As states make system changes related to implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act, there will be more emphasis on prevention programs targeting the whole family system and keeping them involved once a child is removed from the home. CLICK … Read More
Author Archives: Susan Shaffette
Preparing Children and Youth for Adoption or Other Family Permanency
Children, including youth, leaving out-of-home care for adoption or other family permanency require preparation and support to help them understand past events in their lives and process feelings connected to their experiences of abuse and neglect, separation, and loss. This … Read More
Plans of Safe Care for Infants With Prenatal Substance Exposure and Their Families
This publication examines State laws and policies regarding the development and implementation of plans of safe care that are required by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure the safety and well-being of infants who are identified as … Read More
System Review 2019-01: Enhanced Response: Restraining and Secluding Children [New Hampshire]
Through the lens of child welfare there are layers of safety nets employed to ensure parents are doing what they need to do to keep children safe. At school, recreation programs, churches, and all the community intersections a child encounters, … Read More
Advocacy and Child’s Attorney-Client Relationships during COVID-19: A Tip Sheet
What do Youth Need from their Attorneys?In the uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic, many aspects of life have dramatically changed — schools, court hearings, social events. What has not changed, however, are the critical and urgent needs of youth … Read More
South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force 2019 Annual Report
Human trafficking is a complex, insidious crime that infiltrates communities across South Carolina. Traffickers continue to target the vulnerable as well as those in mainstream society. It presents a public health and public safety issue that violates basic human rights. … Read More
Congressman Danny K. Davis Guide for Grandfamilies on COVID-19 Stimulus Payments
Practical resource from Congressman Danny K. Davis regarding the stimulus payments (otherwise known as economic impact payments) and how they specifically impact grandfamilies. There is an identical version of this document using the term kinship families, rather than grandfamilies, available here.
Adult Learning Theory Andragogy of Malcom Knowles
Malcolm Shepherd Knowles was an American educator well known for the use of the term Androgogy as synonymous to the adult education. This graphic report focuses on Knowles’ 5 Assumptions of Adult Learners and his 4 Principles of Andragogy. Click … Read More
Developing a Learning Agenda to Help States Evaluate Home Visiting Programs
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new evaluation brief to help states design options for assessing the impact … Read More