Child welfare

My employer, Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services, requires me to attend a two-week Child Welfare Training. Professor Tonymon approved this two-week training to be substituted for my field training this week and the week of September 12-16, 2016. This is a certified training by the University of Mississippi Social Work Department titled the University of Mississippi Child Welfare Training Academy (UMCWTA). This is the link if you would like more information…

The quote represent that the child is the father of men. A child grown to adulthood by the impression received by him as child during the formative periods and mental makeup of a man is shaped by the experience he gets or encountered during the childhood. As such importance of child welfare cannot be ignored at all, as because the welfare of the entire community and its growth and developments totally depends on the health and well- being of its children. Children are supremely important…

Child welfare encompasses child abuse, educational opportunities, health care, poverty and other social justice issues. I believe that some inequalities can be mitigated in childhood leading to fewer problems later in life and in fact lead to an increase in quality and even length of life. For example, a child who has quality educational opportunities may be less likely to engage in gang or criminal activity while increasing the likelihood of obtaining better employment and higher education. In…

SOS Children’s Villages Brief History SOS children’s villages were founded by Hermann Gmeiner in Tyrol, Australia in 1949.as a child welfare worker; he saw how children were orphaned as a result of World War 2 and their suffering. With the generous support of donors, child sponsors, partners, and friends, Gneimers vision of providing loving, family based care for children without parental care. Today, SOS villages associations are active in 134 countries around the world. In Kenya the SOS…

Learning. Lindsey, D. (1994). Family preservation and child protection: Striking a balance children and youth services. 16 (5, 6) 279-294. Nelson, K. E., & Landsman, M. J. (1992). Alternative models of family preservation: Family –based services in context. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas. Ronnau, J.P. (2001). Values and ethics for family-centered practice. In E. Walton, P. Sandau-Becker, & M. Mannes (Eds.), Balancing family-centered services and child well-being. (pp. 34-54). New York, NY: …

Based on the article written by Qiao and Chan (2005) there was no national statistics on child abuse in China, leading me to believe that the Chinese culture fail to acknowledge this is a problem within the communities (pg. 21). Although there are some parents that have been persecuted, law enforcement will pay little attention to cases where…

Indian Child Welfare Act 1978 It comes as no surprise that numerous Native American Indians tribes has been in the United States for the longest time ever. According to population evaluations of pre-contact, Native American populations fall in between the ranges of 8 to 18 million people (Scupin, 2012, p. 97). There has been several acts or laws passed over time which gave American Indian tribes certain rights or accommodations. The lives of several Native Americans drastically changed…

Indian Child Welfare Act. The Indian Child Welfare Act was enacted by Congress in 1978 as a federal law. The policy has not change very much since it was first enacted. The biggest and most recent change happened in June 2016. This change was done to take care of any loopholes that have been used by State courts and public social workers. This change made updates to the definitions and provides nationwide uniformity and clarity of federal standards established by the Indian Child Welfare…

 full citation for the article reviewed (authors, title, etc.; APA form a must) 5 pts Shaw, T.V., Putnam-Hornstein, E., Magruder, J., & Needell, B (2008). Measuring Racial Disparity in Child Welfare. Child Welfare, 2, 23-36. doi: 0009-4021.  author’s/authors’ professional discipline/s (e.g., SW, Nursing, Medicine) or institutional affiliation (University, agency, hospital) Points? /What this supposed to be graded? The authors professional disciplines are as followed: MSW, MPH and PH.D.…

I have chosen to address case #6 about “[Indigenous] Children in Child Welfare Care” (Schormans, 2016). I chose this case because of my interest in the unique history and experiences of indigenous people living in Canada, with regards to the field of social work. I am also interested in examining the historical context of indigenous children and government intervention in relation to current forms of child welfare care in Canada. This interest is largely sparked by my own observations while…