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child welfare services. Identify the effects of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Unit 3 Recognize and define child maltreatment, including child neglect, child abuse, psychological maltreatment, and child sexual abuse. Read: What is child abuse and neglect? Recognizing the signs and symptoms. Retrieved from: Read: Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect pp1-4 Retrieved from: Video/Power Point: Identifying Child Abuse After reading all materials and thoroughly reviewing all Power Points and You tube video, we will have Quiz 1. It is worth 10% of your final grade. Unit 4 an understanding of the legal process and the role of social workers in relation to the court. knowledge of legal requirements affecting child welfare practice Articulate the structure of the legal system Describe the Juvenile, Family and Criminal Court Movements Understanding Child Welfare and the Courts View Power Point: Law and Procedure Unit 5 Articulate the historical A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice, View Power Point; Protecting Children
developments of Protective Services Identify types of maltreatment and consequences of maltreatment and understanding of the ecological view of child maltreatment Define and explain the practice of child protection, including core services, assessing risk, and decision making Chapter 6, “What are the consequences of child abuse and neglect” pp 35-40, and Chapter 9, “What does the child protection process look like” pp 59-72 from Neglect and Abuse U Unit 6 Articulate the characteristics of Family Preservation Services Identify programs that prevent placement and preserve families Define and explain Kinship care as Family Preservation Read: Kinship caregivers and the child welfare system. Retrieved from: Read: Family Preservation Programs Retrieved from: View Power Point; Family Preservation Services After reading all materials and thoroughly reviewing all Power Points, please complete the following essay and short answer questions, Quiz 2. This assessment is not timed and you may use your texts, readings and power points as references. It is worth 10% of your final grade. Please submit on Blackboard. Unit 7 Analyze the relationship among class, poverty, race/ethnicity, and the entrée into the child protection system. Explain how social inequality is related Read: Chapter 3: Poverty and the Child Welfare System, pgs. 39-58 Read: Basic Facts about Children: Children under 18 Years, 2015.Retrieved from: View Power Point; Poverty and the Child Welfare System
Unit 12 Analyze barriers to adoption including bureaucracy and financial expense. Identify the racial and ethnic barriers to adoption. Distinguish between closed adoption and open adoption. the challenges when children are adopted after a foster care experience. Compare and contrast adoption within the U.S. and international adoption Read: Chapter 8: Adoption, pgs. 131-150 Read: Social Work Speaks 10th Edition: National Association of Social Workers Policy Statements 2015-2017 View Power Point: Families by Adoption Complete Threaded Discussion 3 Unit 13 Analyze the challenges and the rewards of serving as a child protection worker. Identify the characteristics of workers that support job satisfaction. Explain the importance of quality clinical supervision within a child welfare agency. Formulate ways that child welfare workers Read: Chapter 10: Child Welfare Professional, pgs. 169-187 Read: Code of Ethics. Available at: www.naswdc.org Read: Child Welfare Workforce in Social Work Speaks 10th edition; National Association of Social Workers Policy Statements 2015-2017 (pp View Power Point : Professional Responsibilities: Ethic and Advocacy
can reduce stress and participate in self-care activities. Specify new ways that administrators can promote healthy child welfare agency environments. Explain our professional responsibilities, including ethical and advocacy Unit 14 Examine new thinking about child welfare interventions that includes assessing the risk and protective factors in families. the values that underlie innovative approaches that feature cooperation and collaboration within a trusting relationship between families and child welfare professionals. Analyze ways that prove innovations in child welfare systems are essential to keep the field moving forward. Explain the role of privatization Read: Chapter 11: Innovations in the Child Welfare System, pgs. 189-204 and Chapter 12: Prevention and Future Issues in Child Welfare, pgs. 205-218 Read: United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child retrieved from: Read: Working with families using the protective factors in 2016 Prevention Resources Guide: Building Community Building Hope. (pp.11-25). Retrieved from: View Power Point: Services to Prevent Maltreatment and Support Families Final Presentations Special Topics Paper Due