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Subject:Re: Size of child welfare/child protection work force
You may want to watch out for a confounding factor: workers who work
for multiple agencies. I know of at least one caseworker who, when he
and I Iast corresponded, was employed part-time by each of two "foster
family home" agencies, i.e., privately operated "nonprofits" (in
theory) that contract with county child welfare agencies to recruit
and supervise foster families. Working part-time for each agency, his
total hours and earnings were more than 1.0 of full-time work. He
told me that his work pattern was not unusual. In this state, most
foster care is contracted out to such agencies.
Edward Opton
On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 6:47 AM, wrote:
> Is anyone aware of an estimate of the number of professionals working in
> child maltreatment? The annual NCANDS reports provide the number of people
> working in public child protection, so I am looking for estimates from law
> enforcement, mental health, family court, medicine and other allied
> professions.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
> Janet F. Rosenzweig PhD, MPA
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Edward Opton (Pronouns: he / him / his)
PsychDrugs Action
National Center for Youth Law
405 14th Street, 15th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 899-6583
Fax: (510) 835-8099
You may want to watch out for a confounding factor: workers who work
for multiple agencies. I know of at least one caseworker who, when he
and I Iast corresponded, was employed part-time by each of two "foster
family home" agencies, i.e., privately operated "nonprofits" (in
theory) that contract with county child welfare agencies to recruit
and supervise foster families. Working part-time for each agency, his
total hours and earnings were more than 1.0 of full-time work. He
told me that his work pattern was not unusual. In this state, most
foster care is contracted out to such agencies.
Edward Opton
On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 6:47 AM, wrote:
> Is anyone aware of an estimate of the number of professionals working in
> child maltreatment? The annual NCANDS reports provide the number of people
> working in public child protection, so I am looking for estimates from law
> enforcement, mental health, family court, medicine and other allied
> professions.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
> Janet F. Rosenzweig PhD, MPA
--
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Edward Opton (Pronouns: he / him / his)
PsychDrugs Action
National Center for Youth Law
405 14th Street, 15th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 899-6583
Fax: (510) 835-8099
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