...the Child Protection System Jane Waldfogel The Future of Children, Volume 19, Number 2, Fall 2009, pp. 195-210 (Article) Published by Princeton University DOI: 10.1353/foc.0.0037 For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/foc/summary/v019/19.2.waldfogel.html Access Provided by Columbia University at 09/11/12 2:47PM GMT Prevention and the Child Protection System Prevention and the Child Protection System Jane Waldfogel Summary The nation’s child protection system (CPS) has historically focused on preventing maltreatment in high-risk families, whose children have already been maltreated. But, as Jane Waldfogel explains, it has also begun developing prevention procedures for children at lower risk—those who are referred to CPS but whose cases do not meet the criteria for ongoing services. Preventive services delivered by CPS to high-risk families, says Waldfogel, typically include case management and supervision. The families may also receive one or more other preventive services, including individual and family counseling, respite care, parenting education, housing assistance, substance abuse treatment, child care, and home visits. Researchers generally find little evidence, however, that these services reduce the risk of subsequent maltreatment, although there is some promising evidence on the role of child care. Many families receive few services beyond periodic visits by usually overburdened caseworkers, and the services they...
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...feel that there are too many restrictions on parents today and these organizations are being too harsh in certain situations and not harsh enough in others. Both of these organizations run along the same lines when it comes to abuse of individuals. They are just broken down into child and adult departments. The Child Protective Services department handles any case of abuse with an individual under the age of 18. After reading several CPS websites from different states, the general guideline is that anyone who notices abuse of a child has the obligation to report it to the authorities so they can investigate. The same goes for the APS, the general guideline is about the same when it comes to abuse of adults. With the adults, the criteria is that the individual must be at least 18 years of age and mentally or physically incapable of defending themselves against the abuser. These are just the basics of both departments and I feel that there are situations that are brushed under the rug, so to speak. There are times when someone has been abuse or neglected and there was no reporting on the issue. I also feel that the adult can suffer even more because people may not know about the Adult Protective Service and also may not know what to classify as abuse of an adult, because of the fact...
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...Corruption in Child Protective Services Linda Saunders SOC 120 Prof. Erin Schouten July 15, 2012 The purpose of this paper is to bring to light a very serious moral dilemma. It is a dilemma that not everyone is even aware exists. Child Protective Services is guilty of kidnapping and child trafficking. Some workers are also guilty of abusing our children. I myself am a victim of this corruption. My children were taken in the middle of the night by force for no reason. I cannot find them, their birth records do not even exist. Why is that? All you have to do is go on you tube and type in CPS Corruption and the list is endless. On Facebook, there is page after page of victims of these crimes committed by CPS, their stories, petitions, and lawsuits. It is very heart wrenching. When you watch the videos on You Tube about this corruption, most of them are news clippings or proven cases, you would be shocked at what you will find. Not only are they stealing children but some of them are abusing the children. Jones (2009), states “ One of their favorite things to do is take your children and rape them, then blame it on you. There is no group more dangerous, than a truancy officer, a CPS worker, or a foster parent period. Their bullies they like hunting children” (clip1). Roberts (2009) states that,”Files can disappear. It is all based on illegal grounds and no one is doing anything about it. (para.1). What is worse is that some of these children are stolen from great parents...
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...Children Protective Service’s Preventing Child Abuse Many children suffer at the hands of adults - often their own parents. They are beaten, kicked, thrown into walls, and/or burned with cigarettes. They have their heads held under the water of toilet bowls, are scalded by hot water or they are forced to stand in freezing showers until they pass out. A child could be stuffed into running washing machines or sexually molested, suffer from neglect in the forms of starvation and lack of medical attention, and still go unnoticed by outsiders. In fact, it is estimated that three children die every day in the U.S. alone from one form of child abuse or another. It is a sickening practice that has no set standard of rules to finish off the persisting problem. Different states have different methods and agencies to help prevent abuse in the home, some work quite well while others bomb - a dangerous gamble when it comes to the life or mental state of a child. The precise number of deaths each year is not known because of the extent of most fatality investigations that could be suspected as child abuse but are seen as open and shut death cases. A report from the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, however, depicts more than three million reports of alleged child maltreatment practices in the year of 1995 alone. Many more children are living with abuse rather than dying from it, too. So what steps are being taken to protect our nation's children? All states have a Child Protective...
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...Introduction Throughout this paper titled, "Child Safety and Permanency versus Parental Rights" several different types of child abuse will be defined and discussed, parental rights information, along with information on the Child Welfare System. Throughout this class we have learned about many different topics that impact families and children. Some of the major topics that we've focused on are poverty, violence and addiction, and abuse and neglect. In every chapter of the book there is information provided on the affects these topics have on children and families, history of cases that occurred and laws that were passed to help and protect children and families, and services that are provided to these children and families struggling with that particular topic within the chapter....
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...Whether a pregnancy is wanted or unplanned the process of development for the young zygote nestled within the mother’s womb is still phenomenal. The developing bundles of cells are very vulnerable from the very start to the end of a pregnancy. The progress of development for the zygote is a delicate one than can be interrupted or slowed down by many internal and external forces. The forces that can interrupt development can range from biological to environmental. The woman carrying the child is responsible for not only her life but the life of her unborn child. Many activities a mother engages in, the unborn child engages in as well. Activities that the mother participates in can be harmless such as listening to music or enjoying a healthy snack. Unfortunately, some activities are not beneficial for the new life. A mother who participates in substance abuse is putting herself and her child at risk. Substance abuse during pregnancy can have adverse effects on the mother, the unborn child, and raises an ethical dilemma. The online Merriam Webster dictionary states that “Autonomy is self-directing freedom and especially moral independence” (Merriam-Webster). Autonomy is a freedom that many individuals can exercise but it takes a rational individual to do so responsibly. The use of substances is an act that can be done in one’s personal time. The effects of these substances on an individual’s physical and emotional health are well known due to the effects being commonly...
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...and how community involvement and an increased sense of self-worth are potential protective factors for health. We then discuss how community immersion will increase standard of living and be a preventative and reconcile most health deficits that otherwise would...
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...Case Policy Analysis and Recommendation In the analysis of the Department of Social Service and La Alianza, both agencies were responsible for the results that were detailed in the High Stakes and Frightening Lapses case study. The contracted services between the two agencies appeared to have started with good intentions to provide culturally appropriate services to a diverse population; however, the organization’s failure to communicate and follow-up with the contracted service providers led to inadequate services, poor reputations of the organizations, and lack of follow-up between the two organizations. Therefore, the actions that were not taken by DSS and La Alianza contributed to the negative impacts on the children. After reviewing the...
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...Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS Organizational Behavior Analysis for Week -6 Final Ashford University Organizational Behavior BUS 610 Organizational Behavior Analysis for Week -6 Final I will be talking about my current job as a Child Protective Investigator (CPI) also known as Child Protective Services (or CPS). This is the governmental agency that is tasked with investigating child abuse or neglect. The primary concern of a CPI is the safety of the child; they do this by assessing the risk involved. By weighing that risk the CPI has to make the decision rather to remove the children or child from the home or place services within the home that will allow them to function as a family in a more productive manner. Once the CPI has made the decision to remove the child or children, the next step in the process is find and create a plan that will eventually return the child to a more proficient and safer family environment. The CPI will assign the family to a caseworker who is tasked with developing a plan to administer to the parents that will educate them on better ways to care for the children and meet all their needs, and create and environment free from abuse or neglect. CPI’s deal with a variety of families, with different backgrounds, values, religions, cultures and beliefs, which have a bearing on the way they parent; this means that CPS has be flexible and understanding when it comes to dealing with the problems they face within these family structures...
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... “Child abuse continues to be a major problem in the United States. In 2000, the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System found that of the three million suspected child maltreatment cases reported to Child Protective Service agencies across the nation, about 879,000 children were victims of child maltreatment. Approximately 63% of these children were victims of neglect, 19% were abused physically, 10% were abused sexually, and 8% were psychologically abused. In most of these cases, the children’s parents were the abusers.” (Shannon, L. C. ) Child abuse is a significant public health issue affecting thousands of families each year. Effective approaches to child abuse prevention includes promoting stable, safe, nurturing relationships as a program, which assists families in maintaining positive parenting practices. The Family Growth Center (FCG) has linked with families to prevent child abuse and neglect through a community-based, 15-week parental-education program entitled “ Parent Nurturing Program.” Programs for children and parents led by trained facilitators incorporates the Bavolek and Comstock model “Nurturing Program for Parents and Children,” which teaches cognitive and behavioral skills. The goal of The Family Growth Center is to abuse and neglect from occurding and re-occudring by reducing the risk factors such as stress, depression, domestic violence, and substance abuse while improving protective factors such as social...
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...Child neglect, which is the most common form of maltreatment in the United States, has been repeatedly linked to an increased risk of delinquency. Recent studies about the link between abuse and delinquency present a very strong case for a strong connection between childhood abuse and neglect and later delinquent and criminal behavior. It is my belief and own personal experience, from growing up in the poverty-stricken areas of Chicago, that child neglect does lead to an increased risk of delinquency. This paper will analyze multiple past and current studies regarding the topic of Child Neglect and Juvenile Delinquency. A serious consequence of child maltreatment is an increased risk for crime and violence. In addition to the direct consequences...
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...As a social worker knowing what services a client will require, and at what point requires skills, knowledge, values and an overall comprehension of their clients’ needs (Kirst-Ashman, & Hull, 2015). The role of the general practitioner social worker is to ensure that their client’s needs are met. Social service skills are integrally linked. They are built upon each other in a progression from ranging from micro, to mezzo to macro levels (Kirst-Ashman, & Hull, 2015). In this paper the case of Charo, 34 year-old Hispanic women are discussed. Detailed are the issues faced by the client, and suggestions from the social worker on the types of interventions needed. In addition, identifying which type of services would best be delivered through...
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...High Employee Turn Over in Department of Family Protective Services and How to Reduce Turnover: Fort Bend County As Case Study. Leadership and Organization Behavior (MGMT-591) ABSTRACT A brief discussion about the Department of Family and Protective Services and the issue of high turnover of the workforce and suggestion on what the department can do further in ensuring workers retention becomes high. The agency is charged with one of the most difficult societal task and needs qualified and experience workforce in order to fulfil their mission and objectives. However in a world with many organization demanding the skills and services of may able bodied workforce it is becoming increasingly difficult for the agency to retain old workers and keep the new one at the agency. The paper looks at the agency from the eye on an insider and suggests some areas where the agency can focus its attention in ensuring workers stay and have a fulfilled career at the agency. The department of family and planning services is one of the social services organization charged with keeping the family structure together and functional and to ensure the safety of children in the home. Its powers and legality are founded under the Texas family code. It’s an organization that strives to ensure the safety of all children from abuse and neglect while keeping the family structure together as much as possible without excessive governmental intrusion. I work as an investigator for this department. My...
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...“I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention.” by Kenny Guinn ( Quotes, 2015 Web). Every day there are children of all ages that are faced with living in unsafe home environments. It may be that they are being physically abused, emotionally abused, sexually abused, or neglected. Unfortunately, often the maltreatment is being done by the very person who was supposed to protect the child and keep them safe from harm. Neither one of the abuses being any less harmful to the child than any of the others, they all require action to be taken to preserve...
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...are convicted of child abuse should have their children taken away from them. This is not a matter of punishment but of recognition of the fact that there is a problem society has to address and that the children need to be protected. First, those parents have abrogated their parental responsibilities and shown that they cannot be trusted. Second, the children will benefit by being taken away from an abusive situation and placed into a loving situation. The alternative would be to work to preserve the family group. Attempts to do this are usually made by social workers, who might be brought in at an early stage, before adjudication becomes necessary. In such cases, the case worker develops a plan and implements it: This plan ultimately becomes the case plan that outlines treatment services for the child and the family. The plan describes what actions are required of all the parties involved to correct the conditions that caused the maltreatment and, in some cases, the placement outside the home, as well as the time frames for accomplishing them. In addition, the plan must address a child's health and education needs, including arrangements for any specialized treatment by health care providers. The causes of child abuse and neglect are complex, and a case plan can involve referrals to an array of individuals, including caseworkers from other units in the child welfare agency, such as adoption or foster care specialists; private service providers, such as...
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