New laws in effort for reform in Arizona CPS

  http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20130221arizona-cps-reform-moves-forward.html
   
    Lawmakers in the state of Arizona are trying to make it easier for social workers by creating a system where there are people who complete the child abuse cases and those who complete the neglect cases. By doing this it will allow social workers to not be so overwhelmed with the number of cases that are thrown upon them. A bill that was announced and approved by Congress said that teachers and doctors who suspect abuse can now report it online instead of having to wait for someone to talk to them. Jan Brewer the governor and the Department of Economic Security are also trying to help these overwhelmed social workers so that they can do their jobs better and help all children. The Department of Economic Security is also trying to give the less serious child abuse cases to community social service agencies so that it will reduce the number of cases by the House Bill 2144. Another law that was discussed was that police and CPS work on cases that involve criminal activity. Although this is good, there are too many cases to investigate in that state.

    I feel that these proposed laws are a good reform that strongly needs to happen to all child protective agencies. These additions to the CPS system is a good way to help reduce the caseloads social workers are given. If Arizona uses this system where child abuse cases are handled somewhere while the neglect cases are handled by others this will greatly affect the lives of children. Social workers are then able to put more effort into child abuse cases because they will not be so overworked by the system. They would also be able to put more time into  the cases and will be able to make the right decisions regarding the children in the situation. I also feel that with police and child welfare agencies involved together it will greatly help the result of the situations the children are in. By working together they can decide effectively how the cases should be handled and in the best way possible for all children. Even though there are a lot of cases, I believe that if they work together many of them could get done but maybe not all. At least by working together more children are being saved from this abuse.