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In child welfare, "practice" the means by which individuals and families are
is helped to change their bxs and circumstances
anchored in a Family Centered, trauma informed, and
Illinois Core Practice
strength based approach, often times referred to as
Model
FTS
-agent of change
-form a helping relationship with the child and his/her
family
-conduct initial and ongoing assessment
9 Core Child Welfare -provide information about the impact of trauma
Practices -advocate
-provide behavioral support
-linkage to appropriate services
-coordinate all child and family services
-cultural competence
Without family instability, depression, and even unemployment and
connectedness child is at delinquency
risk for
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center of casework activities and how all other
Child and Family Team staffings, or mandatory case processes should have
Meeting information flowing from and back to the CFTM. 5 key
components.
Engagement, full disclosure, open participation,
CFTM 5 key components
collaboration, planning for permanency.
growing up (prior to age 18) in a household with
stressful or traumatic experiences, including abuse,
neglect, and a range of household dysfunction, such
Adverse Childhood
as witnessing domestic violence or growing up with
Experiences (ACEs)
substance abuse, mental disorders, parental discord,
or crime in the home, removal or displacement, three
or more placements in an 18 month period.
helplessness and passivity, generalized fear,
confusion, difficulty identifying what is bothering
Response to trauma them, attributing magical qualities to traumatic
throughout development: reminders, fighting or threatening bx, attention
young children (2.5-6 problems, sadness/depression, separation anxiety,
years) specific fears, low frustration tolerance, hyperactive,
moody, aggressive defiant, lying, learning disabilities,
social problems, suppressed immune system
physical complaints, bedwetting, school
failure/absenteeism, behavioral problems, attention
Response to trauma problems, fighting or threatening bx, guilt feelings,
throughout development: acting like a parent to siblings, depression, defiant,
school age children (6-11 lying, stealing, learning disabilities, inappropriate
years) emotional responses, self-blame, hypersensitivity to
physical contact, difficulties coordinating and
balancing
antisocial bx, eating disorders, runaway, dating
Response to trauma violence, depression, suicidal, substance abuse,
throughout development: sleeping disorders, school failure, absenteeism,
adolescents (12-18 years) relationship problems, acting like a parent to siblings,
loses time, difficulty seeing a future for oneself
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3 kinds of stress positive stress, tolerable stress, toxic stress
postive stress moderate, short lived stress responses
More intense stress responses that allow enough time
tolerable stress to recover, or occur in a relatively safe environment
with the presence of supportive adults
Strong, frequent or prolonged activation of the
toxic stress body's stress management system, without access to
supportive adults
Existing strengths of the family.
Parental resilience
(strong and flexible)
social connections (parents need friends)
6 protective factors
knowledge of parenting and child development
concrete supports in times or need
social and emotional competence of children
parent-child relationship
(pyramid from bottom to top) feeling safe (active
Guiding principles for
process), regulating overwhelming emotions, building
children who have
trust in relationships, making meaning, looking to the
experiences trauma
future
An occupational hazard for people in the helping
professions, where a process of change occurs
vicarious trauma
because you care about other people who have been
hurt, and are responsible to help them.
1. Be Strong & Flexible
2. Parents Need Friends
6 protective factors in 3. Being a Great Parent is Part Natural & Part Learned
everyday language 4. We All Need Help Sometimes
5. Parents Need to Help Their Children Communicate
6. Give Your Children the Love & Respect They Need
First child welfare case New York
was in
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