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Originally Posted by queenjane
 You dislike all social workers because one was incompetent? But what about the one that helped your friend's baby? I dont see the benefit in lumping all of one profession into one group...there are many types of social workers, working in many different capacities. DHS/CPS workers arent the only place you'll find sw's.
I'm not sure this is the best forum to tout the evils of cps....if it werent for them, i wouldnt have my son. Many people in this forum have adopted children removed from their abusive birthfamilies, by CPS. And many of us are foster parents who work closely with social workers, and see on a daily basis the difficult--and much needed---job they do. Surely there are "bad apples" in any profession,and like many other professions the job of CPS social worker may give an unstable/overworked/biased individual the power to really harm families in a way that say a pissed off waitress does not. And i doubt you'll have much dissent here in this forum if you say the system itself needs a major overhaul. But i've seen firsthand the good CPS does, i see how my child did not have the chance to be abused like his siblings. I see how many workers bend over backwards trying to help birthparents get their kids back (and of course, some workers do not), etc. Katherine |
Keep up the good work. Keep doing a good job. I'm so glad you are doing things for the right reasons.
Yeah, I guess you are right about it being unfair to lump everyone into the bad bunch since it is clear that EVERYONE is not bad, especially since that everyone here in this particular forum is doing things for the right reasons. It is just that I've seen things that could cause one not to sleep for a lifetime. I've seen much much more negative than good. I've actually seen so much ruthlessness that my head spins. It is only my faith in Jehovah God that keeps me sane through all that I've seen. My faith is my hope.
It is refreshing to know that there ARE good social workers, such as the one that helped my ex friend's baby and such as all of you. I'm glad to know that there are people out there that still have a heart, as I was beginning to feel that all love was lost. Congradulations on your son. I'm glad you have him. He is better off in your care. Is there hope that you may be able to get his siblings also to save them? Just curious. Hope all goes well for you.
: Here in MI, too. Silly, silly, silly rules.
) But in the end, I decided to just take the leap. As someone here told me, we'll have to cross these bridges eventually if we are able to adopt our kiddo, so why not get it done now? We have our homestudy on Wed, so we'll see how that goes....last hurdle...
