Thank you for being a child welfare worker!
You make a difference in the lives of children and families. It’s a big job, and AdoptUSKids is here to help you.
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Bringing joy, humor, and hope to the support group experience
Do you know how to tactfully use humor in tough circumstances? Or the best way to reframe negativity?
How can we reduce congregate care placements? Lessons from South Carolina
In 2019, over 51% of teens in South Carolina’s foster care system lived in congregate care, also known as group homes. Two years later, there had been a 15% decrease in congregate care placements.
Bridges across borders
International Social Service connects families around the globe.
Proactively preventing adoption and guardianship disruption
Speakers share strategies to proactively address risk and protective factors that relate to adoptive placement stability.
How do we start preventing adoption and guardianship disruption?
Many youth have trauma that is compounded when “permanent” families turn out to not be so permanent after all. Here are strategies to address this problem.