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Colorado Training Needs Assessment, Helen Ward Jd, Michelle Lamm Msw, Kimberly Pukstas-Bernard Phd
Colorado Training Needs Assessment, Helen Ward Jd, Michelle Lamm Msw, Kimberly Pukstas-Bernard Phd
Children, Youth, & Families
The Colorado Department of Human Services (CO DHS) has contracted with the Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy to assess the professional development needs of child welfare caseworkers, case aides, and supervisors. This needs assessment will help guide the development of the new Child Welfare Training Academy established by Governor Bill Ritter in May 2009. The Academy will provide child welfare professionals across the state with the training, skills and knowledge to better protect the state's most vulnerable children from abuse and neglect.
Children At Risk In The Child Welfare System: Collaborations To Promote School Readiness - Final Report, Helen Ward Jd, Julie Atkins Ma, Patricia Morris, Sun Young Yoon
Children At Risk In The Child Welfare System: Collaborations To Promote School Readiness - Final Report, Helen Ward Jd, Julie Atkins Ma, Patricia Morris, Sun Young Yoon
Children, Youth, & Families
This study examines the degree to which key players in the child welfare, early intervention/preschool special education (EI/Preschool SPED) and early care and education (ECE) systems (e.g. Head Start, preschool, child care centers, family child care homes) collaborate to meet the developmental needs of children ages 0 to 5 who are involved in the child welfare system. This research includes an analysis of data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Wellbeing (NSCAW) as well as a case study in Colorado involving interviews with key stakeholders and statewide surveys of caseworkers and foster parents.
Building A Model And Framework For Child Welfare Supervision, Peg Hess Phd, Acsw, Susan Kanak Mba, Julie Atkins Ma
Building A Model And Framework For Child Welfare Supervision, Peg Hess Phd, Acsw, Susan Kanak Mba, Julie Atkins Ma
Children, Youth, & Families
This report, Building a Model and Framework for Child Welfare Supervision, presents the findings from an extensive review of the most recent literature combined with interviews of experts in the field of child welfare, currently practicing child welfare administrators, supervisors, frontline practitioners, and trainers. The report is organized into three sections: • Section I introduces seven elements of an emerging model of supervision in child welfare. • Section II presents an integrated organizational framework consisting of four components required to empower child welfare supervisors to effectively carry out their administrative, educational, and supportive functions. • Section III incorporates supports useful …
Making A Brighter Future For Foster Youth In York County, Maine, Jennifer Boes
Making A Brighter Future For Foster Youth In York County, Maine, Jennifer Boes
Children, Youth, & Families
The Network Approach and Its Emerging Role in Improving Opportunity for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care