LibGuides: Resources for Families of Children of Incarcerated Parents: Resources for Professionals and Advocates

Resources for Social Workers

When a Parent is Incarcerated: A Primer for Social Workers
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2011.
Working With Children With Parents in Prison
Children's Services Practice Notes for North Carolina's Child Welfare Social Workers, Division of Social Services and the Family and Children's Resource Program, Jordan Institute for Families and the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, January 2002.
Working with Children and Families with Parents Involved in the Criminal Justice System: A Toolkit for Social Service and Child Welfare Providers
Children's Justice Alliance, 2010.

Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents With Criminal Records
Amy E. Hirsch, et al., Center for Law and Social Policy, Communinty Legal Services, 2002.
Children of Incarcerated Parents: An Action Plan for Federal Policymakers
Justice Center, The Council of State Governments, 2009.