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 [...]
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 [...]
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. Last week [...]
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 [...]
This post is in response to the Star Tribune opinion article written by Joanna Woolman and the comments that followed Ms. Woolman's article. A version of this blog post has been submitted to the Star Tribune as a commentary. This post was edited at 3:29 PM, 9/12/14, to clarify current DHS policy. I appreciate Joanna [...]
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 [...]
On Tuesday, Sept 2nd, classes officially began at the University of Minnesota. On that day, the 2014-15 MSW Child Welfare Hennepin County Cohort began their orientation for their field placements at the Health and Human Services building in downtown Minneapolis. This year, we have 7 IV-E MSW students interning within Hennepin County in the following [...]
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 [...]
