Question 1: Describe your understanding of what work in a public child welfare setting entails. In what ways have your prior experiences prepared you for working in a public child welfare agency? What interests you about public child welfare work and makes you think you would like to focus your education and career in this area? Need Assignment Help?
Question 2: Maria and Carlos are ages 4 and 6. They lived with their parents until their maternal grandmother called the child abuse hotline telling them that she suspected her son-in-law of inappropriate sexual contact with her grandchildren when her daughter (the mother) was at work during the evening hours. When interviewed, the children kept changing their story. The father vehemently denies any abuse ever happened. Because the grandmother has never approved of their marriage, the children's mother believes the father. The children were temporarily placed in the grandmother's home rather than in foster care. Discuss the issues and dynamics that would be relevant in working with each of the family members. How does this case impact you and your belief system?
Question 3: In what ways do people become involved in the public child welfare system? If this happened to you or a member of your family, how would you respond? What are the similarities and differences between you and the clients with whom you will interact?
Question 4: The environment of a public child welfare agency will require you to demonstrate flexibility, self- advocacy, and effective communication skills. How do you see yourself utilizing these skills at the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services?