Bonus Content

Listen to Chris Groeber and David DeStefano discuss how the FFPSA will change the way frontline staff will work and how the Act will ultimately improve outcomes for families.

Listen to a lively discussion with child welfare expert Morgan Ryan from the Florida Children’s Home Society. You will hear about the groundbreaking case management software and system called CaseAIM. In this podcast, we discuss how CaseAIM is blazing a new path for child welfare workers across Florida.

Tune in to this episode to learn how technology is impacting the child welfare system. Dr. Randolph explains how social media advances are changing social work dynamics and empowering caseworkers to communicate more effectively with parents and youth on their terms.

Join us as we take a deeper look into Community Participatory Action Research (CPAR). In this episode, Dr. Campbell and Tiffany Csonka share the groundbreaking work they are doing in Broward County. This episode provides a rare view of how parents are treated in and affected by the child welfare system in Florida.

Join us as we have an in depth discussion about how the Assessment Response Team uses strategies to give case managers more time to provide direct service to children and families in need. Our guest Miranda Slaughter, Senior Child Protective Investigator for DCF, discusses how ART helps caseworkers reduce the red tape in order to focus efforts on those families in crisis.

This episode explores the impact of cutting-edge technology on the child welfare system. Join us as we have a riveting discussion with Leah Dienger about the new technological advances she and her company, IBM, have developed to assist social workers in the field. Leah's work is groundbreaking and has the potential to impact children's lives throughout Florida and globally.

What does it mean to be color-conscious? Corey Best helps us understand how our own biases and beliefs about individuals can be in conflict with personal and organizational values. Putting the facts in the context of the family and community strengths and resources is necessary to reach the best decision for the child.

Hear Terri’s wise offerings of advice based on her experiences as a teenager currently in the system. Her suggestions seem simple and logical, but all too often are infrequently used in our interactions with children and youth with whom we work.

When helping hurts. The emotional and psychological risks associated with providing direct social work services to vulnerable populations are real. But they are referred to by so many different labels. What’s the difference between burnout, compassion fatigue, and having vicarious trauma? April Lott explains the correct terminology and provides suggestions on how to protect yourself and heal.

Listen to a victim advocate and researcher discuss the co-occurrence of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence and provide concrete recommendations on ways you can improve your collaborations with other community professionals on cases that involve both.