Last week, all U of MN Twin Cities MSW 2nd year and Advanced Standing IV-E students attended 3 days of the DHS Child Welfare Foundation Training. Prior to this training, they also completed approximately 20 hours of on-line training modules. These trainings covered a wide variety of relevant topics such as family systems, child development, [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
"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 [...]
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 [...]
Hannah Burton (left) and Becky Montgomery (right) In this post, Hannah aligns her field experience with the University of Minnesota's Driven to Discover campaign. MSW Title IV-E Child Welfare Student Hannah Burton—Planning and Evaluation Intern Field Instructor Becky Montgomery, MSW—CPS Planner Field Site Ramsey County Community Human Services Department "In my field placement this year, [...]
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 [...]
