On being White & doing anti-racist child welfare practice
[This is the text of a speech I gave to the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families this morning] I’m so pleased to be with you all today – it’s always good to… Continue reading
Tag Archive: Child protection
Sharing reflections on U.S. and Russian child welfare and disability services with my graduate students
Recently, I have been wrapping up my Social Expertise Exchange grant from the Eurasia Foundation. This grant allowed me to engage in an exchange with a Russian colleague who was also interested in youth… Continue reading
Risk factors for child maltreatment among parents with disabilities
New work coming out in Children and Youth Services Review with my colleague, Elizabeth Lightfoot at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work…here is the abstract, but you can see the official… Continue reading
My response to the National Council on Disability’s (wonderful) new report on parents with disabilities
Earlier this morning, the National Council on Disability (NCD) co-sponsored a congressional briefing on ensuring the rights of parents with disabilities. Co-sponsors included the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers and the… Continue reading
Qualitative research on child protection practice and child sexual exploitation
Over the past year, three graduate students from my applied research course (Ellen Calhoun, Melissa Geoffroy and Dominique Gutierrez) designed a qualitative research project to learn more about the experiences of child protection workers engaged… Continue reading