Substance abuse is a challenging and overwhelming topic in child protection. Overwhelming in the sense that it is so pervasive and seems like a common precursor to child maltreatment. Join the REAL Academy team to discuss this area of concern for families and how we can best support them by offering resources that are best …
The REAL Academy team will introduce the topic of Moral Turpitude as a form of child maltreatment. Our case workers have encountered this form of maltreatment in child welfare and want to bring attention to this specific issue. The intention of the lunch and learn is to educate social worker students on the issue maybe …
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Overall Domestic Violence is a terrible issue that wreaks havoc on families. We see that the devastation of DV has many victims, but from the Child Welfare lense we must look at harm and danger as they relate to the children in the home. Social workers in child welfare have a big task in front …
Critical thinking seems to be a given. We hope all people would choose to think critically to make good decisions in any career field. But there is way more than what appears on the surface in the term critical thinking. Dr. Marino and our guest speakers share helpful information from academic research and convert it …
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The REAL Academy exists to equip social workers in child welfare with new tools for their busy careers. We regularly develop relevant training for the workforce by staying connected to the field of case work and responsive to the needs of students.
