Child Protection Services Role on Child Care

It seems when parents are taking care of their kids some of them know they arn't doing a good job and receive calls from the social worker. Now, I think it is fair for the social worker to take the kids away from their home because the parents have a chance to fix their problems before intervention. Even though the parents receive these calls, they don't take these calls seriously because they forget about it and think that they have a lot of time and don't realize that someone can take their kids the next day. They think that just because the social worker says that they won't take the child away it means they will NEVER take their child away. The social workers have the authority to take the child away any time they want. Once, the kid is gone then they say they want the child back and that they can be a better parent. These parents don't know what they have until their children are gone. One thing that the program could have done is visit the children to accurately value weather things are running smoothly or not. sometimes I think people need to realize parenting isn't a right anymore it's a privilege. They should be thankful that they have kids some people can't even have kids because they are infertile! If parents really care about their kids they should get their act together so at least their kid can return home.

One emotional response that I did notice is that the parents always react in an angry/distressed manor, they seem to be in denial that the living situation for the child is unhealthy. Yet, the caseworkers must always maintain composure, professional attitude and persistence that their side is what is best for the child, and I completely agree with that. Their position entirely is to help the child, even though it may be heart breaking for the child and parent(s), but ultimately, after the appropriate progress has been made upon, the children may be returned back to the parents. Parents must go through any obstacle in order to attain their children back, if they can show that they are fully capable and responsible, they feel empathy for their children, and also identify the safety needs and personal self improvements. Therapy is quite interesting because the parents feel threatened in a sense, yet the caseworkers are understanding and make every attempt to counsel them in hopes of helping the situation. Placement caseworkers have a difficult time finding homes for older children, as opposed to younger children. However, as long as they are in route to finding a good suitable home, that’s what is most important and vital.

Even though kids have been abused by their parents they still miss them and want to be with them when they are taken away by the social workers. Take for instance, Kevin. He went to the hospital with his mother and his mother told dr.'s that he fell off his scooter. But, the Doctor wasn't convinced and so the mother admitted that Kevin was getting beat with a belt by his mother's boyfriend. His mother's boyfriend, Sam, often beat Kyle with a belt because he was misbehaving he stole, tortured animals, and more. One time Kyle wanted to see if the duck could go under water so he forced duck's head under water, suffocating the duck. Sam got mad and grabbed Kyle’s head and forced his head into the water, suffocating Kevin. Once social services took Kevin away from his family, his behavior did get better and he blamed himself for his bad behavior and said he missed both his mom AND SAM; even after Sam beat him.