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Most other states avoid hiring issues that plague NC DSS agencies

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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

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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

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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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Be a Self-Care Pro: A First Look at Protective Factors

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I absolutely love to be woken up in the wee hours of the morning from a deep sleep!!!! Don’t you! You know what…don’t answer that because some of you do… That will never be the truth for me. . .no matter how much I love this work!  In child protection/adult protection social work, most of us have …

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The Cost of CPS Cases Going Outside of Time Frame

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I may end up embarrassing myself a bit here, but the story and the topic in this post are incredibly important to consider in child protection services. OK. . .confession #1. I recall sitting in my supervisor’s office staffing all 16 of my open investigations. I was ready to close several and a handful of others …

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Decision Making in Child Protective Cases

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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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