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X-WR-CALDESC:Join us as we discuss Broken: Transforming Child Protective Se
 rvices- Notes of a Former Caseworker\n\nWe'll be meeting from 5:00pm-7:00p
 m (discussion starting at 5:30) at the community meeting space at Market S
 treet Fellowship at 981 West Market St. Akron\, OH 44313. Parking is just 
 around the corner behind the former church on Rose Blvd. \n\n\nDr. Jessica
  Pryce knows the child welfare system firsthand and\, in this long overdue
  book\, breaks it down from the inside out\, sharing her professional jour
 ney and offering the crucial perspectives of caseworkers and Black women i
 mpacted by the system. It is a groundbreaking and eye-opening confrontatio
 n of the inherent and systemic racism deeply entrenched within the child w
 elfare system.\n\nPryce started her social work career with an internship 
 where she was committed to helping keep children safe. In the book\, she w
 alks alongside her close friends and even her family as they navigate the 
 system\, while sharing her own reckoning with the requirements of her job 
 and her role in the systemic harm. Through poignant narratives and introsp
 ection\, readers witness the harrowing effects of a well-intentioned workf
 orce that has lost its way\, demonstrating how separations are often not i
 n a child’s best interests.\n\nWith a renewed commitment to strengthening 
 families in her role as activist\, Pryce invites the child welfare workfor
 ce to embark on a journey of self-reflection and radical growth. At once a
  framework for transforming child protective services and an intimate\, st
 unning first-hand account of the system as it currently operates\, Broken 
 takes everyday scenarios as its focus rather than extreme child welfare ca
 ses\, challenging readers to critically examine their own mindsets and bia
 ses in order to reimagine how we help families in need.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us as we discuss Broken: Transforming Child Protective Ser
 vices- Notes of a Former Caseworker\n\nWe'll be meeting from 5:00pm-7:00pm
  (discussion starting at 5:30) at the community meeting space at Market St
 reet Fellowship at 981 West Market St. Akron\, OH 44313. Parking is just a
 round the corner behind the former church on Rose Blvd. \n\n\nDr. Jessica 
 Pryce knows the child welfare system firsthand and\, in this long overdue 
 book\, breaks it down from the inside out\, sharing her professional journ
 ey and offering the crucial perspectives of caseworkers and Black women im
 pacted by the system. It is a groundbreaking and eye-opening confrontation
  of the inherent and systemic racism deeply entrenched within the child we
 lfare system.\n\nPryce started her social work career with an internship w
 here she was committed to helping keep children safe. In the book\, she wa
 lks alongside her close friends and even her family as they navigate the s
 ystem\, while sharing her own reckoning with the requirements of her job a
 nd her role in the systemic harm. Through poignant narratives and introspe
 ction\, readers witness the harrowing effects of a well-intentioned workfo
 rce that has lost its way\, demonstrating how separations are often not in
  a child’s best interests.\n\nWith a renewed commitment to strengthening f
 amilies in her role as activist\, Pryce invites the child welfare workforc
 e to embark on a journey of self-reflection and radical growth. At once a 
 framework for transforming child protective services and an intimate\, stu
 nning first-hand account of the system as it currently operates\, Broken t
 akes everyday scenarios as its focus rather than extreme child welfare cas
 es\, challenging readers to critically examine their own mindsets and bias
 es in order to reimagine how we help families in need.
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LOCATION:981 West Market Street\, Akron\, OH 44313 US
SUMMARY:BOOK CLUB |  Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services- Notes 
 of a Former Caseworker
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