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Most other states avoid hiring issues that plague NC DSS agencies

Editor’s note: This article is part 3 of the three-part investigative series Dodging Standards, which examines social services agencies hiring workers who don’t meet minimum standards, systemic challenges in hiring for these positions, how other states avoid these concerns and what North Carolina could do differently. This project was made possible in part through financial backing from the Fund …

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NC counties struggle to find qualified DSS workers

Editor’s note: This article is part 2 of the three-part investigative series Dodging Standards from Carolina Public Press, which examines North Carolina local social services agencies hiring workers who don’t meet minimum standards, systemic challenges in hiring for these positions, how other states avoid these concerns and what North Carolina could do differently. This project was made possible in part through …

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NC law setting minimum standards for DSS hires goes unenforced

Editor’s note: This article is part 1 of the three-part investigative series Dodging Standards from Carolina Public Press, which examines North Carolina local social services agencies hiring workers who don’t meet minimum standards, systemic challenges in hiring for these positions, how other states avoid these concerns and what North Carolina could do differently. This project was made possible in part through financial …

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Decision Making in Child Protective Cases

Marino & Wright’s initial examination of decision-making in child protective casesWhite Paper Presentation to State “A” Child Welfare DHHS Leadership, 2015 Dr. Wright and Dr. Marino with REAL Academy research and developed investigated latent investigative case impacts requiring mediation to adopt evidence-based practices in child protection cases. The key factors shared in this document are …

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How to Make a Good Call Using Our New Decision Mapping Tool

In social work there are a lot of interesting challenges that come our way. Recently, our team at REAL Academy has focused our training development efforts on our Child Protective workers (CPS). Over and over we have found that our social workers come up short on tools that help them do their jobs well. In …

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