Working with children and families is one of the most popular areas in the field of social work (Ritter, 2009). One reason for this is because the area offers so many career options. A social worker who chooses to focus on child welfare may devote themselves to Child Protection casework and investigating, foster care casework, child welfare researching, school social work, and many more. However, all these professions have the same goal of ensuring the safety and success of vulnerable children.
A Child Protection Services caseworker’s job is to decide whether a child’s living situation is safe or not. They may have been given a tip by a teacher or neighbor. It is up to them to investigate the home, parents, and child themselves to look for …show more content…
Child welfare researchers tend to focus on the macro aspect of social work, looking to understand the reason why children are abused and neglected (Ritter, 2009). This kind of research is important because it can lead to prevention programs that result in less child abuse. A school social worker is someone who works directly with students, teachers, and parents. Often times, they help students with issues such as substance abuse, illness, learning disorders, along with leading prevention programs (Ritter, …show more content…
They may have been given a tip by a teacher or neighbor. It is up to them to investigate the home, parents, and child themselves to look for signs of abuse or neglect (Ritter, 2009). If they decide that the living situation is not safe, they may remove the child from the home and place them in a temporary home. In these cases, guardians will have a period of time to meet certain criteria for them to get their children back. If these criteria are not met, their parental rights may be terminated. Another element to this job is that it may involve testifying and working with the court
A Child Protection Services caseworker’s job is to decide whether a child’s living situation is safe or not. They may have been given a tip by a teacher or neighbor. It is up to them to investigate the home, parents, and child themselves to look for …show more content…
Child welfare researchers tend to focus on the macro aspect of social work, looking to understand the reason why children are abused and neglected (Ritter, 2009). This kind of research is important because it can lead to prevention programs that result in less child abuse. A school social worker is someone who works directly with students, teachers, and parents. Often times, they help students with issues such as substance abuse, illness, learning disorders, along with leading prevention programs (Ritter, …show more content…
They may have been given a tip by a teacher or neighbor. It is up to them to investigate the home, parents, and child themselves to look for signs of abuse or neglect (Ritter, 2009). If they decide that the living situation is not safe, they may remove the child from the home and place them in a temporary home. In these cases, guardians will have a period of time to meet certain criteria for them to get their children back. If these criteria are not met, their parental rights may be terminated. Another element to this job is that it may involve testifying and working with the court