First of all, the Department of Children and Families can only do so much to fix the system as there are laws and restrictions for their actions. They, being a governmentally funded organization, must follow the rules and do not have much say on changing them. In Florida, these certain set of restrictions are called The Florida Statutes Chapter 39. These statutes are created and maintained by The Florida Senate annually, after a legislative lesson. According to the Florida Senate's web page, the Florida Statutes are "[a] permanent collection of state laws organized by area... updated annually by laws that create, amend, transfer, or repeal statutory material" (The Florida Senate).…
1. What does Adult Protective Services do? Adult protective Service is a Social Services agency that investigates cases of abuse, neglect and exploitation of people ages 18 and older with mental illness and other disabilities. 2. We’ve talked in class about ‘vulnerable adults’; who do you think would be considered a vulnerable adult?…
Every year, CPS and other organizations that are child welfare supporters, causes defenseless children their lives by keeping them with their abusive families too long. In 1996, an average of 2 children died each week in New York as a result of child abuse. 1/3rd of those cases were because of CWA’s neglect to the case (Stoesz, David, and Howard Jacob Karger). These numbers are very troubling coming from people who are supposed to be child abuse experts. There was a case that opened in New York the CPS, about a young child named Elisa Izquierdo.…
Action to benefit the client. The framework is centered around the best interests of the child. When dealing with child protection, early intervention is used to prevent entry or re-entry into the statutory system through the provision of services. Importance is placed on the ability of young people to be involved in making decisions about their lives.…
The analysis examines the work of federally mandated citizen review panels and their interactions with state child protection agency administrators. Supported by findings in fifty-two in-depth interviews conducted…
Several studies evaluating Child Protective Services systems provides guidance on relevant variables and relationships to consider in an evaluation of APS. These studies help to identify individuals at greatest risk for recidivism. Of the approaches to evaluating services provided by state and federal agencies, the most popular and easily quantifiable is to evaluate cases with recurrence reports to identify how and where they differ from cases that do not recur. This allows for a better understanding of how to identify the important relationships and variables that to consider for more than standard care. This type of evaluation is important so that effective strategies for use of programs and service to reduce the recurrence and the negative…
The National Legislation and guidance has the influence on the development of the local policies and procedures that has to be implemented and how it affects the everyday work with children and young people. Every single school must have a written safeguarding policy following the government policies and guidelines and this is based on the code of practice and has to be written to cover the protection of all children and young people and has to be reviewed annually. LSCB: The local safeguarding children’s board is responsible for making sure that all of the agencies and departments working with children and young people work together to support the welfare and safety of all children in that area and must make sure that work carried out in an effective…
(ECM) cover children and young adults up to 19 years old and 24 years old for those with disabilities. It was partly produced as a response to the death of Victoria Climbie. The main aims of ECM are; to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being. We also take guidance from Children’s Workforce Development Council. Safeguarding of Adults - (review of ‘No Secrets 2000’ in 2008).…
I agree, I am looking forward to expanding my knowledge and being challenged! Working in Child Protective Services requires an immeasurable amount of commitment and there is no doubt you will be immersed in ethical dilemmas. It is a commendable career and also one full of heartbreak. My mother was a special education teacher in a very impoverished community and she was constantly dealing with situations where neglect and abuse had to be resolved before she could even begin to approach the issues of education. Sadly, one of the most common impediments to her students thriving in school were their abusive parents.…
The tenets of the EFP are consistent with the Aboriginal belief that children are not only raised by their parents, but they are raised by their aunts, uncles and grandparents. Plecas (2015) reports that “in 1992, a team of Ministry staff, contractors and panel members toured the province in what was described as the largest public consultation exercise to date on child welfare issues, and comprehensive new child welfare legislation was introduced in the Legislature in 1994, and came into force in 1996” (p. 8). The child welfare legislation which came into effect is the Child, Family and Community Service Act (CFCSA). Policy and Ideology…
ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES OVERVIEW There are several agencies within Montgomery County, Texas that provide victims of elder abuse with assistance. In order to learn more about these specific services and how agencies collaborate with one another, five different agencies were interviewed: Adult Protective Services, the Department of Aging and Disability, the Montgomery County Women’s Center, Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Adult Protective Services, also known as APS, began in the mid 1970’s when Congress passed Title 20 of the Social Security Act, which required states to protect children, elder adults, and adults with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. They are a…
The Australian administrative body has realized the fact that there are certain parental responsibilities which are supposed to be performed by the parents, caregivers to the children as the necessities of life, and include – financial support, food, clothing, accommodation, healthcare and access to education. The children who are included under this provision are usually up to the age of 16 years; children of older age are also included under certain special circumstances like disabilities. The duties also include the protection of the children from any kind of harm which may affect them severely as a result of abuse and neglect. In Australia, the failure by a parent to provide the basic needs that a child is required, or to protect from any harm which is a consequence of abuse or neglect, amounts to an offence under the general law of land. The child protection law is strict enough to expose the abusive and neglecting parents or care givers to criminal proceedings as the consequences of the criminal conviction.…
Introduction It is the duty of adults to protect children and help them grow in a safe, healthy and stable environment. In order to address the problems that a child may encounter, child welfare laws and policies are created. The laws and policies in this subject are one of the most debated topics, no matter which country the laws and policies belong to. They are always changing and evolving in order to properly avoid the mistakes of the past and to create a better future for all children and young people. In the United States, one of the most significant legislations that came into place was the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA).…
I like that you brought up how the situation would change depending on the state in which you are practicing. Since it was a third party that reported the alleged relationship occurring between the 15-year-old and 21-year-old I think that there is more that needs to be taken into consideration prior to contacting Child Protective Services (CPS). For example, you brought up that if you were in a state where statutory laws required an individual to be 16, then this scenario would be much more difficult, especially because you would not want to ruin your therapeutic relationship with your client by getting CPS involved and likely complicating their lives. Although you always want to ensure that your client is protected, in a state such as Illinois…
This is to promote welfare of children and outlines what is to be done to protect the child in emergencies. It refers to supervision of preschool services. It also makes amendments on ages in other acts, ie guardianship of infants act 64 and school attendance act 26. the children act 2001 was brought in to particularly replace children act 1908 and further enforce protection and…