One of the first steps was a comprehensive review to make necessary modifications to a newly developed set of
child welfare worker competency statements.
In fact, findings as to current racial discrimination within the
child welfare system are rather mixed.
A 2006 study conducted by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency found that the
child welfare caseload averaged 31 families with 43 children.
Housing and residing in low-income neighborhoods are especially troubling areas for families involved in the
child welfare system.
The review should determine if, as in the Maples case,
child welfare workers received reports and failed to adequately investigate them.
The story of how Benson and both of his sons wound up in care with
child welfare is complex and tragic, he said.
The authors provide detailed instructions for the micro and macro practice of Family Group Conferencing including how to prepare for and conduct conferences as well as how to deal with the larger
child welfare agency and policy arenas.
The changes were designed to transfer the responsibility for Aboriginal
child welfare to Aboriginal authorities.
On June 26, 2006, we briefed Congressional staff on the results of our study of state
child welfare disaster planning.
She demonstrates how new ways of understanding youth prompted new ways of classifying girls' behaviour: "
child welfare policies ...