Champaign County CASA understands the importance of keeping up with news and academia in the world of child welfare and advocacy. As relevant articles are found, they will be uploaded to this portal. Below are interesting articles that have been sent out to advocates. Don’t forget to record any reading as a training log in Optima. For every hour spent reading an article, advocates are accredited with one CEU.
Please click the links below to view each article.
Articles
A Practical Framework for Considering the Use of Predictive Risk Modeling in Child Welfare
(0.5 CEUs)
David Soukup, Advocate for Abused and Neglected Children, Dies at 90
(0.25 CEUs)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/us/david-soukup-dead.html
When Foster Parents Don’t Want To Give Back The Baby– The New Yorker
(0.25 CEUs)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/23/foster-family-biological-parents-adoption-intervenors
The Untold Story of Queer Foster Families– The New Yorker
(0.25 CEUs)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/us-journal/the-untold-story-of-queer-foster-families
Renovating the Pyramid of Needs: Contemporary Extensions Build Upon Ancient Foundations – National Library of Medicine
(0.25 CEUs)
Please fill out the form below to notify our training coordinator of the training you completed.
