Stability, Permanency, and Adoption

The Stability, Permanency, and Adoption (SPA) Blog was developed by CASCW as a way to inform child welfare professionals and others about practice, research, and policy issues regarding permanency and adoption of children and youth.

November 2011

Launch of Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate

By |2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 3rd, 2011|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: |

On November 1, 2011, in conjunction with National Adoption Month, a press conference was held at the School of Social Work to kick-off the start of the first year of the Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate. Guest speakers included Commissioner of the MN Department of Human Services Lucinda Jesson, CASCW Executive Director Traci LaLiberte, PACC [...]

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New adoption legislation – Every Child Deserves a Family Act

By |2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 2nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol, Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , |

Last Friday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced plans to introduce the Every Child Deserves A Family Act, an anti-discrimination bill that would prohibit child welfare agencies receiving federal assistance from discriminating against prospective foster or adoptive parents based solely on sexual orientation, gender identity and/or marital status. In addition, this bill would prohibit agencies from [...]

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