Children's Services Practice Notes

A newsletter for child welfare social workers in North Carolina

Practice Notes is designed to enhance the practice of North Carolina's child welfare workers by providing information about research and practice models. It is sponsored by the North Carolina Division of Social Services and the Family and Children's Resource Program, part of the University of North Carolina School of Social Work.

In summarizing recent research, we try to give you new ideas for refining your practice. However, this publication is not intended to replace regular supervision and peer consultation - only to enhance them.

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Staff

Practice Notes is funded by the NC Division of Social Services and produced by the UNC School of Social Work. Each issue is reviewed by representatives of the NC Division of Social Services' Child Welfare Section and by experts in the topics addressed.

We welcome your feedback. To comment on something in this publication, email Rick Zechman.

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Family and Children's Resource Program at the UNC School of Social Work

"The opinions and beliefs expressed herein are not necessarily those of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the University of North Carolina School of Social Work. In an effort to serve readers, we sometimes reference other sources of information. Any reference of this sort is not necessarily an endorsement of these references."

This page was last updated May 2026.