There’s No Place Like Home: Understanding the Harms of Removal and Family Separation in Child Welfare

Virtual

The idea of taking kids first and sorting it out later to “avoid” abuse is one of the biggest paradoxes in the history of governmental practice. In 2023, Washington became one of the first states in the nation to statutorily require dependency courts to consider the likely harms a child will experience if removed from the care of their parents. This training will introduce participants to the concept of “harm of removal” in the context of child welfare and demonstrate

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