The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) is experiencing a severe staffing crisis, with almost 30% of its employees being new and lacking extensive experience. Many frontline caseworkers confront traumatic scenarios involving severe child abuse and neglect but struggle against a progressive ideology that complicates their efforts. ACS's accountability is questioned due to tragic incidents involving children under its supervision. This climate has led to a perception that the traditional âsavior mentalityâ is problematic, leading to substantial challenges in effectively protecting vulnerable children.
Working for a child protection agency has never been an easy job. Frontline caseworkers see awful things - children who have been severely beaten, burned, raped and starved.
Almost 30% of the agency's staff having less than a year on the job highlights the deep employment crisis within the Administration for Children's Services.
The more than half dozen abused and neglected kids who have died under the agency's supervision are only the tip of the iceberg regarding the systemic failures.
The so-called 'savior mentality' is now considered by activists and leaders in the field to be a racist, colonialist construct, complicating the mission of child protective services.
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