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.

May 2014

Now accepting enrollment for the 2014-2015 PACC

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00May 19th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2014-2015 Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate program. The two cohorts for 2014-2015 will be located in the Twin Cities metro area and Marshall, MN. Successful graduates of the PACC will be listed on a searchable database where families, agencies, and other professionals can search for adoption-competent providers. The [...]

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Could adoption payments increase permanency?

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00May 9th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption assistance, guest blogger, Northstar Care for Children, permanency, Permanency & Adoption Series|

Today's guest blogger is Steve Schirlbauer The article I summarized is entitled "Adoption payment hike could get more Minnesota kids in permanent homes" written by Jeremy Olson of the Star Tribune on March 13, 2013. Description Minnesota provides monthly compensation to families providing foster care or adopting children whose birth parent’s parental rights have been [...]

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The Foster Care to Child Trafficking Pipeline

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00May 7th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: child trafficking, foster care, guest blogger, Permanency & Adoption Series, sex trafficking|

Today's guest blogger is Ashley Booker. The article “Stopping the Foster Care to Child Trafficking Pipeline” by Malika Saada Saar was posted on the Huffington Post October of 2013 (Saar, 2013). The article began with Saar sharing that most of the children being sexually exploited in the United States are children who have been involved with [...]

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When reunification leads to re-entry

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00May 6th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: guest blogger, permanency, Permanency & Adoption Series, re-entry, reunification|

Today's guest blogger is Sara Campbell. Minnesota has been proud of its success in keeping children out of foster care. It has been seen as a national leader for its relatively low population of children living in foster care. On the surface, this seems like a good thing. Unfortunately, there is a dark side. Efforts [...]

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April 2014

Exploitation and sex trafficking of foster youth

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00April 30th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: foster care, guest blogger, Permanency & Adoption Series, sex trafficking|

This post was written by Heather Thornton. Sex trafficking has rapidly become a massive human rights issue, affecting the lives of children, youth and families, both nationally and internationally. On March 25th, 2014, the Los Angeles Times published an article by writer Abby Sewell addressing the harsh reality that foster care providers and group home [...]

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Addressing racial disproportionality in child welfare

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00April 29th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: culturally responsive, guest blogger, Permanency & Adoption Series, racial disparities|

This post was written by Salma Barkad Children and Youth Services- addressing racial disproportionality in child welfare This article talked about the disproportionate number of families served in child welfare are of families of color. But relatively few strategies for helping families of color have been monitored for their impact. This article reports early findings [...]

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Re-homing in adoption

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00April 25th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, guest blogger, Permanency & Adoption Series, re-homing|

Today's guest blogger is Becky Rios. Damon Winter/The New York Times The article “When Children Are Traded” was written by Nicholas Kristof on November 20, 2013 and published in the New York Times . This short article describes an exchange or trade of adopted children, whose placement have failed in their adoptive homes. [...]

Smoke-free foster homes

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00April 23rd, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: foster care, guest blogger, Permanency & Adoption Series, smoke-free|

Today's guest blogger is Rachel Hanle. As of 2012, twenty-one states have passed laws or guidelines regulating the exposure of children in foster care homes to second-hand smoke. Because children who are in foster care are considered wards of the state, it is the state’s responsibility to provide them with living arrangements that protect and [...]

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