Colleen Henry
Biographic Data
| ID | 3805477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colleen Henry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colleen |
| FAMILY NAME | Henry |
| SIGNATURE | HENRY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of New York |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6357-7304 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Social Work as a Writing-Intensive Profession
The recognition of social work as a writing-intensive profession is the first step needed to bridge the divide between academic and practice writing. The demonstration of persuasive writing skills rarely achieves a highly-ranked social work curriculum priority despite the recognition by faculty that these skills are essential for effective practice. This paper features curriculum examples that incorporate persuasive writing skills, the use of rel…
Children and the Welfare State
Variation in child well-being across rich Western nations suggests that the welfare state may play a role in shaping child well-being. However, welfare scholars have largely overlooked children in their analyses. This paper seeks to bring children to the center of welfare state analysis by examining how comparative welfare state theory can consider child well-being. The paper begins with an examination of Esping- Andersen’s seminal work, The Thre…
Substantiated allegations of failure to protect in the child welfare system
The Collateral Consequences of State Central Registries
Virtually every social worker knows about the core role of state central registries in the child welfare system. Less well known is how the very registries that protect children can also threaten the economic security of their families and, in so doing, undermine child safety. Congress enacted the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (P.L. 93-247) in 1974 to incentivize states to develop child maltreatment reporting systems to systematically …
Using Qualitative Data-Mining to Identify Skillful Practice in Child Welfare Case Records
Using qualitative data-mining methods, this study analyzed 39 child welfare case records in order to identify examples of skillful practice. Conducted in partnership with a public child welfare agency in northern California, the study found that child welfare workers are implementing many of the practices promoted by statewide and national child welfare practice frameworks. Broad categories of skillful practice identified included: (1) effective …
Exploring trauma-informed practice in public child welfare through qualitative data-mining of case records
The overwhelming majority of youth in the child welfare system (CWS) have experienced trauma. This qualitative data-mining study of case records explores how trauma manifests in child welfare and how child welfare workers engage youth who have experienced trauma. Case records revealed that youth exhibit many signs and symptoms of complex trauma, however, most did not have a trauma-related mental health diagnosis. The records included examples of …
Parental substance use
Expanding the Legal Framework for Child Protection
Social constructionists argue that human behaviors or conditions only become social problems when they are recognized, labeled, and acted upon by a group of people or society. While domestic violence has been recognized as a social problem since the 1970s, child exposure to domestic violence has only recently received similar recognition. Through a review of changes made to California law between 1995 and 2015, appellate court decisions, and poli…
From Pariahs to Partners
In his first single-authored book, long-time child welfare reformer and activist David Tobis provides a compelling account of how parents and their allies organized to reform one of the nation’s la
The Political Science of Immigration Policies
Understanding the political, ideological, and institutional forces that shape immigration and immigration policy is of increasing importance to social service providers and their clients. Though still in its infancy, political science literature provides a unique lens through which immigration policy can be better understood. Literature on the theories and concepts that political scientists use to explain immigration and resulting public policies…
Expanding the Legal Framework for Child Protection
Social constructionists argue that human behaviors or conditions only become social problems when they are recognized, labeled, and acted upon by a group of people or society. While domestic violence has been recognized as a social problem since the 1970s, child exposure to domestic violence has only recently received similar recognition. Through a review of changes made to California law between 1995 and 2015, appellate court decisions, and poli…
The Political Science of Immigration Policies
Understanding the political, ideological, and institutional forces that shape immigration and immigration policy is of increasing importance to social service providers and their clients. Though still in its infancy, political science literature provides a unique lens through which immigration policy can be better understood. Literature on the theories and concepts that political scientists use to explain immigration and resulting public policies…
Exploring trauma-informed practice in public child welfare through qualitative data-mining of case records
The overwhelming majority of youth in the child welfare system (CWS) have experienced trauma. This qualitative data-mining study of case records explores how trauma manifests in child welfare and how child welfare workers engage youth who have experienced trauma. Case records revealed that youth exhibit many signs and symptoms of complex trauma, however, most did not have a trauma-related mental health diagnosis. The records included examples of …
Parental substance use
Using Qualitative Data-Mining to Identify Skillful Practice in Child Welfare Case Records
Using qualitative data-mining methods, this study analyzed 39 child welfare case records in order to identify examples of skillful practice. Conducted in partnership with a public child welfare agency in northern California, the study found that child welfare workers are implementing many of the practices promoted by statewide and national child welfare practice frameworks. Broad categories of skillful practice identified included: (1) effective …
Social Work as a Writing-Intensive Profession
The recognition of social work as a writing-intensive profession is the first step needed to bridge the divide between academic and practice writing. The demonstration of persuasive writing skills rarely achieves a highly-ranked social work curriculum priority despite the recognition by faculty that these skills are essential for effective practice. This paper features curriculum examples that incorporate persuasive writing skills, the use of rel…
The Collateral Consequences of State Central Registries
Virtually every social worker knows about the core role of state central registries in the child welfare system. Less well known is how the very registries that protect children can also threaten the economic security of their families and, in so doing, undermine child safety. Congress enacted the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (P.L. 93-247) in 1974 to incentivize states to develop child maltreatment reporting systems to systematically …
The Political Science of Immigration Policies
Understanding the political, ideological, and institutional forces that shape immigration and immigration policy is of increasing importance to social service providers and their clients. Though still in its infancy, political science literature provides a unique lens through which immigration policy can be better understood. Literature on the theories and concepts that political scientists use to explain immigration and resulting public policies…
From Pariahs to Partners
In his first single-authored book, long-time child welfare reformer and activist David Tobis provides a compelling account of how parents and their allies organized to reform one of the nation’s la
Expanding the Legal Framework for Child Protection
Social constructionists argue that human behaviors or conditions only become social problems when they are recognized, labeled, and acted upon by a group of people or society. While domestic violence has been recognized as a social problem since the 1970s, child exposure to domestic violence has only recently received similar recognition. Through a review of changes made to California law between 1995 and 2015, appellate court decisions, and poli…
Using Qualitative Data-Mining to Identify Skillful Practice in Child Welfare Case Records
Using qualitative data-mining methods, this study analyzed 39 child welfare case records in order to identify examples of skillful practice. Conducted in partnership with a public child welfare agency in northern California, the study found that child welfare workers are implementing many of the practices promoted by statewide and national child welfare practice frameworks. Broad categories of skillful practice identified included: (1) effective …
Exploring trauma-informed practice in public child welfare through qualitative data-mining of case records
The overwhelming majority of youth in the child welfare system (CWS) have experienced trauma. This qualitative data-mining study of case records explores how trauma manifests in child welfare and how child welfare workers engage youth who have experienced trauma. Case records revealed that youth exhibit many signs and symptoms of complex trauma, however, most did not have a trauma-related mental health diagnosis. The records included examples of …
Parental substance use
The Collateral Consequences of State Central Registries
Virtually every social worker knows about the core role of state central registries in the child welfare system. Less well known is how the very registries that protect children can also threaten the economic security of their families and, in so doing, undermine child safety. Congress enacted the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (P.L. 93-247) in 1974 to incentivize states to develop child maltreatment reporting systems to systematically …
Children and the Welfare State
Variation in child well-being across rich Western nations suggests that the welfare state may play a role in shaping child well-being. However, welfare scholars have largely overlooked children in their analyses. This paper seeks to bring children to the center of welfare state analysis by examining how comparative welfare state theory can consider child well-being. The paper begins with an examination of Esping- Andersen’s seminal work, The Thre…
Substantiated allegations of failure to protect in the child welfare system
Social Work as a Writing-Intensive Profession
The recognition of social work as a writing-intensive profession is the first step needed to bridge the divide between academic and practice writing. The demonstration of persuasive writing skills rarely achieves a highly-ranked social work curriculum priority despite the recognition by faculty that these skills are essential for effective practice. This paper features curriculum examples that incorporate persuasive writing skills, the use of rel…
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Welfare (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (5 works) · Social Work (4 works)