Services rated poor involved issues where children had too many changes of social
worker high caseloads, delays in undertaking visits and failure to see children alone.
Not exact matches
In the report, one frustrated social
worker noted that
high caseloads have left them without the time to monitor the children in their care and build relationships.
For
workers at Erie County Child Protective Services,
high caseloads and missed deadlines have become the norm.
Minimal time being spent with offenders — some of whom are being spoken to on the phone every few weeks - staff shortages, unmanageable
caseloads,
high staff sickness levels and
workers being recruited with no probation qualifications.
The legislators sent the letter after dozens of CPS
workers appeared at a Health & Human Services Committee meeting to voice frustrations with below - average pay, short - staffing, heavy
caseloads and
high turnover rates among employees.
Higher caseloads for family social
workers, for example, could lead to slower response rates and follow - up services.