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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Numbers are against the kids

Numbers are against the kids

Whenever a child is abused or killed by a parent and it turns out the parent had prior run-ins with child welfare caseworkers, the public pounces. Some accuse state workers of being lazy or incompetent. Some want heads to roll.

It's understandable why people get so angry at the thought that a child might have been saved if only state caseworkers could have connected the dots that seem so obviously indicative of future tragedy when one has the benefit of hindsight. But anger from outsiders is often misapplied. It's important to remember that parents who harm their children are the ones who fail their children. State caseworkers aren't psychics. They also get too little credit for the children they do remove from harm's way given all the blame they get when a child is abused despite their involvement.

Note: Here we have what is called a half-truth. The first paragraph is totally true. And that creates a problem for you. That problem is that when there is a major fuck up and the media gets wind of it, workers get paranoid and steal more children for frivolous reasons just to cover their asses.

The second paragraph talks about the only true method of risk assessment. The crystal ball method. One that very few social workers are qualified to use yet one that is employed by all.

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