CASCW at the Capitol

CASCW at the Capitol, our child welfare policy blog, was developed as a way to disseminate relevant child welfare-related policy information to child welfare practitioners and supervisors.

December 2014

Training & Supervision Workgroup Preliminary Recommendations (Updated)

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00December 31st, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, CPS Task Force, supervision, Training|

Updated Jan. 5, 2015, to reflect the Initial Recommendations report, released December 31, 2014. Changes and additions are highlighted yellow , and deletions are marked as strikethroughs. The Training & Supervision Workgroup preliminary recommendations are listed below, grouped under general themes (which are found in the light gray boxes). Each of these recommendations [...]

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Family Assessment & Adequacy of Resources Workgroup Preliminary Recommendations (Updated)

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00December 31st, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, child safety, child trauma, CPS Task Force, Family Assessment|

Updated Jan. 5, 2015, to reflect the Initial Recommendations report, released December 31, 2014. Changes and additions are highlighted yellow , and deletions are marked as strikethroughs. The Family Assessment & Adequacy of Resources Workgroup preliminary initial recommendations are listed below, grouped under general themes (which are found in the light gray boxes). [...]

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Screening & Transparency Workgroup Preliminary Recommendations (Updated)

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00December 30th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, child protection screening, CPS Task Force, data, data privacy, mandated reporting, technology|

Updated Jan. 5, 2015, to reflect the Initial Recommendations report, released December 31, 2014. Changes and additions are highlighted yellow , and deletions are marked as strikethroughs. The Screening & Transparency Workgroup preliminary recommendations are listed below, grouped under general themes (which are found in the light gray boxes). Each of these recommendations [...]

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A brief review of some of the CPS Task Force’s preliminary recommendations
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A brief review of some of the CPS Task Force’s preliminary recommendations

A brief review of some of the CPS Task Force’s preliminary recommendations

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00December 29th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, child safety, CPS Task Force, Family Assessment, racial disparities|

The full Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children, meeting on December 12, 2014, in the State Office Building. Image source: Author The last two meetings of the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children (CPS Task Force)—held on December 4 and December 12—were mainly concerned with developing preliminary recommendations to the 2015 [...]

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Balancing transparency & accountability with privacy rights

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00December 17th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: courts, data privacy, FERPA, HIPAA, media, Minnesota courts, privacy, systemic reform, Uninterrupted Scholars Act|

Child protection-related tragedies, including child deaths from maltreatment, frequently lead to extended coverage in the media and public calls for systemic reform and change. One of the most frequently sought-after reforms involves increased transparency and accountability within the child protection system. Theoretically, the more transparency within the system (i.e., the more aware the public is [...]

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Upcoming CPS Task Force meeting and Minnesota’s Child Welfare Report 2013 stats
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Upcoming CPS Task Force meeting and Minnesota’s Child Welfare Report 2013 stats

Upcoming CPS Task Force meeting and Minnesota’s Child Welfare Report 2013 stats

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:59-06:00December 9th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, CPS Task Force, disparities, Minnesota's Child Welfare Report|

The Next CPS Task Force Meeting The next meeting of the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children is Friday, December 12, from 9 AM to 12 PM, in Room 200 of the State Office Building in St. Paul. While the agenda for this meeting has not been made available online yet, it is [...]

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November 2014

New data on adoption and foster care in the US
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New data on adoption and foster care in the US

New data on adoption and foster care in the US

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:59-06:00November 25th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, AFCARS, data, disproportionality, foster care|

Preliminary estimates for fiscal year (FY) 2013 on national adoption and foster care statistics were made available at the end of September via The AFCARS Report No. 21 (AFCARS stands for Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System). These estimates are current as of July 2014. Demographics There were 402,378 children in foster care [...]

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The Child Protection Task Force is interested in hearing from you! Plus, next meeting updates
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The Child Protection Task Force is interested in hearing from you! Plus, next meeting updates

The Child Protection Task Force is interested in hearing from you! Plus, next meeting updates

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:59-06:00November 24th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, advocacy, CPS Task Force|

Inside the State Capitol Building, St. Paul, MN. Image source: Patrick O'Leary/University of Minnesota Since the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children (or CPS Task Force, for short) began in October, there has been an option on the CPS Task Force's website to send comments to the CPS Task Force directly. Additionally, in [...]

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