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Research and Service at the School of Social Work | UNC School of Social Work
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GIVE TO THE SCHOOL. Research and Service at the School of Social Work. Research and Service at the School of Social Work. Download the 2016 Jordan Institute Report. Addressing family issues across the lifespan, the Jordan Institute for Families. Brings together experts including families themselves to develop and test policies and practices that strengthen families and engage communities. What do we really know about families? How are families changing? Behavioral Health Springboard (BHS). Family and Chi...
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Fostering Perspectives Vol. 17, no. 1
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Vol 17, No. 1 November 2012. Foster Parents and the Courts. When it comes to court, foster parents have a vital role to play. Although judges ultimately make the decisions, foster parents can have a huge impact on the lives and welfare of children by attending court and sharing information about the children in their homes. To support them, this issue of. Shares key information about the courts and the role foster parents can play. Download or print a pdf of this entire issue. Youth in Care Speak Out.
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The Middle Space Internal Partners
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Social Work. Internal Partners within the School of Social Work. CARES (Center for Aging Research and Educational Services). DDTI (Developmental Disabilities Training Institute). FCRP (Family and Children's Resource Program). ABC (Accountable Behavioral Care Program). 2014 The Middle Space TMS™. Is part of the Jordan Institute. In the School of Social Work. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Contact: Chris Howell Email.
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Vol. 14, No. 3: Lifebooks: A Great Way to Support Child Well-Being
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Vol 14, No. 3 June 2013. Lifebooks: A Great Way to Support Child Well-Being. Because of the benefits they bring to children, birth parents, foster and adoptive parents, and child welfare professionals, lifebooks are widely recognized as best practice in child welfare services. For this reason, requirements related to lifebooks appear in several places in North Carolina’s child welfare policies and administrative rules (see box below). NC Requirements Related to L. Ldquo;Preparing the child for placement&...
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Research and Service at the School of Social Work | UNC School of Social Work
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GIVE TO THE SCHOOL. Research and Service at the School of Social Work. Research and Service at the School of Social Work. Download the 2016 Jordan Institute Report. Addressing family issues across the lifespan, the Jordan Institute for Families. Brings together experts including families themselves to develop and test policies and practices that strengthen families and engage communities. What do we really know about families? How are families changing? Behavioral Health Springboard (BHS). Family and Chi...
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Fostering Perspectives Vol. 16, no. 1
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Vol 16, No. 2 May 2012. Child and Family Team Meetings in North Carolina. Child and family team meetings (CFTs) are meetings where DSS brings birth family members and their community supports together to create, implement, and update a plan with the child, youth, and family. CFTs are structured discussions that seek to ensure child safety and build on the strengths of the child, youth, and family and address their needs, desires, and dreams. Download or print a pdf of this entire issue. Post-Adoption S...
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Vol. 19, No. 1: Making Quality Assessments in Child Welfare
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Vol 19, No. 1. Making Quality Assessments in Child Welfare. In child welfare work assessments are essential. They are what we use to make judgments and decisions about what should happen next in our work with families. That’s why the quality of assessments matters so much. Good assessments can be a pathway to the outcomes we seek—strong families, healthy children, safe communities. We hope it will be helpful to you in your quest to continually improve outcomes for families and children. NC's System-Level...
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Vol. 18, No. 2: Preventing Child Maltreatment
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Vol 18, No. 2. Description of the ACE study and figures below adapted from CDC, 2013. Have you heard about the Adverse Childhood Experiences (or ACEs) study? The study looked at three categories of negative childhood experience:. This category included emotional, physical, and sexual abuse;. This category included physical and emotional neglect; and. This study made it clear that what happens when we are young can have a lifelong impact on our health and the quality of our lives. Child trauma affects all...
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