Social Workers

Language Bias in Child Welfare (Includes audio)

Posted by Susan Shaffette on October 28, 2022 | Featured

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Children’s Bureau – October 20, 2022 This brief provides an overview of biased language in child welfare case practice and strategies to identify and study it. Key themes … Read More

Tags: Attorneys, Bias, Child Welfare, Data, Implicit Bias, Judges, Language, Social Workers

Toolkit to Support Child Welfare Agencies in Serving LGBTQ Children, Youth, and Families

Posted by Susan Shaffette on June 17, 2020 | Featured

Toolkit to Support Child Welfare Agencies in Serving LGBTQ Children, Youth, and Families As the culture and laws related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals have become more inclusive in recent years, an increasing number of LGBTQ … Read More

Tags: Child Justice Act, Children Attorney, Foster Parent, Judges, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Children, LGBTQIA+ Foster Children, Social Workers