Verbatim 'DHS has not served : This is particularly relevant becauseDHS is better financed in Philadelphia and resourced than most, if not all,other major cities.

Verbatim 'DHS has not served . . .'
On Thursday, an expert panel convened by Mayor Street issued its report
on problems with child protective services at the city's Department of
Human Services. Here are excerpts from Protecting Philadelphia's
Children: The Call to Action, which followed an Inquirer investigative
series:


http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opini...ved______.html

The death of a child is always tragic. When a child dies from
intentional abuse, the tragedy is an outrage against humanity. When a
child dies while under the protective supervision of the government,
outrage should shake the very foundation of our community. Sadly, that
outrage is too often buried in governmental bureaucracy. . . .

Throughout [previous reports on DHS] there were themes that persist and
remain unresolved today. The lack of clarity of mission and purpose of
the agency is documented at the agency level. The mechanisms for
accountability are weak at the direct service, managerial, and
inter-organizational levels. Workers and supervisors have not been held
to a clear standard of practice. Despite recommendations for reforms,
managers seem unable to achieve the desired changes.

Additionally, the relationship among contract agencies and DHS is
characterized by a process orientation which has not required results
for children and families. The need for practice change is documented
with concern expressed for the Hotline triage process, investigations,
risk and safety assessments, and the service planning process.

These reports and the results of our data collection, including
extensive community consultation, also all point to a pervasive theme of
randomness in DHS practice. The wide variation in practice - from
front-line worker to senior managers - suggests that practice is what
the individual worker perceives it to be. The individual worker's
education, empathy, and level of competence, for all practical purposes,
control performance.

The absence of appropriate supervisory and managerial capacity has
allowed such random responses to flourish. The lack of clarity about the
practice approach has resulted in diffused training and supervision, all
of which undermines the ability to develop and maintain a highly skilled
workforce.

It is important to note that, throughout the community consultation, we
heard repeatedly about the effectiveness of many DHS workers and a
recognition of the stressful, frequently unsafe, and conflictual
environments that they routinely encounter. A broad cross-section of the
community praised DHS workers.

It is clear that the greatest strength DHS has is its workforce. The
good work that is done on a daily basis by most of its employees must be
supported. It cannot be overshadowed by workers who do not or cannot
perform in a manner that promotes the safety of children in their care.
As an organization, DHS has not served its workforce nor its clients and
community well by failing to build an appropriate infrastructure.
Accountability cannot exist in such an environment. Fundamental to
improvement is building an accountability structure that will both
enhance and reward good performance, and correct or eliminate poor
performance.

To a large extent, the recent history of this agency has been crisis,
analysis, report, and inadequate change. DHS is what the business
literature would call a "stressed organization," which is characterized
as bureaucratic, hierarchical and undemocratic. This extends not only to
its internal organization (how many times have we heard the importance
in DHS of the "chain of command"), but it extends to its relationships
with its provider agencies, and most significantly to the community it
serves. There is a total lack of community consultation or interaction.

Many of the problems DHS has encountered are similar to those in other
major cities in the United States. It would be foolhardy to suggest that
any system has been completely successful and effective in confronting
and solving the multiplicity of problems implicit in child welfare work.
However, in the panel's view, Philadelphia has lagged behind other major
child welfare systems. This is particularly relevant because DHS is
better financed and resourced than most, if not all, other major cities.






CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.

BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGL\0 IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...

"fx" wrote in message
...
CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY
BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY
AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are
supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000
children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills
more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this
country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No
judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency
because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human
being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations
and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When
are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to
their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes
based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers.

Still waiting on an answer fx. Why do you continue to knowingly post false
information with each of your posts?

Ron

Ron wrote
Still waiting on an answer fx. Why do you continue to knowingly post false
information with each of your posts?

Do you know why political orientation and political contributions of
journalists
is relevant to your question Ron?

fx keeps posting NEWS STORIES and the media bias is blatantly left.

If the media bias was middle or to the right it would be considerably
more critical of the NANNY STATE Child Protection INDUSTRY,
and the system sucks here would be even more irritated.

If you think there are lots of stories about CPS screwups now,
just imagine how many there would be without the liberal bias
inherent in the media!