Question: For this Discussion, review the resources, including the NASW's policy statement on child abuse and neglect on the NASW website. Pick one of the NASW positions and consider a policy initiative you would introduce to further that initiative. Be sure to think about the policies that already exist in your state and how this initiative might alter existing policies.
Post a brief description of the position you selected from the NASW policy statement on child abuse and neglect. Then, describe a policy initiative you might introduce to further that position. Finally, describe the policies that already exist in your state and explain how your initiative might alter these existing policies.
STATE: TEXAS
300-400 Words
References: NASW. (2009). Social work speaks. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Child Abuse and Neglect (pp. 42-48)
Child Welfare Information Gateway. (n.d.) Laws & policies.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2013). Kids count data center.