| SOCIAL WORK AND PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE |
The articles in this section examine efforts to improve services within the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), the role of ACS social workers, and the commitment to professional the child welfare workforce.
NASW-NYC Child Abuse Task Force Addresses Child Welfare Crisis In the aftermath of the recent deaths of Nixmary Brown and other children known to the Administration for Children's Services, NASW-NYC convened a task force of social work child welfare experts to develop a set of recommendations. These recommendations were sent to ACS Commissioner Mattingly.
ACS Realignment Plan: Enormous Strides for NYC Children and Families John Mattingly, MSW, PhD, Commissioner, Administration for Children's Services (ACS), (October 2005)
Strengthening Public Child Welfare: The Infusion of Social Work Skills and Values Zeinab Chahine, LMSW, Executive Deputy Commissioner for Child Welfare Services, NYC Administration for Children's Services (October 2005)
The Changing Organization of Public Child Welfare Services in New York City Brenda G. McGowan, DSW, Ruth Harris Ottman Professor of Family and Child Welfare, Columbia University School of Social Work (October 2005)
Professionalizing Child Welfare Through the Social Work Education Consortium Mary L. McCarthy, PhD, LMSW, Director, Social Work Education Consortium (October 2005)
Focus Group on Social Work in Public Child Welfare: Enhancing the Ability of an Agency to Protect Children (October 2005)
Megan McLaughlin, DSW, Member-at-Large, NASW-NYC Board of Directors, former Executive Vice President, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (Ocotber 2005)
Perspective from Labor: ACS Social Workers in SSEU Local 371 Yolanda Pumarejo, LMSW, Executive Vice President, Social Service Employees Union Local 371 (October 2005)
The Impact of Social Work on Assuring Safety and Services By: Selina Higgins, LCSW, Coordinator for Family Team Conferences and the Child Evaluation and Family Assessment Programs, ACS (October 2005)
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