Sentences with phrase «if social workers»

The Department of Finance analyzed the bill in March and opposed it based on the «potentially significant» cost it would impose on the state if social workers were tasked with overseeing training plans.
If social workers don't think it is safe for the child to return home after 72 hours, they can only continue to keep the child away from home if the court makes an EPO or the parents or others with parental responsibility agree to their child being accommodated.
It is a good idea to access a copy of the assessment protocol in your area if social workers are involved with your child.
Have a contingency plan so your other children do not end up in foster care if social workers remove them during an investigation of a false allegation.
If social workers investigate potentially abusive parents without any malice or bad faith on their part, then seemingly, they are given carte blanche to pursue a course of action / line of inquiry which may result in fundamental damage to the parents — by effectively criminalising them — to the family unit, and crucially the children of the family, and may even ultimately destroy the family.
If social workers had intervened without providing treatment for dad would Kim have been better off away from her parents?
Why on earth would I take it personally if a social worker started interrogating me on suspicion of being a child abuser?
Also know that if a social worker comes to your home, you are required to let them in your house.
We could call it out if a social worker was victim - blaming, and help women appeal poorly - made housing decisions.
On the other hand, if that social worker had been hired as a consultant, it would have been bound by the same obligation to report.
If a social worker was involved in making the arrangement then legally this may in fact be a placement of a «looked after child», in which case you will need to be assessed, paid and supported as a local authority foster carer.
If the social worker writes a negative report, the person wishing to adopt may contest the conclusion.
If a social worker was involved in making the arrangements for the child to live with you it could be that the child is actually «looked after» by the local authority, even if they've since said that it's a «private arrangement» between you and the parents.
This is a complicated area of law so if a social worker has asked you to care for a child, you should seek legal advice as soon as possible.
If the Social Worker has any concerns regarding the safety of the home, the prospective adoptive parents will be given an opportunity to correct the safety hazard.
If the social worker was involved in placing the child with the relative or friend, the child is likely to be looked after.
If the social worker was involved in arranging for the child to live with the family and friends carer, the child is likely to be looked after.
An assessment must be done if a social worker thinks that the parent appears to need support, or if it is requested by the parent.
If the social worker has concerns regarding the family's ability to parent an adopted child, she will discuss these concerns with the family prior to submitting a recommendation to the court.

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If we want the kind of trained workers that will keep our economy competitive, we need to remove the social and economic stigma from vocational training.
As Feast learned about his professor's research, he realized that software built using Pentland's findings could help social workers see if they were building trust with their clients, or determine which psychiatric patients need emergency counseling.
But consider: if you're really interested in social justice, you might well insist that Canadian CEOs continue outsourcing to foreign countries, where workers surely need the jobs (on average) much more than (most) Canadians do.
We ran into a middle - aged social worker, a 300 - pound, ex-pat Newfoundlander, at the gym the other day who asked us if there might be some hope of an NDP sweep in Edmonton on Cinco de Mayo (a.k.a. elec...
«He's an egomaniac devoid of all moral sense» ---- said the society woman dressing for a charity bazaar, who dared not contemplate what means of self - expression would be left to her and how she would impose her ostentation on her friends, if charity were not the all - excusing virtue ---- said the social worker who had found no aim in life and could generate no aim from within the sterility of his soul, but basked in virtue and held an unearned respect from all, by grace of his fingers on the wounds of others ---- said the novelist who had nothing to say if the subject of service and sacrifice were to be taken away from him, who sobbed in the hearing of attentive thousands that he loved them and loved them and would they please love him a little in return ---- said the lady columnist who had just bought a country mansion because she wrote so tenderly about the little people ---- said all the little people who wanted to hear of love, the great love, the unfastidious love, the love that embraced everything, forgave everything, and permitted everything ---- said every second - hander who could not exist except as a leech on the souls of others.»
It's considered glamorous to drop out of a selective college if you want to become the next Mark Zuckerberg, but ludicrous to stay in to become a social worker.
Germany Europe's growing army of robot workers could be classed as «electronic persons» and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.
If you receive workers compensation, veteran's benefits or other state or disability benefits, your Social Security disability benefits can be reduced.
«I'm not the only Christian social worker... If the university succeeds in this, it will put them in a position where they can not actually air their Christian views, and I don't think that is right at all.
My question is this... If you are going to go in and share in what may seem lovely sentimentalities and veer away from the DIVINE eternal truth of God, why go in as a chaplain - a minister - just go in as a social worker or a volunteer.
The only way that I would support a service like that, is if provided by some neutral social worker.
While I was there a social service worker asked me if I'd heard about AA.
If you choose, for example, to be an educator or a social worker or an artist, realism demands that you prepare for the possibility that a shrunken job market or the impossibility of making a decent living will force you to abandon your career aspirations in favor of something more «practical.»
I'll agree, there is corruption on both sides, but if I had to pick one over the other I would have to choose the one that supports some sort of social safety net for middle and low income workers in America.
And, if all you narrow minded folks who are prejudiced against Catholics can handle more truth: Pedophilia occurs much more commonly among Male teachers, coaches, social workers, child care workers.
And if you've ever appealed to the government branch of Employment Services or needed to talk to a social worker, you know the frustration of trying to receive help from a completely adversarial system.
If the Catholic Church is not what they want, become a social worker - God can be served just as well that way.
A church's social witness powder is very damp if it exploits its own workers.
The police are not social workers, but if a child has been using drugs and the parent searches the room, they will support the parent.
«Many more people qualify for these programs than you'd think,» says Edie Mead, a NICU social worker in Washington, D.C. «Even if both parents are working and you have private insurance, don't assume you won't qualify.»
Heather also mentioned that when she delivered in Boston, there was a social worker who came by every day; if your friend has access to hospital social workers, she could ask the social workers about support groups.
If you are not satisfied with the social worker, you can ask to see his or her manager — but this can easily be seen as being «aggressive» so needs to be done carefully.
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) has the role of championing children's best interests in the family court system — so if you end up in court fighting for custody of your child, or if the local authority takes out care proceedings, a CAFCASS social worker will be assigned to the case.
If your child will be spending long stretches in the hospital, ask a doctor, nurse, social worker, or child - life specialist about onsite schooling.
I actually just did a series on parenting issues I see as a social worker / children's therapist if you want to check it out Jen.
It's also common to agree to an annual visit, which can be attended by a social worker if it makes everyone more comfortable, at least in the beginning until the relationship begins to evolve.
But if your folks lack the character traits to pass on «learned optimism» — one scholarly term for the essence of the lesson — the job can also be done by «social workers, teachers, clergy members, pediatricians, and neighbors,» Tough says.
Your social worker will discuss a suggested fee with you if you are unsure.
If your child has had behavioral problems or personal struggles with school, you may be more likely to have the social worker as your case manager, but that varies with school districts and workloads.
The social worker wanted to know if we were willing to foster and possibly adopt our baby niece.
«Parents model the behaviors that children will use in the world; if parents model fighting to express negative feelings, then kids will think that this is how to express themselves when they are upset,» says parenting coach and licensed social worker Mercedes Samudio.
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