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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It’s that time of year again. Spring semester at the School of Social Work means guest blog posts from students enrolled in the SW5905 Permanency in Child Welfare course. Each week starting next week and continuing through to the end of May, we will be publishing blog posts written by students learning about permanency and adoption. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]