Part of a permanency series featuring intersections of child welfare and mental health practice, voiced by PACC alumni Compiled by Keely Vandre, MSW, LGSW, PACC Coordinator The theme of this November’s National Adoption Month sponsored by the Children’s Bureau is Youth Voices, a segment of the permanency and adoption world that can often be marginalized. [...]
Part of a permanency series featuring the voices of child welfare and mental health practice, voiced by PACC alumni Guest Blogger: Ed Morales, MPP, MSW, LICSW Kids do well if they can, not because they want to. It’s a simple idea: if he could do well, he would do well; if she could do well; [...]
The first of a permanency series featuring intersections of child welfare and mental health practice, voiced by PACC alumni Compiled by Keely Vandre, MSW, LGSW, PACC Coordinator While November is recognized as “National Adoption Month,” those impacted personally and/or professionally know the scope of permanency is not limited by calendar or lifespan. Specialized skills to [...]
We at the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare are pleased to announce our 16th Annual Spring Child Welfare Conference, Culturally Responsive Child Welfare Practice. Registration is now open for both on-site and webstream participants. Registration will be available through Friday, April 17, 2015. Details Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Time: 10 AM–4:30 PM [...]
This post is written by the Stability, Permanency, and Adoption MSW Intern, Andrea Brubaker. As an alternative design to placing children in foster care in permanent families, the non-profit group home San Pasqual Academy near San Diego, CA offers a place for youth in foster care to live, attend high school, learn job skills, and [...]
