her recent adoption by the Smith family, most of Renee Adams life took place within the foster care system. Renee’s involvement with the system began at the age of two when neighbors’ complaints about neglect prompted involvement by Child Protective Services (CPS). CPS worked with Renee’s mother for the period of one year but, after repeated failed drug tests and very little progress towards providing a safe environment for Renee, removal to foster care took place. After removal, reunification…
Struggles with Abuse Abuse of the old in the USA is handled by the Adult Protective Services (APS). APS investigates adults who are neglected, exploited and those who are weak and sick. Those that are victims of these circumstances get short-term services such as food, home repairs, home health care services, shelter, and mental health services (Acierno et al. 24). The elderly protection law covers all the adults of the age 65 years and above. For an adult to receive the services, evidence must…
Introduction Child protective services (CPS) is a particular social service provided by Department of Human Resources. It is a division within State and local social services and which is at the core of every community’s child protection efforts to support neglected or abused children by parents or other adults having permanent or temporary care or custody, or parental responsibility. The CPS also offers services to family members who need intervention to reduce risk of continuing physical…
The article examined the issues that affect frail older adults who are being discharged from the hospital. When evaluating the research question it appears to be implied at the end of introduction. The author stated that the paper will indicate how healthcare team members (HCTMs) use the adult protective services (APS) system as a “safety net” when concerns are evident about an older adult’s decision concerning discharge from the hospital (Popejoy, 2008). To justify their research the author explicitly…
of $1357 a month and approximately $960 from her savings plan on Nexium. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bassett report they are in the middle income bracket. Parents info should be here too Foster Care and Child Protective Services: There is currently no history of involvement with the Department of Social Services. Ryan has never been removed from the home and placed in care. He has been allowed, due to his offenses, to stay with his maternal grandparents in the Carrolton section of Virginia. Ryan has never run…
opportunities that I have considered working for are an adoption center or a pregnancy center that reaches out to teen mothers. Although I would like to work with children and adolescents, I do not think I have an interest in working with child protective services. I have also thought about eventually becoming a play therapist. I realize that this requires a Master’s degree, but I am willing to work with something similar to this idea for my practicum in the spring of 2017. If there are not options similar…
problem that Child Protective Services (CPS) faces with a majority of their caseloads, which is drugs. In one particular case stuck with me. This family had both parents, mom and dad, two brothers, ages 16 and 14, and a sister age 12. Both the mother and father had been abusing drugs for some time now. With the drug abuse present, and not trying to conceal their exposer, the mother and father were also very aggressive as well. For the mother it was a combination of drug abuse and she suffered from…
• In the scenario posed Ms. McFadden calls child protective services when she realizes that the children are unattended all night, do you think this is realistic? Why or why not? Do you think this threshold would be different if Ms. McFadden saw the children being injured in some way? The call by Ms. McFadden is not warranted in this situation. There is no harm to the children. There is no intention to deny them of the motherly care and the love. Being that the allegations were made by Christie’s…
Introduction Having such opportunity to be endowed with a million dollars to develop ideas on how to improve the Child Protective Services place me in a position where I am deliberating very hard on the programs or policies to implement. There are several programs and policies that are implemented in the Child Protective Services for clients and it is important to take into consideration the programs and policies by developing efficient and reliable platform that will be beneficial to the…
of cases of child abuse and protective service taking them away from their home. Majority of the victims suffer from neglect, but a few also encounter the effects of physical, psychological and or even worst sexual abuse. Physical abuse is characterized by physical injury, inflicted as a beating. Sexual abuse includes for molestation, incest and rape. Inflicting a sexual act on an individual. Neglect is an abandonment failure to be there. I personally haven’t experience child abuse from my parents…