Parents with Disabilities and their Children in the Child Protection System

Join a webinar on the Child Protection System with Elizabeth Lightfoot, Director and Distinguished Professor of Social Policy at Arizona State University School of Social Work. Lightfoot's research focuses on disability policy, child welfare, aging, disparities, and abuse, influencing national policies.

Learning objectives:

1. Participants will be able to describe two explanations of the over-representation of parents with disabilities in child protection: the “presumption of unfitness bias” and the “exposure hypothesis”.
2. Participants will be able to explain to explain the differences between individual supports for individuals with disabilities and parental supports for parents with disabilities.
3. Participants will be able to list 4 best practice tips for working with parents with disabilities.

Funding was made possible in part by the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council as part of the Native Center for Disabilities project. The Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,500,930 with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS. Council efforts are those of the grantee and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.  The views expressed in written materials or publications and by any speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the ADDPC or the Administration for Community Living, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.