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SWU171_CH7.pptxSWU 171 Intro to Social Work
2/22/22 Twosday
Hilary Haseley, PhD, MSW
Overview
THE BEST WEEK OF THE FRICKING SEMESTER
Chapter 7
Childhood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcKc91ylzWw
Childhood- Birth-18, under 18 is legally dependent
Vulnerability?
Human Development
Prenatal
Conception to birth
Infancy
Birth-3
Develop attachment relationships, understand who primary caregivers are
Language development, physical development
Preschool Years
3-5
Peer relationships form
Middle Childhood
6-12
Increased cognitive skills
Stronger peer relationships
Adolescence
13-18-23
Puberty
Strong reliance on peer groups as opposed to family
10/14/18 10/13/19 10/4/20
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Theories related to child development
Ecological Approach
Cognitive Development
Piaget
Describes stages that children must go through in order to progress to higher levels of thinking
Social Learning Theory
Bandura
Behavior is learned through socialization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmBqwWlJg8U
Erik Erikson
Children progress through clear stages of development
Human development as series of psychosocial crises
Mr. Rogers
Erikson’s Stages of Development
Why
Why is it important for a social worker to know the stages of development in children?
Attachment
Different styles
Ainsworth Attachment Types
Strange Situation Test
https:// www.youtube.com / watch?v = QTsewNrHUHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRejV6f-Y3c
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Child Welfare
Child Welfare
Includes activities, programs, interventions, or policies that are intended to improve the overall well-being of children
Maltreatment
Physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child by a person who is responsible for the child's welfare, under circumstances which indicate that the child’s health or welfare is harmed or threatened thereby, as determined in accordance with [federal] regulations.
Child welfare
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/report/child-maltreatment-2020
Child Protective Services (CPS)
CPS
state system, department or agency responsible for the investigation of allegations of abuse or neglect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDOvSHfk_Y
Foster Care
Major social welfare program to care for children outside of their families
Family Preservation
“activities designed to help families alleviate crises that might lead to an out-of-home placement
Permanency Planning
Stability for children in foster care
CPS Services
Family Group Decision Making
Supporting the idea that families can contribute to decision making in child welfare
Team Decision Making Meetings (TDM)
Referrals
Substance abuse treatment
Counseling/therapy
Domestic violence treatment
Anger management
Visitation
Wraparound services
Strengths base response that uses community-based formal and informal services
Icwa & asfa & MEPA
Indian Child Welfare Act
https://www.bia.gov/bia/ois/dhs/icwa
Adoption Safe Families Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/867
Multi Ethnic Placement Act
https://www.ct.gov/ccpa/lib/ccpa/MEPA_%28Multi-Ethnic_Placement_Act%29.pdf
Social Workers Role
Case Management
Direct Practice
Therapeutic relationship
Advocacy and Policy Building
Critical Issues Facing Children and Families
Child Maltreatment
Foster care
https://dcs.az.gov/foster-and-adoption/foster-care/steps-becoming-foster-parent
https://www.childrensheartgallery.org/
https://www.aask-az.org/meetthekids
Substance abuse
Vaping
Sexual behavior
High risk, STD
Strengths based counseling, consent
Critical Issues Facing Children and Families
Trauma
Not enough trauma informed care
Delinquency
Any behavior that is illegal, could involve a child in the juveniles justice system
Poverty
Immigration
DACA
Children with deported parents
Children with incarcerated parents
Children with parents who have passed away
Sexual orientation/gender identity
Values and Ethics
Respect for dignity and uniqueness of the individual
Respect for self determination
Respect for confidentiality
Strengths
Finding the strengths in every situation in all families
