As you may recall, when Louisa turned five years of age, her mother met her current boyfriend,

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As you may recall, when Louisa turned five years of age, her mother met her current boyfriend, Juan. Juan is a 37 year-old Hispanic male originally from Mexico, as was Louisa's family. Prior to this relationship, Louisa's parents were struggling to support themselves. They moved to a larger town in relatively close proximity to Louisa's aunt and uncle, who were established in the USA both financially and legally. This family connection was important to Louisa and her mother. For several years, Louisa, her mother, and Juan appeared to have a stable and safe family with occasional financial issues, but no evidence of abuse or neglect. At the age of 12 years, Juan began to sexually abuse Louisa. The sexual abuse lasted three years until Louisa shared her story with a teacher who contacted Child Protective Services. An investigation validated Louisa's allegations. The kinship placement of Louisa with her aunt and uncle was determined to be in her best interest based upon the familial relationship and the desire of the family to keep Louisa out of the traditional foster care system, while Louisa understood that her safety was the primary consideration in making a decision to remove Louisa from her mother's care, she was also angry that she had to leave her friends and other connections at school and in the neighborhood. She also expressed anger that Juan was not required to move rather than she. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 and subsequent updates through 2019 (CAPTA Reauthorization of 2010 would be relevant) Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 Promoting Safe and Stable Families Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and subsequent updates through 2019 There are a number of child welfare policies connected to Louisa's case and the decisions made by the social worker. An important component of working with clients in any setting is understanding the problems that policies are designed to address, the details of how the policy is designed to affect the problem (what is the goal of the policy). Does the policy truly make an impact in relation to the problem? One must further understand what elements of law are effective and what elements are either problematic, ineffective or have unintended outcomes. In Louisa's situation, the problem is clearly identified as familial child sexual abuse. Louisa is part of a group of thousands of children who experience abuse and neglect; the vast majority who encounter the system are referred for neglect. While each child's circumstances are different, social policy tries to tackle the macro level issues, leaving social workers to apply policy to the specifics of each case. Familiarize yourself with the legislation and how they guide the decisions of frontline case workers.

Explain how the listed policies will pertain to Louisa's case and how will they guide what happens next in Louisa's life and care.