Iowa’s new centralized child abuse intake center is a model every state should consider. Abuse tips are fed into one place, which enables standardized training and response scenarios. Because it removes reporting from the county level, I think it reduces the possibilities that a worker might know a family from their county and let their knowledge color their judgment. I also believe that by bringing it all under one roof, the workers can provide support for one another while at the same time learn from each others mistakes and successes. It seems to me it would be more cost effective.
Let’s face it. These social workers have a tough job. At one time I wanted to go into the social work / psychology field but decided against it. I knew there would be situations that would tear me up inside. I also knew that with my history, I could not be impartial. So my hats off to the people who expose their hearts to the wrenching situations for the love of children.
If you have not experienced child abuse, you might find it difficult to believe that parents would respond or act as some do. You can read about the success of this new model and a couple specific cases that were recently handled by this Child Abuse Intake Center at the Iowa Register’s story “Centralized call site helps Iowa officials tailor responses to child abuse reports.”
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i think that child abuse is the worst thing that you could posably do to a child it’s rediculous what adults are doing.. be adults for once in you’re life’s and take responcibility .. make your child feel loved and cared about no neglected or abandonded . children should’nt have to go through things like this they should be taught from right from wrong and and all your doing is showing them a bad influence because you’re the one who screwed up your life and now all you’re doing is making theirs miserable!! look at them do you honestly think that hurting them is going to make them resect you and love you ? because obviously you dont know how to do it to them
Klarissa,
I’m confused by your comment. You seem to be saying child abuse is horrible, on one hand, and on the other hand, blaming the survivor for screwing up their own life and making the abuser’s miserable. You insinuate that I’m trying to hurt them in an effort to make them respect and love me. I’m not trying to hurt anyone. My parents have been dead for quite some time.
Other than bringing typical instances of child abuse to light via my story, I try not to comment on individual child abuse cases that fill the news every day, but on the issue of child abuse because I want to be part of the solution.