This manual, Child Neglect: A Guide for Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention, covers neglect’s definition, causes, impact, and prevention and intervention strategies in more detail. It also builds on both of the earlier manuals, reiterates some of their most important points, … Read More
Author Archives: Susan Shaffette
Working with the Courts in Child Protection
This manual provides the basic information needed by CPS caseworkers to work successfully with the courts. It introduces concepts and terminology associated with the courts, describes the key court processes, and presents practical information to help caseworkers prepare for what … Read More
Tags: Child Protection, Courts, CPS Caseworkers
Models for Change
Models for Change is a long-term, $100 million investment in more fair, rational, effective and developmentally appropriate approaches to juvenile justice. The MacArthur Foundation began making grants to organizations in the juvenile justice field in 1996, following years of harsh … Read More
Tags: Judges, Juvenile Court, Juvenile Justice
Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys
By recognizing the potential impact of trauma on parenting, judges and attorneys can more easily connect parents with services that will meet their needs. This resource from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network addresses the following questions: What are signs … Read More
Tags: Attorney, Attorneys, Child Welfare, Judge, Judges, Parenting, Trauma-Informed
Fostering Connections – 2011 Webinar Series (Archived)
NCJFCJ offers a webinar series covering Fostering Connections and highlighting specific provisions and guidance around education and family-finding, designed for Model Courts and their teams (but open to others who are interested in the topics.) Fostering Connections 101: A Guide … Read More
Tags: Education, Fostering Connections
Solving the Data Puzzle – Collecting and Sharing Information Between Child Welfare and Education
For a complete manual and tools about information sharing between child welfare and education, please download Solving the Data Puzzle: A How To Guide Collecting and Sharing Information to Improve Educational Outcomes for Children in Out of-Home Care.
Tags: Child Welfare, Data, Education
Family Visitation in Child Welfare: Helping Children Cope With Separation While in Foster Care
This brief looks at best practices around visitation while children are in foster care. It looks at factors that support visitation as well as challenges. Additionally, ways that the juvenile court system can support parental visitation are highlighted. http://partnersforourchildren.org/sites/default/files/publications/2011._family_visitation……_helping_children_cope_brief.pdf
Parent-Child Visiting in the Foster Care System
Visiting the Heart of Reunification: Technical Assistance for Thibodeaux Region DCFS – State of Louisiana [PowerPoint Presentation] By: Mallon, Gerald P.; Lathrop, Julia. In a recent Technical Assistance Visit to the Thibodaux Region of Louisiana, Dr. Gary Mallon, Executive Director of … Read More
Tags: Foster Care, Fostercare, Parental Visitation
Recommended Practices to Promote the Safety and Well-Being of LGBTQ Youth and Youth at Risk or Living with HIV in Child Welfare Settings
Recommended Practices to Promote the Safety and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth and Youth at Risk or Living with HIV in Child Welfare Settings The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and a coalition of … Read More
Tags: Child Welfare, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Resources, Safety, Well Being, Well-Being, Wellbeing
Evidence-Based Model Programs – Risk & Protective Factors
Risk and protective factors are preexisting personal characteristics or environmental conditions that increase or reduce the likelihood of delinquent behavior or other negative outcomes. Consistent with public health and child development approaches, many prevention programs target risk and protective factors … Read More