Moral Injury and Healing in Child Welfare

This online course from the University of Minnesota will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to develop your understanding of moral injury. Selected video-based instruction led by Dr. Haught will guide your learning experience. This self-paced course is divided into five learning modules on moral injury and healing for mental health, addictions, social work and child welfare professionals.

Register for this on-demand class here: https://online.umn.edu/courses/moral-injury-and-healing-child-welfare

How 'Shadow' Foster Care is Tearing Families Apart

It would take years before Molly and Heaven would learn that neither of them was ever in the foster system. Instead, caseworkers had diverted them to what some scholars call “hidden foster care” or “shadow foster care,” in which the legal protections of the formal system disappear. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/magazine/shadow-foster-care.html (CEU credit: 0.5 to 1.0 hours)

Can an Algorithm Tell When Kids Are in Danger?

"Child protective agencies are haunted when they fail to save kids. Pittsburgh officials believe a new data analysis program is helping them make better judgment calls." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/magazine/can-an-algorithm-tell-when-kids-are-in-danger.html (Estimated CEU credit: 0.5 to 1.0)

When Should a Child Be Taken From His Parents?

"In family court, judges must decide whether the risks at home outweigh the risks of separating a family." This article from the New Yorker delves into the nuances of child protective services. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/07/when-should-a-child-be-taken-from-his-parents (Estimated CEU credit: 0.5 to 1.0 hours)

Learn About the Turpin Case in California, Where 13 Siblings Were Imprisioned For Decades

Read a 2018 Article from the New York Times, published shortly after authorities discovered the situation at the Turpin household: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/health/california-13-kids-siblings.html (Estimated CEU credit: 0.25)

Watch the 2021 episode of 20/20 about how one of the siblings escaped and reported what had been going on: https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2021-11/19-2020-escape-from-a-house-of-horror-a-diane-sawyer-special-event (CEU credit: 1.0)

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