Resistance and protest against Norwegian Child Welfare Services on Facebook - different perceptions of child-centring

I-15: Offering Fertility Services to Whom? With Specific Regards to The Welfare of The Child

Digital society generates new challenges on Child Welfare Services

Digital society has created a new situation that challenges the present discourse on public services. Since it is only a recent phenomenon, digital society has not yet been included in the broader filed of social work education and practice. In the present text, we focus on casework with children. The examples described in the text are taken from Scandinavian experiences and reflect our backgro...

Welfare Reform’s Impact on Child Welfare

Child Welfare Administration and Its Influence on Child Outcomes

This research study analyzes child welfare administrations’ influence on the amount of time a child spends as “legally free” for adoption. Data used for this study are from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). The sample of 1,604 youth came from the 2005 adoption data. The study finds that youth in state administered child welfare systems spend less time as “lega...

Child Welfare Involved Caregiver Perceptions of Family Support in Child Mental Health Treatment.