Articles in this section focus on services provided to children and families through not-for-profit agencies. Through collaboration and connection by a common mission, the public and voluntary sectors comprise one service delivery system. The articles are written by leaders in the field.
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.
Social Work and Voluntary Child Welfare Services: Innovation and Anticipating Future Needs
By: Philip Coltoff, LMSW, Former Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Children's Aid Society (November/December 2005)
Applying Guiding Principles: Serving Latino Families with Multiple Needs
By: Denise Rosario, MSW, DCSW, Executive Director, Coalition for Hispanic Family Services
(November/December 2005)
Harlem Dowling's 169 Year Legacy: Being Part of the Solution
By: Melba Butler, LMSW, Executive Director, Harlmen Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services (November/December 2005)
Read Article...
Strengths and Challenges to a Holistic Child and Family Services Model
By: Julie Stein Brockway, LCSW, and Julia Jean-Francois, LCSW, Co-Directors, Center for Family Life (November/December 2005)
Focus Group on Social Work in NYC's Voluntary Child Welfare Agencies: Getting Underneath the Most Difficult Problems Children Face (November/December 2005)
Read article...
The Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies: With 110 Agencies, Services Provided Through a Social Work Lens
By: James F. Purcell, MA, Executive Director, Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA) (November/December 2005)
Read Article...
From the Need for Housing and Child care to Professional Issues: Keeping Community-Based Preventive Services Effective
By: Lisa Caswell, LCSW, Preventive Services Program Director, Day Care Council of New York, Inc. (November/December 2005)
|