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Language Bias in Child Welfare

Free State Social Work

This course explores the potential harms of biased language in child welfare practice and offers strategies for reducing implicit or unconscious bias and improving practice. The course examines key concepts to understanding language bias in child welfare, including neutral language, labels, the concrete-to abstract continuum, and sociolinguistic inequality.

1.0 hr

Self-study

$6

Child Welfare and Social Work Education: From a Pedagogy of Oppression to a Pedagogy of Resistance

Free State Social Work

This thought-provoking course explores the relationship between social work and the child welfare system and critiques the federal Title IV-E training program and the ethical conflicts involved in training MSW students to regulate families. The course examines the forces of racism, classism, misogyny, and injustice within the child welfare system.

1.0 hr

Self-study

$6

Working with Immigrant and Refugee Families: A Guide for Child Welfare Caseworkers

Free State Social Work

This course explores culturally specific and responsive strategies for working with immigrant and refugee families. The course highlights the unique strengths of immigrant and refugee families, including a focus on family, education, work, faith, and community. The course also examines specific challenges faced by immigrant and refugee families, including difficulties with acculturation, language, economic hardship, legal concerns, and trauma.

1.0 hr

Self-study

$6

Understanding the expansion of social control and helping professionals as unwilling agents of the states: The passing of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act in the US

Free State Social Work

This course explores mandated reporting and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, offering important perspective on the historical context of mandated reporting, the rationale for CAPTA, and continuing concerns. Criticisms include causing children and families harm, family policing through state-mandated surveillance, and disproportionately impacting families of color and families experiencing poverty. Present day implications are discussed.

1.0 hr

Self-study

$6