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Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies
Welcome from Center Director: Priscilla
Day
Welcome to the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies (referred to as “the Center”). We are fortunate to have passionate and committed staff who provide many services including student support activities, cultural competence, outreach, and curriculum development to name a few. We have a particular emphasis on serving our region which is quite rural. American Indian children and families are also an important part of our mission as our region is home to seven Ojibwe tribes in northern Minnesota.
We invite you to explore our site and hope that you find our resources useful.
Center News
*Summer Institute July 20-24, 2009
*Social Work Department received two grants to study raising healthy American Indian Children
About the "Center"
The Mission of the University of Minnesota Duluth's Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies is to advance the well-being of children by strengthening families and communities through social work education, research, and outreach in the region.
The Center provides program coordination for all activities of the Department of Social Work that involves child welfare studies and provides financial administration and oversight for all child welfare grants.
Center Priorities:
- Developing advanced generalist social workers who are prepared to meet the needs of at risk children and their families while working with county and tribal agencies in the region
- Preparing social work practitioners who are committed to racial and social justice, as embodied through the concepts of cultural competence
- Promoting best practices in child welfare, including strength-based practice and program development to address unmet needs
- Addressing the special needs of providing child welfare services in rural areas
- Developing collaborative partnerships with and among other public, private, and tribal agencies/organizations to strengthen the region’s ability to promote the well-being of children by developing healthy families and communities
- Conducting research and evaluation that promote the well-being of all children and their families
- Engaging in teaching, research, and outreach activities that prevent child maltreatment
Projects
Directons to Center/Campus Map