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What is the role of a caseworker? The main responsibility of a child welfare social worker is to protect children from situations of abuse and neglect also called maltreatment. Their focus us ensuring the social, physical, psychological and emotion well-being of their client.

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Child Protective Service Caseworker
By: Kaitlin Newhard What is the role of a caseworker?
The main responsibility of a child welfare social worker is to protect children from situations of abuse and neglect also calledmaltreatment. Their focus us ensuring the social, physical, psychological and emotion well-being of their client. Child Protective Services
A state mandated agency charged with investigating reports of suspected child abuse and neglect. We provide preventative services and follow-up supportive services. Skills Needed Child welfare social work can be stressful and demanding. It presents a number of challenges, but can help you make a meaningful and significant difference in the lives of your clients. Caseworkers are often expected to maintain high case loads. Counseling Professional agency counselors provide individual and group sessions that are appropriate to the clients needs. These services include parenting skills, marriage and family counseling. What does CPS stand for? Child Protection Service
Child Protective Service YES NO Sad Happy Scared Crying
What emotion is the little girl displaying? Anyone suspecting child endangerment must report this to authorities Sad Happy Scared Crying What is maltreatment? To treat in a neglect and abuse Rough Happy Mad The End