podcast

A Guide Through ICWA & MIFPA

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) American Indian Well-Being Unit (formerly known as ICWA Unit), in partnership with CASCW, created a podcast series to help guide child welfare professionals through the six major provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA). Team members Carrie Owen, Richie Smith, SommerDey Rosette, and Cindi Miller guide learners through each of these provisions providing overview of legal definitions, best practices, frequently asked questions and stories.

Disability and Child Welfare Podcast Series

This four-part series features the Minnesota Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities organization and how disabilities affect child welfare and parenting.

Be@School Podcast Series

Be@School Webinar series explores school attendance, special education and how to strengthen and leverage relationships to reduce disparities in education for youth involved in county services.

Chemical and Mental Health Podcast Series

In this two-episode series, Katherine Nulicek, MSH, interviews experts from the Center for Practice Transformation and Minnesota Alternatives about harm reduction and person-centered strategies to help child welfare workers.

Theoretical Underpinnings in Child Welfare Podcast Series

This podcast series is focused on the status of managerialism, professional discretion, and evidence of resistance of workers — all aspects that impact administrators, policy makers and workers. Dr. Toft and others provide a layered introduction to neoliberalism, social work and child welfare work. In this series, you will find historical review, past and current research, in-depth analysis, and interviews with experts and professionals.

Mindfulness Mondays

Child welfare workers are often placed in the difficult position of needing to protect vulnerable children while supporting caregiver recovery.  Perhaps the old idiom, “stuck between a rock and a hard place” characterizes these dueling responsibilities.  Parents and caregivers in the grips of an addiction or struggling with mental illness need broad support to live their way into recovery, AND, children need to be protected. The work of child welfare is supporting the whole family toward health and wellness where each member has their important needs met.