Entering John's apartment brought to mind a carnival. The noise and the chaos were almost overwhelming. Mrs.
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Entering John's apartment brought to mind a carnival. The noise and the chaos were almost overwhelming. Mrs. John's love of unusual treasures were everywhere. There was a myriad of smells, not all pleasing. The five children unkempt and undisciplined and did pretty much whatever they wanted. Neighbors in the apartment complex complained about the children and the trash that flowed out the back door and onto the fire escape. Mrs. Johns would say this is her storage room for special things she did not have room for yet. The older children had erratic attendance and came to school unkempt. This prompted the school to file a report for neglect. Mrs. Johns was a single mother, at least at the moment. Neighbors also reported that she had a number of partners at different times. Due to the chaos of the Johns home and the neglect of the children (ages 2 to 12) it became clear to the worker that Mrs. Johns loved her children and was concerned about them. Her neglect was more an inability to problem-solve or prioritize combined with the fact that she had had no parenting modeling in her own dysfunctional childhood. She was an excellent candidate for the services of an agency that provided family preservation services. After several months of visits 3 times a week from a social worker, regular visits from a homemaker, and parenting classes, Ms. Johns was able to improve her housekeeping and her parenting.
What do you think the child protection agency's decision should be about removing the children? Should they stay or be removed? Discuss how this case would make you feel if you came into the house/apartment? Is family preservation the best for these children? Why or why not?
Andersons Business Law and the Legal Environment
ISBN: 978-1305575080
23rd edition
Authors: David P. Twomey, Marianne M. Jennings, Stephanie M Greene