Jessica Pryce

Social Worker. Author. Educator.

“Let’s work together to build a system that wants to make families stronger instead of pulling them apart.”

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Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services

In this book, Pryce invites the child welfare workforce to embark on a journey of self-reflection and radical growth. At once a framework for transforming child protective services and an intimate, stunning first-hand account of the system, she takes everyday scenarios as the focus rather than extreme child welfare cases, challenging readers to critically examine their own mindsets and biases in order to reimagine how we help families in need.

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Moving Equity to the Center, Interview with Dr. Pryce

In a child welfare system in which Black and Indigenous children are more likely to be separated from their families, Dr. Pryce offers practical steps that can be taken right now to make a difference.

Racism in Child Welfare: A Conversation with Dr. Jessica Pryce

In this episode, Angela, John & Jim talk with Dr. Jessica Pryce about racism and the child welfare system. Dr. Pryce is the Director of the Florida Institute for Child Welfare at the Florida State University College of Social Work. The discussion focuses on how children’s lawyers can address overrepresentation of black families in the child welfare system.

How we can transform child protective services

Jessica Pryce joins us from Orlando, Florida to talk about it. Her new book is called “Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services ― Notes of a Former Caseworker.” She’s a research professor at Florida State University College of Social Work and the former executive director of the Florida Institute for Child Welfare.

In 'Broken,' former caseworker examines problems in child protective services

Jessica Pryce is a former child protective services caseworker and now a faculty member of Florida State University's College of Social Work. In her book "Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services ― Notes of a Former Caseworker" she looks back her CPS years and how they led her to quit and work for systemic change.

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In this eye-opening talk about the impact of bias on foster-care decisions, social worker Jessica Pryce shares an innovative strategy aimed at improving child welfare removal outcomes.