PART Canada Podcasts

PARTcast 43 - Part 1 - A framework for understanding migrant involvement with child welfare by

This podcast will examine some of the factors that result in unexpected case transfers between workers and offer strategies for minimizing child welfare worker turnover.

This podcast will examine some of the factors that result in unexpected case transfers between workers, how case transfers might impact service delivery, and what strategies organizations can implement to minimize unexpected case transfers.

This podcast provides grounding knowledge on trauma psychopathology and substance misuse in adolescents. Considerations for treatment, including a discussion on interventions, are included.

This podcast builds on grounding knowledge and theory established in part 1 to provide the practitioner with field-relevant information on assessment and intervention when concurrent disorders are present.

This first submission of a two-part podcast series on concurrent disorders affiliates the reader with grounding knowledge and concepts using a child welfare lens. Common intersections between mental health and substance use are exemplified by outlining pertinent research and discussing implications to the field.

This podcast evaluates the Signs of Safety evidence base. An analysis of the literature and methodology is provided.

This podcast provides an outline of research on assessing child neglect. Further, it examines prevention and intervention programs for neglect.

This podcast will provide an introduction to child neglect, including risk factors and protective factors that contribute to neglect. It will also explore some of the outcomes of neglect and discuss working with families whose children have experienced neglect.

This PARTicle gives a quick overview of mental health disorders of children and youth. This PARTicle discusses reasons why children and youth living in out-of home care may have higher mental health diagnoses than the normative population and introduces potential treatment options.

This podcast outlines existing research on the risks to both mother and infant of marijuana use during pregnancy, as well as the safety of using marijuana while breastfeeding.

This podcast will provide an introduction to the current policy landscape of marijuana access in Canada, areas of concern associated with parent marijuana use, and a profile of marijuana users as presented in the literature.

This podcast discusses research and practice implications of evidence-based literacy interventions for children and youth involved in child welfare, with a special focus on the Paired Reading Intervention. A summary of research findings and limitations helps frame and define Paired Reading as well as lay guidelines for its use in practice. Finally, factors of the care environment are discussed and...

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.

PARTcast 28 - Grandparents As Caregivers by

PARTcast27 - Trauma-Informed Practice by

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.

PARTcast - Episode 26 - Youth and the Criminal Justice System by

Article Discussed: Orsi, R. (2014). Predicting re-invovlement for children adopted out of a public child welfare system. Child Abuse & Neglect, 39: 175-184.