Policy Quick Guide: Child Welfare

• Explore these policies:
  • Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
  • Family Preservation Act
  • The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)   

For each policy (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Family Preservation Act, and The Adoption and Safe Families Act), briefly:

• Explain how the policy is addressed at the federal, state, and local levels.
• What programs were developed from this policy?
• Reflect on how the policy affects or may affect your community, geographic area, or potential clients.

Then, address this unique prompt for this week’s Quick Guide:

• Describe one strategy for integrating cultural humility into the implementation for one of the policies.

 Note: For the Policy Quick Guides, there is no specific page count. Rather, strive to concisely capture the vital information for each policy, much like you would find in a reference book or other encyclopedia style resource. You must, however, use correct grammar and an academic writing style