Stability, Permanency, and Adoption

The Stability, Permanency, and Adoption (SPA) Blog was developed by CASCW as a way to inform child welfare professionals and others about practice, research, and policy issues regarding permanency and adoption of children and youth.

August 2013

The costs of doing “nothing”

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00August 15th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: aging out, foster care|

The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative has created an infographic aimed at educating the public on the costs of "doing nothing" to prevent youth from aging out of foster care. In an op-ed in the Huffington Post, Executive Director Gary Stangler wrote, "for every young person who ages out of foster care, taxpayers and communities [...]

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Supporting children and families after an adoption dissolution

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00August 12th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption dissolution, permanency|

When an adoption is finalized, it is the promise of a new chapter in the lives of children and parents. And while the majority of adoptive families thrive, there are some that don't fulfill the promise of a "forever family" for a child. The National Council for Adoption (NCFA)'s August issue of the Adoption Advocate [...]

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A camp for siblings separated through foster care or adoption

By JaeRan Kim|2014-01-17T17:38:35-06:00August 8th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, foster care, permanency, practice issues|

Camp To Belong is a special summer camp. Along with swimming, hiking, and other fun summer activities, the children who attend get to participate in something many of us take for granted - they get to do these activities with their brothers and sisters who live in other foster or adoptive homes. Camp To Belong [...]

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Reuniting with birth family – the Minnesota Family Reunification Act goes into effect

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00August 5th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol, Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: 88th legislative session, birth parents, Family Reunification Act, new Minnesota law, permanency for older youth, reunification|

As of last Thursday, August 1 2013, the Family Reunification Act went into effect. This law allows foster youth 15 and older who were never adopted to have the option to reunite with their birth parents. The law stipulates that the birth parents must be able to demonstrate that they have resolved or addressed the [...]

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July 2013

Sesame Street’s newest resiliency initiative, “Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration”

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00July 15th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|

Behind Sesame Street, there is Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization whose mission is "to use the educational power of media to help children everywhere reach their highest potential." Sesame Workshop utilizes on-the-ground outreach and collaborations with partners and local agencies in order to have the most impact. Sesame Workshop's initiatives encompass many areas and [...]

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June 2013

Register for the Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate program

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00June 17th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|

Cross-posted from the College of Education and Human Development's News Blog. Registration is now open for the Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) program through the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota's School of Social Work. The PACC is geared towards mental health and child welfare professionals in [...]

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May 2013

Permanency resources from Child Welfare Information Gateway

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00May 31st, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: permanency, practice issues|

For those of you interested in all things permanency and adoption related, the Child Welfare Information Gateway has some terrific materials. Last week I learned about the Enhancing Permanency For Youth in Out Of Home Care publication. You can download a pdf of this guide at the CWIG website. This guide discusses: The importance of [...]

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Great resource for youth on managing their psychotropic medication use

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00May 29th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: foster care, Foster youth, health|

A couple of weeks ago, the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare held its annual spring conference and the subject of this year's conference was the intersection of disabilities and child welfare. One of our speakers was Lupe Ortiz-Tovar, who along with her colleague Clay Fink, presented information on the National Resource Center for [...]

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