Juvenile Court Social Work Case Manager

2018 ◽  
pp. 299-308
Author(s):  
Mark W. Flanagan ◽  
Margie J. Strauss ◽  
Harold Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Case Manager

scholarly journals Achieving Juvenile Justice through Abolition: A Critical Review of Social Work’s Role in Shaping the Juvenile Legal System and Steps toward Achieving an Antiracist Future

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Durrell M. Washington ◽  
Toyan Harper ◽  
Alizé B. Hill ◽  
Lester J. Kern
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Black Youth ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Juvenile Courts

The first juvenile court was created in 1899 with the help of social workers who conceptualized their actions as progressive. Youth were deemed inculpable for certain actions since, cognitively, their brains were not as developed as those of adults. Thus, separate measures were created to rehabilitate youth who exhibited delinquent and deviant behavior. Over one hundred years later, we have a system that disproportionately arrests, confines, and displaces Black youth. This paper critiques social work’s role in helping develop the first juvenile courts, while highlighting the failures of the current juvenile legal system. We then use P.I.C. abolition as a theoretical framework to offer guidance on how social work can once again assist in the transformation of the juvenile legal system as a means toward achieving true justice.

ROLE OF THE COURTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 796-798
Author(s):  
Florence M. Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Court System ◽  
The Family ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Neglected Children ◽  
Abused And Neglected Children ◽  
As If

It is important to know what the courts can do and cannot do in the area of abused and neglected children. Often the Family Court is listed as an agency. It is not an agency. It is part of the court system. Its operation is circumscribed by the concept of being a real court. For a long time there was a theory that the Family Court or Juvenile Court could be a kind of social work oriented operation, not quite a real court, not truly a social work agency. This concept has been abandoned. The Family Court is a court of record and is in all aspects a court. It is dependent in the action it takes on evidence which must conform to strict rules that are laid down. It is an adversary proceeding. It is not enough to produce a child that looks as if it has been beaten. A judge in the Family Court also has before him the person who may be charged with having beaten the child. That person, be it a parent or guardian, is entitled to counsel, to help in his defense. The adversary process then takes place. Persons bring forth evidence to show that the parent did abuse the child. The parent is enabled under the court system to bring forth before the judge evidence that he or she did not do it. It is then up to the judge to give this evidence due weight and make a decision as to whether or not the allegations have been proven.

3. Social work with individuals and families

2015 ◽  
pp. 34-57
Author(s):  
Sally Holland ◽  
Jonathan Scourfield
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Case Manager ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Working Relationship ◽  
The Social

Much professional social work practice is carried out with individuals and their families. Social workers aim to attend to the person’s social context rather than only the specific problem being presented, and they work in a manner that is relationship-based. It is also generally accepted that using a strengths-based model approach produces a more productive working relationship. ‘Social work with individuals and families’ considers the origins of social work; the different ways of directly providing practical help or therapeutic intervention to individuals and families; how the social worker as case manager will be responsible for overall planning, co-ordination, and reviewing service provision; and how social work has become more client-centred and citizen-directed.

Richmond, Mary Ellen

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Longres
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Housing Association ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Charities ◽  
Charity Organization

Mary Ellen Richmond (1861–1928) formulated the first comprehensive statement of direct social work practice principles. She founded the Public Charities Association, the juvenile court, and the Housing Association, and helped to develop teaching materials for Charity Organization Societies nationwide.

A Training Course for Juvenile Court Judges

1962 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-187
Author(s):  
Eugene H. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
The University

The Juvenile Court Judges Institute, a ten-week training program, held its first classes at the University of Minnesota during the summer of 1961. Supported by funds from the Na tional Institute of Mental Health, the Institute may be attended at no cost to the registrants, who receive a $400 stipend for living expenses. Courses deal with juvenile court law, child growth and development, factors contributing to delinquency, prevention and treatment, communications and public relations, and or ganization and administration of the juvenile court. The faculty is drawn from several departments of the University and from leaders in correction, psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Those attending are given opportunity to make field trips to agencies and institutions and to participate in local juvenile court operations.

Strengths-Based Frameworks

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Christopher Hall ◽  
Robert Blundo ◽  
Kristin W. Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Case Manager ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Strengths Perspective ◽  
Client Perceptions ◽  
Manager Role ◽  
And Coping

The strengths perspective represents a paradigmatic shift away from problem-focused approaches to social work practice. A strengths-based approach provides a helping foundation for clients and emphasizes personal growth, empowerment, and coping skills based on ideals that focus on strengths instead of pathology. The strengths perspective can be integrated into social work practice through strengths-based frameworks. Of particular interest is the infusion of a strengths-based framework into case management. Common themes of exploration for strengths-based casework include: case manager role, client-case manager relationship, client perceptions, and outcomes of strengths-based case management.

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