After months of questions, a state Senate investigation, and its director's resignation, the South Carolina Department of Social Services is announcing some major changes aimed at better protecting children and improving services.
One of the biggest concerns at the agency has been the caseloads that many of its workers are handling, with some having caseloads of more than 100. There's no universally accepted standard for how many cases one worker should handle because it depends on things like the type of case and what stage in the process each case is in. But the Child Welfare League of America recommends that caseworkers handle no more than 12 cases that involve investigations, 17 cases of family preservation, or 12 to 15 foster care cases.
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