Child Complex Trauma & Good Outcomes Blog Series by Dr. Jane Gilgun Children who experience trauma often are subject to complex trauma, which is a series of difficult life events that interfere with attachment relationships and that threaten healthy development in a range of domains, including emotional, cognitive, sexual, social, and physical1. Children learn to [...]
Over the next few weeks, we will feature guest posts from Dr. Jane Gilgun, Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. Dr. Gilgun’s research interests include how individuals (including children) overcome adversity, how violent behavior develops, and what violence means to perpetrators. Dr. Gilgun has developed several resources for the Center for [...]
The new academic year at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work begins today. A few CASCW staff members (myself included) have kindergarteners going to school for the very first time over the next two weeks, so we can relate to the "first day" experiences of our new and returning IV-E child welfare MSW [...]
Macaulay Caulkin in Home Alone. Source: TMDB (The Movie Database) This post was updated on 9-24-14 to reflect information received from Pam Orren at Hennepin County on DHS Child Maltreatment Screening Guidelines, which include practice guidelines for leaving children unsupervised. Thanks Pam! New additions to this post are underlined. —Heidi I decided to write about [...]
Screenshot of the new poster outlining Oregon's Foster Children's Bill of Rights. Source of the screenshot: Oregon DHS Oregon's 2013 Legislature passed a law requiring Oregon's Department of Human Services to establish the Foster Children's Bill of Rights. While Oregon's DHS already had in place specific rules pertaining to the rights of children and youth [...]
One of the lead child protection agencies in Australia, Barnardos Australia, has introduced a resource for children and youth in foster care: a digital "memory box" called MyStory. The purpose of the digital memory box is to give children and youth in foster care a place to store their photos, report cards, drawings, letters, and [...]
In July The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) issued the 25th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book. The KIDS COUNT Data Book takes a look at 16 indicators of well-being from 4 domains in order to observe state and national trends in child well-being. Data used are from 2012, which is the most recent [...]
Governor Mark Dayton recently signed into law the omnibus health and human services policy bill. Within this bill are a few statutory changes that essentially add up to "no smoking in foster homes/in the vicinity of children and youth in foster care." Prevention of Secondhand Smoke Exposure for Children in Foster Care The main statutory [...]
