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Phoenix61

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1. How this for a novel approach

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Apr 28, 2017, 06:27 PM

Apr 2017

Reduce case size to realistic levels so social workers with a license aren't afraid they will lose it because a child they were responsible for got hurt. I worked as a CPS investigator in Alabama and we had to be licensed at the graduate level. The case load size was insane. I was 35 and my hair started falling out from the stress. There was just no way to ensure a child's safety when you have so many families to oversee. I wonder if the Kansas foster care workers are responsible for returning the child to their family?

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Requirements for foster care workers too high, Kansas agency says [View all] TexasTowelie Apr 2017 OP

How this for a novel approach Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #1

And how about raising the pay? spooky3 Apr 2017 #2

Absolutely! Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #3