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Jan 04
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Working with Immigrant Children and Families: A Practice Model

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Youth, Resources, Social Work, State Policies, Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books, Training & Tools, Trainings

Working with Immigrant Children and Families: A Practice Model

Georgia Department of Human Resources (January 2009)

This training curriculum was developed by the State of Georgia, Department of Human Resources, Division of Family & Children Services, in collaboration with the Georgia State University School of Social Work. The training was developed for use in public child welfare agencies and other non-profit child welfare agencies. Materials include a Trainer’s Guide and a Participant Guide.

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Dec 23
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William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008 (P.L. 110-457)

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Legal/Law, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008 (P.L. 110-457)

U.S. Congress (December 23, 2008)

In addition to expanding protections for trafficking victims generally, the TVPRA made procedural and substantive changes to immigration legal relief for unaccompanied alien children. Specifically, section 235 of the TVPRA increased many protections for unaccompanied alien children seeking relief from removal, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and asylum.

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Apr 28
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MCWNN 2008: Joining Forces: Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Immigrant Children

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MCWNN 2008: Joining Forces: Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Immigrant Children

Delivered at the Second National MCWNN Forum at Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (April 2008)

The National Forum included a joint session with the National Immigrant Justice Center and the Immigrant Children Lawyers Network, which brought together professionals from the legal community and child welfare agencies to focus on issues that affect them both within the arena of immigration and child welfare. Over the past year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has intensified immigration enforcement activities by conducting several large-scale worksite raids across the country. From an in-depth study of three communities, this report details the impact of these raids on the well-being of children. The report provides detailed recommendations to a variety of stakeholders to help mitigate the harmful effects of worksite raids on children.

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Apr 28
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MCWNN 2008: Panel Session: The Future Federal Policy Landscape and State Child Welfare Law Changes

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MCWNN 2008: Panel Session: The Future Federal Policy Landscape and State Child Welfare Law Changes

Delivered at the Second National MCWNN Forum at Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (April 2008)

This session explored federal immigration and child welfare legislative developments that could occur between mid-2008 and the end of 2009 and that could positively affect immigrant children and families in need of child protection and child welfare services. It also examined an agenda for potential changes of state child welfare laws and regulations that would enhance service provision to immigrant children and families.

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Apr 28
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MCWNN 2008: Panel Session: What We Know About Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System

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MCWNN 2008: Panel Session: What We Know About Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System: The Current State of Research Knowledge

Delivered at the Second National MCWNN Forum at Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (April 2008)

In this session, leading national experts on the intersection of immigration and child welfare discussed the current state of empirical knowledge concerning immigrant children and families who have come to the attention of child welfare systems. The panelists presented the results from recent national, state and local studies, and discussed the needs and direction for future research. Implications for using this research to inform practice were also presented.

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Apr 27
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MCWNN 2008: Advanced Legal Issues on the Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare Law

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MCWNN 2008: Advanced Legal Issues on the Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare Law

Delivered at the Second National MCWNN Forum at Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (April 2008)

Safety, permanency and well-being are three conceptual measures built into today’s child welfare law and practice. How can these principles be applied on behalf of undocumented children in need of child welfare agency services and to the immigration proceedings they face? How might child welfare agencies better identify and help address immigration issues affecting abused, neglected and abandoned children? How can immigration attorneys and child welfare attorneys effectively collaborate in connection with juvenile court and immigration proceedings affecting the same children? This session examined these and related issues and provided information on advanced resources useful to child welfare workers, lawyers and others who work in both “systems.”

 

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Apr 27
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MCWNN 2008: Interagency Cooperation: Collaboration as Best Practice

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MCWNN 2008: Interagency Cooperation: Collaboration as Best Practice

Delivered at the Second National MCWNN Forum at Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (April 2008)

Participants discussed case scenarios, provided by International Social Service – USA and Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services, that involve an essential interagency component. Case examples included refugee or asylum applications, family reunification, intercountry custody and home-study issues. The cases involved individuals or families in need of a range of resources from a wide variety of agencies. Specific attention was given to how agencies can collaborate with each other across disciplines to resolve complex cross-border issues.

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Apr 27
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MCWNN 2008: The Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare: Emerging Issues and Implications

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MCWNN 2008: The Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare: Emerging Issues and Implications

Held at Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (April 2008)

Building from the first roundtable, the 2nd National Forum of MCWNN focused on emerging issues and implications at the intersection of immigration and child welfare.

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Jan 26
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Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children’s Exposure to Violence – A Guide for Families

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Family Violence, Immigrant Youth, Parenting, Practice, Resources, Social Work, Trauma, Youth & Families

Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children’s Exposure to Violence – A Guide for Families

Safe Start Center (2008)

This publication and companion quick reference card was created for parents and other caregivers to describe the signs and symptoms of exposure to violence, as well as some of the effects of exposure on children at various stages of development. The guide emphasizes the critical importance of the parent’s role in supporting children exposed to violence and provides practical strategies to support healing that parents can incorporate in daily interactions.

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