BSW Child Welfare Guidebook
TABLE OF CONTENTS[*]
Acknowledgementsv
uNIT I a pERSONAL INTRODUCTION1
The Day I Grew Up1
Using this Guidebook3
Unit II Understanding Child Welfare Work4
Realistic Job Preview4
Title IV-E of the Social Security Act4
The Child Welfare System5
Children and Families Who have Entered the Child Welfare System6
Who is in the Child Welfare System?8
EPAS: 2.1.10(c); CWK: 3e, 6e
EPAS: 2.1.10(c); 6e
EPAS: 2.1.8; CWK: 10a, 10b
Unit III Child Maltreatment11
Child Maltreatment – The Gateway to Child Welfare Services11
Mandated Reporters Training11
What is Child Maltreatment12
Prevalence13
Impact of Abuse and Neglect14
Healing and Hope14
Seeing through Another’s Eyes – Healing Neen15
EPAS: 2.1.7; CWK: 2.j, 4b
EPAS: 2.1.10(c); CWK: 6e
EPAS: 2.1.8; CWK: 10a
EPAS: 2.1.1; CWK: 12g
Unit iv Child Welfare Casework – engagement through Ending17
Part I Casework Theory, Models, and Practice17
Strengths-based and Solution Focused Approach17
Casework Practice Considerations: Disabilities20
Trauma Informed Practice22
EPAS: 2.1.4; CWK: 1e, 1f
EPAS: 2.1.10 (a); CWK: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d
EPAS 2.1.10(c); CWK: 3c, 5f, 6b,
EPAS 2.1.10(b); CWK: 4a, 4d
EPAS 2.1.7; CWK: 4b, 4c
EPAS 2.1.5: CWK: 9b, 9c
Part II Out of Home Placement24
Types and Purposes for Out of Home Placement24
Assuring Proper Care26
Additional Practice Considerations27
Permanency28
Aging Out & Independent Living29
EPAS: 2.1.10(a); CWK: 2e
EPAS 2.1.7; CWK: 2g
EPAS 2.1.10(c); CWK: 3c, 5g, 6b, 6h
Unit vDiversity & Cross cultural practice in child welfare31
Minnesota – Diversity, Cultural Competence, & Cross Cultural Practice31
Diversity and Cultural Competence: American Indians33
Who Are American Indians?33
Historical Trauma34
Child Welfare Practice Within the American Indian Family & Community35
Seeing Through Another’s Eyes – Lost Sparrow36
Diversity and Cultural Competence: African Americans39
Who Are African Americans39
Brief Historical Review of African Americans in the U.S.40
Slavery and Its Aftermath41
Minnesota’s Historical Treatment of African Americans42
Minnesota in the Civil Rights Movement43
Child Welfare Practice within the African American Family & Community44
EPAS: 2.1.4; CSK: 1e, 1f, 1j
EPAS: 2.1.10(a); CWK 2d
EPAS: 2.1.10(c); CWK 5e
EPAS 2.1.5: CWK: 9b, 9c
EPAS: 2.1.8; CWK: 10a
Unit VI The Ethics of Child Welfare Practice48
Codes of Ethics48
Minnesota Board of Social Work48
Standards for Social Work Practice in Child Welfare49
Standards for Cultural Competence 50
Cultural Competency in Rural Child Welfare Practice51
EPAS: 2.1.4; CSK: 1g
EPAS 2.1.5: CWK: 9b, 9c
EPAS 2.1.1; CWK: 12a
EPAS 2.1.2; CWK: 12d, 12e
Unit VII Self-Care & Safety in child welfare practice52
Self-Care in the Child Welfare Setting52
Practicing Mindfulness53
Safety55
Trauma Stewardship57
Secondary Trauma59
EPAS: 2.1.1; CWK: 8f
EPAS: 2.1.1; CWK: 11a
EPAS: 2.1.1; CWK: 12i
Unit VIII Policy, Evaluation, & Reporting systems in Child Welfare62
Child Welfare History62
The Impact of Policy62
Action for Change63
Federal Policy 64
State of Minnesota Policy67
State Child Welfare Policy 67
Juvenile Courts – CHIPS68
Government Data Practices Law68
Reporting Systems70
Federal Reporting and Monitoring71
Minnesota Reporting and Monitoring71
EPAS: 2.1.10(a); CWK: 2e,
EPAS: 2.1.8; CWK: 7d
EPAS: 2.1.10(d): CWK: 8a
EPAS: 2.1.6; CWK: 8d, 8e
EPAS 2.1.5: CWK: 9b, 9c
EPAS: 2.1.8; CWK: 10a,10b
EPAS 2.1.1; CWK: 12h
Unit IX Professional Development & resources73
Professional Growth and Development73
Supervision73
Consultation74
Peer Support74
Getting Started on Professional Resources74
Resource Book Project75
EPAS: 2.1.1; CWK: 12a, 12d
Unit X Conclusion76
References77
Appendix93
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[*]The competencies of Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) of the Council on Social Work Education and draft of the Minnesota Child Welfare Knowledge (CWK) practices associated with each Unit are identified in the Table of Contents.