Social worker cautioned after fraud investigation revealed she had two jobs

Social worker cautioned after fraud investigation revealed she had two jobs - 7/9/2013 - Community Care:

The social worker demonstrated a "serious lack of integrity" by concealing her second job, the regulator found.

Kirsty McGregor 

Tuesday 09 July 2013 10:08

A social worker who claimed pay for part-time work at one council while on sick leave from her permanent job at another has received a caution from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Foster care agencies fear system will collapse as numbers of willing families decline

Foster care agencies fear system will collapse as numbers of willing families decline - Yahoo!7:

Agencies say the foster care system is in crisis and could collapse within five years unless it undergoes a dramatic overhaul.

Child abuse case sparks claims of systemic failure

Child abuse case sparks claims of systemic failure - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

A woman who says she notified Tasmania's child protection service numerous times about a case of sustained abuse and neglect has accused authorities of failing the four siblings involved

When Foster Care Becomes Fatal

When Foster Care Becomes Fatal | Spencer Aronfeld:

Kristina Hepp was one of more than 7,600 Florida children who lived under the protective care of Florida's Department of Children and Families' Foster Care Program, which then outsourced its responsibilities to subcontractors. In 1998, Florida's legislature mandated that foster care be provided through independent contractors and nonprofit agencies across the state, calling the concept Community Based Care (CBC).

Child Made to Wait Five Days

Child Made to Wait Five Days | Stuff.co.nz:

A child identified as in urgent need of state protection had to wait five days before being allocated a social worker.

California sex offender given custody of daughter now arrested

California sex offender given custody of daughter now arrested | KFOR.com:

NORMAN, Okla.– After being given sole custody of a six-year-old girl, a convicted sex offender was placed under arrest and the child was taken away.

Mom frustrated with CPS investigation into daughter's injury, says she knows who burned four-year-old but no charges yet filed

Mom frustrated with CPS investigation into daughter's injury, says she knows who burned four-year-old but no charges yet filed | abc13.com:

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Child Protective Services is trying to understand how a four-year-old girl received burns on her body. Right now, the little girl is still living with her mother after reporting that it was another family member who inflicted those burns.