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- Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:01 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2636
You have a lot of questions here and it would be difficult for me to answer each one effectively ... but I'll try. Do you believe that the stepfather was inappropriate with your child? Do you believe your child? Family Reunification (FR) happens in a number of ways and is usually ordered through the...
- Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:26 pm
- Forum: Newcomers - Welcome to the site - please sign in here
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2636
Sorry ... I'm having some trouble figuring out how to post a reply to a question that was several posts "ago" in the thread ... The person from Iowa with the false sexual abuse report ... I'm very sorry that this has happened to you ... and I find it difficult to answer ... Yes, SW are supposed to b...
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:21 pm
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- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2636
Okay ... I see. My current caseload consists of 32 children ... I have encountered the following: sexual abuse by sibling, sexual abuse by parent, Physical abuse that has included: burning a child with cigarettes, locking a child in a closet for hours at a time, leaving a child under the age of 5 at...
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:49 pm
- Forum: Medical Issues
- Topic: Childs Developemental delays
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1365
I apologize ... I also should have asked how long was the child in a placement? Has the child been evaluated by a pediatric neurologist? Or person who specializes in development? Without being able to view the child and/or examine her myself ... there are a number of factors that could have contribu...
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:28 pm
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- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2636
Hello Marina ... Could you please explain further what information you're looking for? I'm unfamiliar with the term you used 6 Standards of Child Care . I received my education in another state and often times terminology will differ from state to state and program to program. If you're wondering ab...
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:51 pm
- Forum: Medical Issues
- Topic: Pschytropic Drugs, CPS Needs Approval first
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1169
I know this was an old post ... but in California you must have a court order before psychotrophic medications can be administered unless the child is in the hospital. But at discharge in order for the medications to continue, you must have a court order. Our court has a child psychiatrist that eval...
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:45 pm
- Forum: Medical Issues
- Topic: Case almost closed, but now I'm pregnant!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1860
Some interesting comments here ... If your CPS case gets closed. Then it's closed, with regard to the next baby. When it would become an "issue" would be if a referral is made against you again ... then the "closed" case's information would be looked at. Example: Are the allegations the same? What w...
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:31 pm
- Forum: Medical Issues
- Topic: Childs Developemental delays
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1365
It is extremely unlikely that removing a child at 10 days of age could have any impact on that child's development. The following answers would be of more importance: 1. Was the pregnancy normal? 2. Did the mother receive adequate prenatal care, and follow treatment recommendations? 3. Was there a l...
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:18 pm
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- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2636
Unfortunately, what happened to the family in the article is too often a common experience. And one that policy makers and educators are at least trying to reduce. Most social work degree programs have developed a focus on cultural awareness, and how to access and apply the knowledge of other belief...
- Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:00 pm
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- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2636
Hello
Hello, my name is Marilee and I live in California ... I stumbled across this site by accident. I have experience in the field of social work, and with the dept. of children's services. I have both a bachelor's and a master's degree in social worker, and have specialized in health/medicine/chronic ...