The recent stage of human history, especially that of certain societies, brings a correct affirmation of technology as a basic coefficient of economic progress; but, at the same time, this affirmation has been accompanied by and continues to be accompanied by the raising of essential questions concerning human work in relationship to its subject, which is man. These questions are particularly charged with content and tension of an ethical and an ethical and social character. They therefore constitute a continual challenge for institutions of many kinds, for States and governments, for systems and international organizations; they also constitute a challenge for the Church.
CP Challenge 29: Wordless Love
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The sketch of the basic problems of work outlined above draws inspiration from the texts at the beginning of the Bible and in a sense forms the very framework of the Church's teaching, which has remained unchanged throughout the centuries within the context of different historical experiences. However, the experiences preceding and following the publication of the Encyclical Rerum Novarum form a background that endows that teaching with particular expressiveness and the eloquence of living relevance. In this analysis, work is seen as a great reality with a fundamental influence on the shaping in a human way of the world that the Creator has entrusted to man; it is a reality closely linked with man as the subject of work and with man's rational activity. In the normal course of events this reality fills human life and strongly affects its value and meaning. Even when it is accompanied by toil and effort, work is still something good, and so man develops through love for work. This entirely positive and creative, educational and meritorious character of man's work must be the basis for the judgments and decisions being made today in its regard in spheres that include human rights, as is evidenced by the international declarations on work and the many labour codes prepared either by the competent legislative institutions in the various countries or by organizations devoting their social, or scientific and social, activity to the problems of work. One organization fostering such initiatives on the international level is the International Labour Organization, the oldest specialized agency of the United Nations Organization.
Experience confirms that there must be a social re-evaluation of the mother's role, of the toil connected with it, and of the need that children have for care, love and affection in order that they may develop into responsible, morally and religiously mature and psychologically stable persons. It will redound to the credit of society to make it possible for a mother-without inhibiting her freedom, without psychological or practical discrimination, and without penalizing her as compared with other women-to devote herself to taking care of her children and educating them in accordance with their needs, which vary with age. Having to abandon these tasks in order to take up paid work outside the home is wrong from the point of view of the good of society and of the family when it contradicts or hinders these primary goals of the mission of a mother26.
The truth that by means of work man participates in the activity of God himself, his Creator, was given particular prominence by Jesus Christ-the Jesus at whom many of his first listeners in Nazareth "were astonished, saying, 'Where did this man get all this? What is the wisdom given to him?.. Is not this the carpenter?'"40. For Jesus not only proclaimed but first and foremost fulfilled by his deeds the "gospel", the word of eternal Wisdom, that had been entrusted to him. Therefore this was also "the gospel of work", because he who proclaimed it was himself a man of work, a craftsman like Joseph of Nazareth41. And if we do not find in his words a special command to work-but rather on one occasion a prohibition against too much anxiety about work and life42- at the same time the eloquence of the life of Christ is unequivocal: he belongs to the "working world", he has appreciation and respect for human work. It can indeed be said that he looks with love upon human work and the different forms that it takes, seeing in each one of these forms a particular facet of man's likeness with God, the Creator and Father. Is it not he who says: "My Father is the vinedresser"43, and in various ways puts into his teaching the fundamental truth about work which is already expressed in the whole tradition of the Old Testament, beginning with the Book of Genesis?
States and local jurisdictions are applying research and practices that have emerged from family treatment courts to improve outcomes for families in the child welfare system who are affected by substance use disorders. Reforming systems successfully to expand the reach to all families requires state and local collaboration. This session will highlight lessons from the Statewide System Improvement Program and feature a state and local practitioner who will discuss the benefits and challenges of this approach. Participants will learn strategies to enhance practice and improve outcomes for all families who are involved in the child welfare system due to parental substance use and/or mental health.
The CWLA National Blueprint identifies the importance of having an array of services that help vulnerable families accomplish developmental tasks. However, child welfare systems often face barriers to achieving this goal due to the challenge of assessing community service needs, the inability to identify gaps in service arrays based on assessed needs, and the absence of a CQI processes to improve access to services over time. This action lab will focus on the implementation of a service referral technology within Washington, DC, that addresses these barriers, and its implications for child welfare nationally.
This action lab is a facilitated panel discussion that will highlight how Family First strategies have been used to leverage the unique and inherent assets of rural communities for positive impact. Panelists will discuss some of the distinctive challenges faced with implementation and sustainability of Family First in rural communities, why specific programs and interventions were selected, and how these strategies are resulting in successes for children and families. Hear reports from the field about interventions that are promoting equity and inclusion. Programs will be highlighted from Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, and Nebraska.
Many emerging professionals are eager to begin their careers in child welfare, but encounter challenges when they are ready to climb the career ladder. It is vital that we support this emerging generation of new leaders as they navigate the serious challenges and complexities of transforming and leading the public and private sectors. This session will focus on learning from accomplished emerging child welfare professionals; understanding the importance of creating and seeking opportunities for leadership; and building linkages and networks in the professional community. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about practical strategies and tools they can use for their own development, or how to build infrastructures for emerging professionals in their workplaces.
The CWLA 2022 post-conference Training Institute was a two-day event, designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of workers, supervisors, managers, and directors to a more strengths-based, prevention-focused system of care. Families, communities, and service systems are experiencing unusually high levels of stress and burnout related to the pandemic, racial and social unrest, and the challenges of implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) legislation.
A skills-based training that examines facilitated conversations using a five-step approach, developed by CWLA Senior Fellow Michael Schultz, as one way to foster the hope, collaboration, and change needed to assess and intervene when trauma and tragedy strike. Healthy families, organizations, and teams share common features. These characteristics are building blocks for healing, empowerment, and resilience during times of crisis and trauma. Effective and respectful facilitated conversations assume that as helping professionals and organizations enhance their capacity to rebound from immediate crisis and weather persistent stress, they also gain vital resources to deal more efficiently with future challenges. Thus, in fostering resilience among professionals, every learning moment is a preventive measure.
Preparing, developing, and supporting kinship caregivers and resource families to ensure children in their care have relationships that are safe, nurturing, and enduring continues to be a decades-old challenge. This is now exacerbated by the health and social injustice pandemics. This training session focuses on essential skills that relatives, foster, and adoptive families must have to ensure that the children in their care are served by a trauma-informed team with clear roles and responsibilities. Skills to aid birth parents in reunification will be emphasized in support of FFPSA. Training as an advocacy strategy connected to agency mission and reinforced by trauma-informed supervision will be shared. Trainers will collaborate with participants to experience mission-driven, model of practice work tools to ensure kinship, foster, and adoptive family preservation and minimize disruptions. 2ff7e9595c
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