eHow Is Full Of Sugar-Coated Bullshit

I've been coming across a lot from this eHow website lately regarding a families dealings with Child Protective Services. This particular article is dangerous.

I disagree with a lot of what's being said here.

How to File a Complaint on a Child Protection Investigator

Child Protective Services (CPS) can investigate any report of child abuse, neglect or endangerment. Some investigations find truly abusive situations, while others report unsubstantiated conditions. Parents, feeling steamrolled through this process and unable to portray the truth of their circumstances, may disagree with the findings of the investigation and their caseworker. State-run CPS offices have procedures in place to allow parents to file complaints on a child protector investigator with their caseworkers.

For starters, filing a complaint against a child protection investigator will get you retaliated against. Remember these people are usually high and mighty, and the first worker I ever met got her jollies from the power trip. I still complain about her today. The fact that she still walks the streets instead of stinking up a jail cell just makes me sick.

But let's examine these three suggestions from eHow anyway.

1. Speak to your case worker directly. Many complaints can be cleared through open and honest communication.

There is a dangerous assumption made here. That being that a caseworker can have "open and honest communication". While I would never say that EVERY child protective worker is a liar, as I'm sure there are a few who mean well, but most, if not all do have to find some way to convince themselves that they are doing the right thing just so that they can sleep at night.

Besides, if you have a legitimate complaint, complaining directly to the caseworker may just get your file reviewed. Documents may turn up missing. Evidence will disappear. Your complaint becomes moot.

2. Contact your caseworker's supervisor. Request to speak with the area supervisor or the director of your regional CPS office, if you are still dissatisfied with your child's investigation.

In my experience, even when offered proof of the workers lies and fraud, the supervisors will pretty much automatically support the worker. If you complain to the supervisor, the worker will find out, and the threat of retaliation is pretty much doubled. Not only did you complain about the worker, but you did so to her boss who is really there as a support system for the worker.

3. File an official appeal if the investigation is complete. If your case has gone to juvenile court for dependency proceedings, your appeal will be placed on hold until the legal case is complete.

Yeah, sure. This might work in the off chance 2 or 3 years down the road, after your family is permanently destroyed. But the worker will still be living it up, stealing more children and going on with her day to day like you don't even matter.