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 [...]
Caitlin blogs about interning in the adoption unit at Hennepin County. MSW Title IV-E Child Welfare Student: Caitlin Franko Field Instructor: Angie Marks Task Supervisor: Renee Gasner Field Site: Hennepin County "My internship was with Hennepin County Adoptions. Prior to interning, adoption was something that interested me but I did not know much about. I [...]
In the Supplemental Education K-12 Finance Omnibus Bill there are two provisions related to students with needs that go beyond what is provided in traditional educational settings. One of these provisions is meant to better support youth struggling with substance abuse by appropriating funding to Approved Recovery Programs, while the other regards the use of [...]
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 [...]
On Tuesday, May 6th several current IV-E students attended the CASCW Spring Conference, which looked at various aspects of well-being within child welfare. Information on the presenters as well as links to the conference handouts can be found here: http://z.umn.edu/wellbeingcw Soon we will have a link to the recorded version of this conference up on [...]
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 [...]
Maps showing the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) and the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood (SPPN).Sources: Compiled images from NAZ and Wilder Two provisions in the Senate omnibus E-12 finance bill (S.F. 767) would appropriate $600,000 each to both the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood (SPPN) and the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) for FY 2015 in order to [...]
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 [...]
