Examining employment and diversity in the protective service occupations

This chapter examines the child protective system in the United States by first examining the scaffolding created by federal legislation and federal funding. Next, it reviews three significant Supreme Court decisions that bear on the operation of child protective service systems. Lastly, it examines the common process and flow of individual cases of child abuse and neglect from initial reporting, through investigation, service response, possible out-of-home placement, and finally decisions regarding when and why to close the case. The conclusion discusses the three core goals of the child protective service system: safety and wellbeing of children; permanency of caregiving; and family preservation.

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The Nature of Litigation Surrounding Five Screening Devices

Public Personnel Management ◽

10.1177/009102600002900104 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 43-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

David E. Terpstra ◽

R. Bryan Kethley ◽

Richard T. Foley ◽

Wanthanee Tam Limpaphayom

Keyword(s):

Relative Frequency ◽

Federal Court ◽

City Government ◽

National Origin ◽

Court Cases ◽

Government Organizations ◽

Protective Service ◽

Legal Challenges ◽

Potential Problems

This paper reviews the extent of use, reliability, validity, and potential problems of five selection screening devices — reference checks, background investigations, medical exams, drug tests, and polygraph tests. Additionally, federal court cases involving the five devices from 1978 to the present were identified and content analyzed. Data is reported on: 1) the relative frequency of legal challenges associated with the five screening devices, 2) the outcomes of the legal challenges, 3) the types of charges (e. g., race, sex, age, national origin, or handicap) involved in the cases, and 4) the job types and organization types associated with the legal challenges. The results of the study suggest that the use of background investigations and reference checks may be legally risky. Also, protective service positions and city government organizations seem to be relatively more prone to litigation.

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Asessing the Protective Service needs of the Impaired Elderly Living in the Community

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/070674378703200924 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 32 (9) ◽

pp. 814-814

Author(s):

Martin G. Cole

Keyword(s):

Service Needs ◽

Protective Service ◽

Elderly Living

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Child Protective Service Disparities and Serious Mental Illnesses: Results From a National Survey

Psychiatric Services ◽

10.1176/appi.ps.201800277 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 202-208 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Katy Kaplan ◽

Eugene Brusilovskiy ◽

Amber M. O'Shea ◽

Mark S. Salzer

Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Child Protective Service ◽

Protective Service ◽

Serious Mental Illnesses

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ROLE OF THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ORGANIZATION

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.51.4.793 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

pp. 793-795

Author(s):

James S. Cameron

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Child Welfare ◽

Social Services ◽

New York State ◽

York State Department ◽

Protective Services ◽

Protective Service ◽

Child Welfare League ◽

Abused And Neglected Children

A Review of recent literature and press pronouncements has no doubt left many confused about what degree of concern should be channeled into the problem of the abused child. Part of the confusion results from a tendency to resort to the numbers game in trying to highlight the critical child welfare problems that face this nation, state, and city. Rather than wonder which numbers to believe, or whether physical and emotional battering of children is increasing, I think that the abuse and neglect of children in New York City is of such significant proportions as to justify our dedicated concern. For some years there has been a specialized approach to the problems of the neglected and abused child. This specialized approach has been termed child protective services. It has been developed in response to the problems of abused and neglected children, which the community feels must be looked into and treated. The Child Welfare League defines protective service as "A specialized child welfare service which carries a delegated responsibility to offer help on behalf of any child considered or found to be neglected." The New York State Department of Social Services defines protective services as "Those provided to children living in their own homes who are seriously neglected, abused, or subjected to demoralizing circumstances by their parents or others responsible for their care." Child protective service is not a new service. It has a very illustrious history that really started in this city, back in the late 1800s, through the development of the Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Children.

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Students Affected by Physical and Emotional Abuse

Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students ◽

10.1093/med:psych/9780199766529.003.0015 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 219-228

Author(s):

Lisa Wegman ◽

A. Michelle O’Banion

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Physical Abuse ◽

Emotional Abuse ◽

Psychological Maltreatment ◽

Child Protective Service ◽

Protective Service ◽

K 12 ◽

Service Agencies

Abuse and maltreatment of children is a growing statistic. Each year, more than 3 million reports of alleged maltreatment are made to Child Protective Service agencies, suggesting that approximately six million children, or 11% of all U.S. students in K-12 schools, experience some form of maltreatment annually.8 While not all reported cases are investigated or substantiated, many instances of maltreatment go unreported; thus, the prevalence of maltreatment may be even higher. There are at least four major types of maltreatment: physical abuse, emotional abuse (or psychological maltreatment), neglect, and sexual abuse. It is important to note that these forms of maltreatment can occur separately or in combination with another. Given the unique characteristics and consequences associated with these various forms of maltreatment, this chapter will focus primarily on physical and emotional abuse. Other chapters in this volume will discuss sexual abuse (Chapter 13) and neglect (Chapter 14) in more details – readers working with students affected by physical and emotional abuse are encouraged to also review both of these other chapters for additional strategies.

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