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October 2015

What We Learned from the Sandusky Case

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00October 26th, 2015|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , |

Author: Mario Cattabiani is the Director of Communications at Ross Feller Casey- one of the law firms that helped bring justice to several of the Sandusky victims. Jerry Sandusky initially made a name for himself during the 32 years that he spent on the football coaching staff at Penn State. He also founded the Second [...]

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September 2015

Girls’ Aggression and Child Welfare Social Work: Blog 13, Systems Change Through Relationship-Based Interviews

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00September 29th, 2015|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By Jane F. Gilgun and Samantha Hirschey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA In previous blogs, we discussed relational interviews as a means of getting to know young people and building circles of trust. In this blog, we show how relational interviews can create change in systems that are punitive when young people act in [...]

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Girls’ Aggression in Child Welfare Series Final Blog: 2 New YouTube Videos on Girls’ Aggression

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00September 28th, 2015|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As we complete the Girls' Aggression in Child Welfare blog series we would like to share with you two wonderful videos that Professor Jane Gilgun has created along with this series. Video 1: Girls Aggression in Child Welfare Caseloads Part 1: Relational & Physical Aggression Girls' aggression is a growing concern. This video shows how [...]

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Girls’ Aggression and Child Welfare Social Work: Blog 12, Relationship-Based Intervention Programs

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00September 28th, 2015|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By Jane F. Gilgun and Samantha Hirschey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA There are many interventions programs for children with aggression issues. Some are school-based, some involve both schools and families, and some are primarily family-based. Some make efforts to address issues of racial disproportionality, but, for the most part, this remains an issue [...]

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Girls’ Aggression and Child Welfare Social Work: Blog 11, Group Work and Relationship-Based Practice

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00September 25th, 2015|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By Jane F. Gilgun and Samantha Hirschey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA In the previous blog, we discussed principles of relationship-based practice and relational interviews as preparation for young people to transition into group work. In this blog, we propose an approach to group work that builds on relationship-based practice and relational interviews. Through [...]

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Girls’ Aggression and Child Welfare Social Work: Blog 10, Relational Interviews and Relationship-Based Interventions

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00September 24th, 2015|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By Jane F. Gilgun and Samantha Hirschey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA In this blog, we propose a program of relationship-based interventions designed to result in a circle of trusting relationships. We show how relational interviews and relationship-based group work builds circles of trust. They can also help young people transition into more formalized [...]

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Girls’ Aggression and Child Welfare Social Work: Blog 9, Differential Assessment

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00September 23rd, 2015|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By Jane F. Gilgun and Samantha Hirschey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA In the previous blog, we considered the case of Antonia, who at nine years old had many risks for aggressive behaviors and few resources that she was using to help her build relationships of trust that would in turn help her to [...]

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Girls’ Aggression and Child Welfare Social Work: Blog 8, Antonia: A Case Study that Illustrates Executive Function and Self-Regulation

By |2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00September 22nd, 2015|Categories: Featured@CASCW|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By Jane F. Gilgun and Samantha Hirschey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA In the previous blog, we discussed girls’ aggression as executive function and self-regulation issues. In this blog, we illustrate points about executive function and self-regulation with a case study of Antonia, a young African American girl who developed prosocial behaviors through relationships [...]

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