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liss_up t1_j61g065 wrote

I am a clinical psych final year intern and I would like to know why the call takers never seem to take the concerns of clinical staff seriously. I have kids in my office telling me they're scared dad will kill them if they go home from the appointment and DCF will routinely tell me to send the kid home until someone can evaluate the report (this example is an average situation, not a specific case).

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twawawayyy OP t1_j61hxt9 wrote

And like I'm kind of sorry, I know that was harsh, but if you're final year you need a reality check. I hope you're good because you're very needed.

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twawawayyy OP t1_j61hkev wrote

Because they have no power over the agency they work for. And neither will you, when you get there. Keeping this righteous attitude will kill you working in that system.

Yes, a worker has to track down the family and evaluate the situation. Yes that yakes time. Yes everyone deserves to have working gours and non qorking hours. Would you personally like to pay the taxes for 24/7 child welfare coverage? What are we supposed to do, take away a child with no evidence and no investigation just because an intern says so? For how long? Where do we put them? Who says when they can go back? When does the judge have an opening to review the statement? Can we take anyone's children? What if the kid is just mad and knows the system well enough to know that all they have to say is "I don't feel safe" and their parent will be punished? Maybe you could be the one to pick them up from school and bring them home without notice? Always have an empty room? Easy enough.

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liss_up t1_j61iuzl wrote

I personally would love to pay the taxes necessary for a 24/7 child welfare system.

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