disabilities
Parents with Disabilities in Child Welfare
Author: Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD; Mingyang Zheng, MSW
Published: July 2018
This training module, Parents with Disabilities in Child welfare, has three parts; each part is about 20 minutes. In part one, we talk about historical context and prevalence for parents with disabilities in child welfare. In part two, we talk about parents with disabilities and related policies. In part 3, we discuss social supports for parents with disabilities.
Supporting Parents with Disabilities in Clinical & Macro Practice
Authors: Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD, & Mingyang Zheng, MSW
Published: November 2019
CW360° - Spring 2013 - The Intersection of Child Welfare and Disability: Focus on Children
This issue is dedicated to exploring the issues of children with disabilities in the child welfare system, a population that is overrepresented in child welfare.
CW360° - Fall 2013 - The Intersection of Child Welfare and Disability: Focus on Parents
Continuing the exploration of the intersection of child welfare and disability, this issue focuses on the experiences of parents with disabilities and mental illness (MI) in the child welfare system.
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.