Today's guest blogger is Tyler Gustafson. In 2010, the Chicago Tribune told the story of an adoption that speaks to the fears of many parents who are contemplating adoption. In the article Adoption Interrupted, a story is told of a loving family, the Gertzes, who seem to have all the right resources, and adopt a [...]
By guest blogger Nicole DuRoche. “Adoption in the child welfare system — A cross-country analysis of child welfare workers' recommendations for or against adoption” was written by Marit Skivenes and Øyvind Samnøy Tefre of Bergen University College of Norway’s Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, and was published in Children and Youth Services Review on [...]
This week, several MSW Child Welfare students, most of whom are currently interning at Hennepin County in child protection and child welfare units, toured St. Joseph's Home for Children in Minneapolis. Many of the current students have worked with children who have stayed at St. Joseph's when they were removed from their homes due to [...]
Today's guest blogger is Kelly Healey. Ontario’s Most Vulnerable Children Kept In the Shadows was featured in the Toronto Star on December 12, 2014. It was co-written by Sandro Contenta, Laurie Monsebraaten and Jim Rankin. The article asserts that “Ontario’s child welfare system lacks accountability and transparency” (p.1) and is in need of significant systematic [...]
Last month, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced the Supporting Adoptive Families Act (S. 369), "A bill to enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services." The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance, where it awaits a hearing. (For an easy-to-read version of the bill's full text, see Text of the Supporting Adoptive Families Act [...]
In preparation for this Friday’s meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on the Protection of Children, I’d like to highlight each workgroup’s proposed final recommendations (based on the February 27 Task Force meeting). On Friday the Task Force will meet to finalize the final recommendations. This post will focus specifically on the Screening and Transparency [...]
In preparation for this Friday's meeting of the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children, I'd like to highlight each workgroup's proposed final recommendations (based on the February 27 Task Force meeting). On Friday the Task Force will meet to finalize the final recommendations. This post will focus specifically on the Family Assessment/Adequacy of [...]
Today's guest blogger is Christi Anderson. Recent racial incidents and tensions like Travyon Martin, Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO and Eric Garner in New York City, have caused white evangelicals who have adopted transracially to experience these events in a much more personal way than ever before. In an article published in the Washington Post [...]
