Courses

• Readings, Assignments, Course Expectations
• The Language of Child Welfare: Safety, Permanency, & Well-Being
• Overview of National Statistics in Child Welfare – AFCARS data

Required Readings:

Glossary of Child Welfare Terms
https://www.foster-adopt.org/child-welfare-terms/

How the Child Welfare System Works.  Retrieved from https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/cpswork.pdf

Administration for Children’s Services.  (2017). What is Child Abuse and Neglect? Retrieved from http://www1.nyc.gov/site/acs/child-welfare/what-is-child-abuse-neglect.page

Black Families Matter: How the Child Welfare System Punishes Poor Families of Color by Dorothy Roberts and Lisa Sangoi
https://theappeal.org/black-families-matter-how-the-child-welfare-system-punishes-poor-families-of-color-33ad20e2882e/

AFCARS 30 Data
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/afcars-report-30.pdf

VIDEOS:
Multiple Transitions: A Young Child's Point of View about Foster Care and Adoption 
Multiple Transitions - Video (only available for 2 weeks)
Multiple Transitions - Video Text

WE INTERRUPT  
Watch this Great Two Part Series "WE INTERRUPT"
Listen to what Minnesota Youth in Foster Care have to say about Permanency in their lives.  This fabulous production was made possible by Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
WE INTERRUPT Part 1,  WE INTERRUPT Part 2

Recommended Readings:

Administration for Children’s Services.  (2017). Mandated Reporters. http://www1.nyc.gov/site/acs/child-welfare/mandated-reporters.page

Administration for Children’s Services (2016). A parent’s guide to child protective services in New York City.  http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/acs/pdf/child_welfare/ACS_Parents_Guide_to_the_Child_Protective_Investigation.pdf

Administration for Children’s Services (2017).  Parent’s Guide to Foster Care.  http://www1.nyc.gov/site/acs/child-welfare/parents-guide-to-foster-care.page