This webinar, from the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform, looked at case management for preventing family separation in Kenya, exploring the role that case management can play in prevention and the tools and
This learning brief highlights the effective delivery of family-strengthening interventions in Kenya by Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) from 2018 to 2023. It outlines CTWWC’s approach to supporting families at risk of separation, those
Every year, the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance brings together a snapshot of the key trends and promising initiatives shaping the social service workforce in our annual State of the Social Service Workforce Report. This
This brief was developed under the global Task Force on the Social Service Workforce in Care Reform of the Transforming Children’s Care Global Collaborative—a community of organizations and actors working to advocate for the UN General
This paper explores the role of case management in the context of care reforms. It offers cross-cutting principles of good practice, essential steps, and describes critical factors involved in effective case management practices. Drawing on
This timely Routledge Handbook creates a much-needed space to explore what makes social work uniquely African, as well as shaping, informing, and influencing a new culturally relevant era of social work. The specific focus on
The Association of Social Workers in Malawi (ASWIM) and the National Association of Social Workers of Uganda (NASWU) have each has released reports highlighting the significant achievements of the respective organizations in 2023. In 2023,
Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) was conceived as a design-build initiative, firmly set within a collaborate, learn, adapt (CLA) framework. The initiative understands that care reform is a long and complex process, requiring collaboration
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has put children at an increased risk of neglect, violence and other human rights violations. Despite growing evidence of its impact on child protective services, there has been a dearth of
In 2014, the Government of Kenya developed comprehensive guidelines on the alternative family care of children. The guidance reflects the global Guidelines for the alternative care of children, welcomed by the United Nations in 2009.
Effective and sustainable reintegration requires a solid conceptual framework and an appropriate and standardized case management approach. Kenya was lacking a comprehensive, participatory, and standardized package that included guidance, standard operating procedures, tools and training
Case management is the process of identifying, assessing, planning, referring, and tracking referrals, and monitoring the delivery of services in a timely, context-sensitive, individualized, and client-centered manner. Case management is used within child welfare and protection
