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Jan 05
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Prácticas Inclusivas e Informadas sobre el Trauma con Inmigrantes: Una Serie de Capacitaciones para Profesionales y Organizaciones Comunitarias

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigration Relief, Language Issues, New CICW Resources, Social Work, Spanish Resources, Training & Tools, Trainings, Trauma

Prácticas Inclusivas e Informadas sobre el Trauma con Inmigrantes: Una Serie de Capacitaciones para Profesionales y Organizaciones Comunitarias

Center on Immigration and Child Welfare, NMSU School of Social Work (December 2024)

Este es un curso asincrónico en línea de 5 módulos a su propio ritmo, que explora cómo las organizaciones de servicios y los profesionales pueden implementar políticas y prácticas para aumentar la inclusión de las familias inmigrantes, y cómo la práctica informada sobre el trauma se puede adaptar para abordar las experiencias únicas de las familias inmigrantes. También incluye la discusión de un modelo para implementar navegadores especialistas en inmigrantes dentro de las organizaciones. 6 CEU de obra social cultural gratuitas disponibles. Obtenga más información aquí: https://cimmcw.org/immigrant-inclusivity-training/ o inscríbase en el enlace de arriba.

Jan 02
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Fact Sheet: Guidance for Child Welfare Agencies to Prepare for a 2nd Trump Administration

By | CICW Publications, Fact Sheets, Immigration Enforcement, New CICW Resources, Parental Interests Directive, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers

Fact Sheet: Guidance for Child Welfare Agencies to Prepare for a 2nd Trump Administration

Randi Mandelbaum, Rutgers Law School, and Sophia Sepp, Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative (December 2024)

This fact sheet provides 5 top tips for child welfare practitioners and agencies working with immigrant children and families to prepare for anticipated policy changes during the second Trump administration.

Sep 29
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Immigrant Inclusive, Trauma-Informed Practices with Immigrants: A Training Series for Community Practitioners and Organizations

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigration Relief, Language Issues, New CICW Resources, Social Work, Spanish Resources, Training & Tools, Trainings, Trauma

Immigrant Inclusive, Trauma-Informed Practices with Immigrants: A Training Series for Community Practitioners and Organizations

Center on Immigration and Child Welfare, NMSU School of Social Work (September 2024)

This 5-module online asynchronous, self-paced course explores how service organizations and practitioners can implement policies and practices to increase inclusivity of immigrant families, and how trauma-informed practice can be tailored to address the unique experiences of immigrant families. It also includes discussion of a model for implementing immigrant specialist navigators within organizations. 6 free cultural social work CEUs available. Learn more here: https://cimmcw.org/immigrant-inclusivity-training/ or enroll at the link above.

Jun 28
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Working with Immigrant Families Who are Child Welfare System Involved

By | CICW Publications, Language Issues, New CICW Resources, Parental Interests Directive, Policy Briefs & Analyses, Social Work

Working with Immigrant Families Who are Child Welfare System Involved: Promoting Inclusive Practices & Policy Recommendations

Kristina Lovato & Sophia Sepp; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (June 2024)

This policy brief highlights the various models child welfare agencies have developed to effectively serve immigrant children and families who touch the child welfare system and identifies policy and practice solutions to increase equitable service provision to this population.

Dec 07
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Serving Immigrant Children & Families with Child Welfare System Involvement: Promising Models for Meeting Complex Needs at the Intersection of Immigration & Child Welfare

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Language Issues, New CICW Resources, Parental Interests Directive, Practice, Reports, Social Work, Social Workers, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), State Policies, Transnational Resources, Unaccompanied Minors

Serving Immigrant Children & Families with Child Welfare System Involvement: Promising Models for Meeting Complex Needs at the Intersection of Immigration & Child Welfare

Sophia Sepp, Effie Clayton, Megan Finno-Velasquez & Kristina Lovato; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (December 2023)

The resource explores the specialized models that child welfare agencies in CA, NJ, NM, NYC, and OR have implemented in order to meet the unique needs of immigrant children and families who become involved with the child welfare system.

Jun 29
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Strengthening Border Families: Data Highlights from Interviews & Focus Groups with Immigrant Caregivers

By | Child Well-Being, CICW Publications, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Language Issues, Public Charge, Reports, Research

Strengthening Border Families: Data Highlights from Interviews & Focus Groups with Immigrant Caregivers

Megan Finno-Velasquez and Sophia Sepp; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (June 2023)

This report details the findings and implications from the third phase of the Strengthening Border Families study, which interviewed immigrant caregivers with young children in Doña Ana County about their experiences accessing a broad range of supportive services. Read the report in Spanish here.

Mar 02
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Story Map: Immigrant Inclusivity in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

By | CICW Publications, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Language Issues, Reports, Research

Story Map: Immigrant Inclusivity in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Center on Immigration and Child Welfare & NMSU Center for Community Analysis (February 2023)

This interactive story map highlights the findings and recommendations from a community resource mapping project that sought to identify the supportive services available to immigrant families in Doña Ana County, NM and to assess their level of inclusivity of the unique needs of this population. View the Spanish version of the story map here!

Dec 10
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Inclusive Practice with Immigrant Families: A Guide for Service Organizations and Practitioners

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books, Culture: Issues & Competencies, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Language Issues, Legal/Law, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers, Trauma

Inclusive Practice with Immigrant Families: A Guide for Service Organizations and Practitioners

Anayeli Lopez, Megan Finno-Velasquez, and Sophia Sepp; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (December 2022)

This guide draws from the findings of the Strengthening Border Families study to provide recommendations for service organizations and practitioners on policies and practices to increase inclusivity of immigrant families and their unique needs and experiences.

Dec 08
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The New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department Immigration Unit: A Model for Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Systems Serving Immigrant Children and Their Families

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books, Detention, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Language Issues, Legal/Law, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers, State Policies, Transnational Resources, Unaccompanied Minors

The New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department Immigration Unit: A Model for Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Systems Serving Immigrant Children and Their Families

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare and New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department (November 2022)

This resource provides an overview of the key services and activities of the NM Children, Youth & Families Department Immigration Unit as a model and guide for child welfare and juvenile justice systems serving immigrant children and families. It is also available in Spanish here.

Aug 03
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Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Minors: Current Gaps and Needed Improvements

By | CICW Publications, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Youth, Research Briefs, Unaccompanied Minors

Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Minors: Current Gaps and Needed Improvements

Kerri Evans & Tatiana Londoño, Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (August 2022)

This research brief by the CICW Research Workgroup provides background and highlights gaps in the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Post-Release Services program for unaccompanied minors and offers research-based recommendations for improvements.

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