Understanding Child Welfare: A Guide for Addiction Professionals

This course reviews Federal definitions and national portraits of child maltreatment, the relationships between addiction and child welfare, the roles of addiction professionals regarding child welfare, and the independent timetables for addiction treatment, child welfare, welfare to work, and child development. It reviews the child protection and child welfare systems, the child welfare continuum, and information about typical state requirements. It provides tools to identify your state's child welfare requirements and to track clients' progress through the child welfare system. It provides suggestions for problems often encountered with clients involved in child welfare.