No way to guarantee foster children's safety: advocate
Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate says he doesn't believe there is any way to guarantee foster children will never be abused.
Note: Imagine that.
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Sunday, February 07, 2010
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LIES!! As a person who has provided foster care in Alberta let me tell you what the "screening process" really looks like:
The children were brought to our home, no social worker accompanied them, nor visited within weeks to assertain that they were well - or - not! When the caseworker did arrive, it was to drop off forms. I stated that I had documentation ready to provide: Criminal record check, for instance, and was told, "no time, no time today".
For the home inspection, the social worker sat down and filled out a check-list of safety items, but not once did the worker actually support the accuracy of information by examining the household. The information was solely relied upon my word!
While I am an honest and good service provider who does care for children, what about those who are not? No one ought to be free from accountability and yet this is exactly how the system operates!
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/02/07/calgary-child-advocate-foster-system-abuse.html#ixzz0exJTu7iI
"I think that lots and lots of effort is put into doing the best screening that the service system knows how to do … but I just don't think that there is an answer that would reassure people that if we did this the problem would disappear."
While the case has the province's Liberal party questioning the competency of the Department of Children and Youth Services, Fritz said incidents of abuse within the foster care system are very unusual.
Demand accountability for the children, including little girl, "S.M.", contact:
Fritz, Yvonne, Honourable
Minister of Children and Youth Services
Member of Executive Council
Executive Branch
228 Legislature Building
10800 - 97 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5K 2B6
Phone: 780 415-4890
Fax: 780 415-4859
Email: calgary.cross@assembly.ab.ca
or
cys.minister@gov.ab.ca
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