic” during the next legislative session

By |2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00September 23rd, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Governor Mark Dayton announcing an executive order regarding Minnesota's child protection system. Source: Tom Scheck/MPR News Over the last few months the Star Tribune and other media outlets have put Minnesota's child protection system in the spotlight, highlighting concerns surrounding the low screen-in rates of reports of alleged child maltreatment as well as the death [...]

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