Conference – Parents Advocacy and Rights
Rise’s new video on parents’ experiences with caseworkers
Rise’s new video on parents’ experiences with caseworkers will be used to train 7,000 child welfare staff in NYC
Source: Rise Magazine Facebook Page
Care Review in Scotland wants to hear from parents and families about care
First Minister announces ‘root and branch’ review
First minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced this ‘root and branch’ review of the care system so that we can get it right for the most vulnerable children and young people in Scotland.
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You’re all missing something very important about the rape clause
There may be something far more sinister behind the Tories’ so-called ‘rape clause’
“SEE this fist? You should have been watching the other one!”
My father used to have a game where he would hold up a clenched fist and say, see this hand? Watch this,” and as we watched the hand, he would then bring the other hand up to punch us (gently) on the chin – his message being that it is not the hand being waved in your face you have to watch but the other one coming in with the knock out blow.
The likelihood of an unexpected blow was one lesson he was keen to pass on to us – or to remind himself of. It is one I often forget as I realise I have been watching the wrong fist just before being sideswiped from the other direction.
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The Three Girls drama is a reminder that staying silent is not an option
Picture: Sophie Mutevelian/BBC
By Nushra Mansuri, professional officer at the British Association of Social Workers
Watching the harrowing BBC drama series ‘Three Girls’ hit a raw nerve for me. In the late nineties, I worked for a third sector organisation and supported young women and girls who were homeless or in a housing crisis – many of whom were fleeing child sexual exploitation. A lot of the work focused on advocating to children’s social care, housing providers, education, police, health and many other services on their behalf.
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Rethinking foster care: Molly McGrath Tierney at TEDx
Director of the Baltimore City Department of Social Services tells you just about everything you need to know about child welfare and foster care in America
