Featured@CASCW

Featured@CASCW features blog posts from CASCW staff on news and and other updates, as well as guest bloggers on research updates and perspectives from the field.

Interested in submitting a guest blog post to Featured@CASCW? Email the blog editor, Stacy Gehringer, at gehr0086@umn.edu for our guest blogger policy and guidelines.

October 2014

Just Released: Training Video for Social Service Professionals and Organizations Working with American Indian Communities

By |2016-12-01T19:32:59-06:00October 16th, 2014|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , |

The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) and the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW), in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, announce the release of The Relational Worldview: A Tribal and Cultural Framework for Improving Child Welfare Outcomes, a two-set training video for professionals and organizations working with American Indian [...]

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Part 5—Discussion (Child Complex Trauma Series)

By |2016-12-01T19:32:59-06:00October 14th, 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. Key factors [...]

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Are Open Enrollment Policies the Answer to the Achievement Gap Among CPS-Involved Students?

By |2014-10-09T15:21:33-05:00October 13th, 2014|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , |

Our new Minn-LInK brief goes over findings in a study that assessed how students involved in child protection use Minnesota's Open Enrollment policy ("School Choice") and what impact, if any, this policy has on students' math and reading achievements. Open Enrollment policies are developed to give students access to educational settings and opportunities that may [...]

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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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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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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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