This podcast focuses on causes and conditions that create burnout in child welfare, highlighting treatment and prevention for individuals and agencies.

This podcast outlines the phenomenon of burnout in child welfare, highlighting: causes, development, and the impact on workers, clients, and organizations.

This PARTicle will discuss existing research related to the impact of treatment foster care (TFC) on delinquency, mental health, substance use, and pregnancy among youth. Research about TFC in the international context will also be outlined.

This PARTicle highlights recent research around families where one or more parent experiences a mental health concern. Impacts on family members as well as family strengths and the importance of talking about mental health issues are explored.

This particle will discuss research related to foster parents

as caregivers. What motivates foster parents, their

support and intervention needs, and issues regarding

recruitment and retention are some of the key areas that

will be examined.

This literature review outlines the complexities of adolescent

self-harm, differences between harm behaviours with and

without suicidal intent, risk factors for self-harm repetition,

and key critical thinking considerations.

This podcast discusses the basic elements of early brain development, highlighting the impact of maltreatment on these developmental processes.

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Article discussed:

Rajendran, K., Smith, B. D., & Videka, L. (2015). Association of caregiver social support with the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in child welfare. Children and Youth Services Review, 48, 150-158.