Administration for Children and Families

others. This is especially important in child welfare because children are a vulnerable population. Because they are not adults, people do not let them speak when they have something to say. Using advocacy is important in the social work profession. I see it at my field placement. We believe that every child deserve an education and we provide them with that when schools cannot handle their behavior anymore. We advocate to provide the children with an education at MVP and to get them enrolled…

goes back to the roots of human history. Mistreatment of children was common in the earlier centuries as corporal punishment was condoned and in some cases encouraged. Children were exposed to cruel treatment and were offered no protection from mistreatment; they were considered insignificant and had little or no rights. Historically, parents have used their children for profit. In England and the Americas, during industrialization, children were placed in apprenticeships, workhouses,…

control and low empathy and the lack of inhibitions against physical aggression associated with poor socialization” (1982). Mr. Smith previously stated upon release from the hospital two years ago that he “plans to seek employment and reunite with his family immediately following discharge, and does not feel the need for additional services and monitoring”, he has not met these goals, lacks in progress, and exhibits an inability to plan, in addition to being uncooperative with…

2010 the Department of Social Services, by law, became the Department of Children and Family Services. The Department of Children and Family Services Orleans (DCFS), Located at 1450 Poydras St. Suite 1600, New Orleans, LA 70112. DCFS mission is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters. The departments’ vision is safe and thriving families and individuals. The values are; quality, efficiency, and…

The Second New Deal includes the Social Security Act, the Farm Security Administration, and the Fair Labor Standard Act. Many of the programs created still exist today, although they have been modified over the years. The Social Security Act was created in 1935 and provided help to the elderly and handicapped. It was used to prevent “dangers” such as old age, poverty, unemployment, and burdens on widows and their children. The act gave benefits to retirees and the unemployed and a single…

Schools”. In all, 150,000 native Canadian children belonging to various tribes were forcibly removed from their homes and taken to various residential schools across Canada in a savage attempt to assimilate them into Canadian society. The planned agenda was to teach them values of the Christian faith, and teach them how to read and write English; however many children were subject to severe physical, psychological, and sexual abuse.2 Over 4,000 children died while attending the schools, and…

American children and elderly population people in New Orleans that resided in poverty and did not have the mandatory evacuation resources to leave. Lastly, the political idealology is conservative than moderate or liberal and my own experience as an African American single mother of four living in Detroit. The lacked of mandatory evacuation resources many African Americans was stranded and left to die. No transportation of food and water, medical supplies,…

According to Document 1, the National Youth Administration allowed teenagers to obtain jobs to make money. Teenagers worked long hours, but were able to help support their families and provided enough money for them to stay in school. The National Youth Administration provided much needed relief to entire families as teenagers were able to find jobs to boost family incomes and to receive an education. Another example of the relief provided by the New Deal…

them would be the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agriculture Adjustment Administration, National…

Roosevelt's New deal and the help of the Farm Security Administration things would change. Americans wrote to first lady Elanor Roosevelt about their issues during the Great Depression. Many Americans were scared to write however due to multiple reasons. Adults were afraid that they would lose the respect of their neighbors if they found out, or for children that their parents would find out and get punished for revealing the economic status of the family. In the book “Discovering The American…