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Strengthening Safeguarding: A Practical Approach.
Strengthening Safeguarding Through Networks: A Dynamic, Network-Centred Approach to Child Welfare Child welfare systems worldwide are...
Avi Versanov
Jun 68 min read
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Embracing Complexity: Why Child Welfare Demands Sophisticated and Rigorous Approaches
Modern Western child welfare approaches (risk assessment and safeguarding processes) are complex because they must be. Any attempt to...
Avi Versanov
Jun 39 min read
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Safeguarding Together Companion Program
In the dynamic and often challenging field of child welfare, a ground-breaking innovation has arrived to redefine how we approach the...
Avi Versanov
May 194 min read
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Rethinking Child Welfare Decision-Making Through a Systems Theory Lens
Introduction In today’s complex child welfare environments, isolated decisions made at the practitioner level are no longer sufficient....
Avi Versanov
May 25 min read
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Meet Our Associates
From Top Left to Bottom Right: Dr. Wraychel Gilmore (Canada), Abdiel Cabrera (Guatemala), Walla Ababneh (Jordan), Dr. Anna Koehle...
Avi Versanov
May 12 min read
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The Lost Art of Connection: Why Meaningful Relationships Are the Key to Sustainable Social Work
By Tracey Hill Introduction: A Childhood of Connection I grew up in a world where connection was simple — and everywhere. My childhood,...
Avi Versanov
May 13 min read
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Timelines: Embedding Rigour, Structure, and Accountability in Safeguarding Practice
The Safeguarding Together framework positions the timeline as a critical operational backbone that ensures safeguarding is not merely...
Avi Versanov
Apr 3013 min read
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Open Letter to all Child Welfare Leaders
The message in this letter extends to Child Welfare Leaders who share my anxieties about our field yet remain incredibly hopeful. I...
Avi Versanov
Mar 137 min read
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ATA Consultancy’s Approach to Change Management in Child Welfare: Integrating Prosci, the Swiss Cheese Model, William Bridges’ Transition Model, and the Burke-Litwin Model
Introduction The complex and high-stakes nature of child welfare environments, along with systemic barriers, workforce pressures, and...
Avi Versanov
Mar 104 min read
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The Impact of Workforce Well-Being on Effective Child Welfare Organizations: Addressing Burnout, Organizational Culture, and Systemic Barriers
Effective child welfare organizations (as defined by the positive impact on Safeguarding for children and families) rely strongly on...
Avi Versanov
Mar 911 min read
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The Dangers of Intuitive Decision-Making in Child Welfare: Lessons from Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow.
The outcomes of child welfare decisions extend their effects to children, their families, and the larger community. Child protection...
Avi Versanov
Feb 236 min read
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How Global Experiences Bridge Child Protection Practices
Child protection continues to be both a global challenge and an intimate experience in today’s highly connected world. Culture, history,...
Avi Versanov
Feb 113 min read
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Strengthening Child Welfare: The Shift Toward Kinship Care and Sustainable Family Support
Kinship Care and Placement Stability  The child welfare sector is making family-based solutions a priority through a sector-wide...
Avi Versanov
Feb 114 min read
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Reframing Accountability in Child Welfare: Centering Service Users While Meeting Government Mandates
Introduction The child welfare sector faces a fundamental accountability paradox: the individuals most affected by services, such as...
Avi Versanov
Feb 64 min read
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The Need and Urgency for Early Help in Child Welfare: Lessons from Business Strategy and Cultural Change
In the business world, the ability to prepare rather than react is often heralded as a cornerstone of achieving competitive advantage...
Avi Versanov
Dec 31, 20247 min read
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The Importance of Consistency in Practice for Child Welfare
Introduction Practice consistency is a key component of effective child welfare service delivery. It ensures equitable and predictable...
Avi Versanov
Dec 22, 20246 min read
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Behind the Stigma: Unveiling the Humanity and Resilience in Child Protection Work
Child protection is the most meaningful, challenging work I’ve ever done and one of the most uncomfortable to discuss. I haven’t worked...
Avi Versanov
Dec 12, 20244 min read
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Networks in child welfare safety planning: Bridging The Gap
In this video, we delve into Redefining Safety Networks in Child Welfare, a ground-breaking approach that addresses the limitations of...
Avi Versanov
Dec 12, 20241 min read
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A Call to Action: Reform Must Begin at the Organizational and Systemic Levels
Child welfare systems face a complex, daunting task: providing for the safety and protection of vulnerable children amid shifting social,...
Avi Versanov
Dec 6, 202414 min read
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Safeguarding Networks in Indigenous Communities: Integrating Traditions and Practices
Protective networks are vital to supporting at-risk families in child welfare. These networks offer support, partnership and...
Avi Versanov
Nov 23, 20247 min read
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