Caseworker

Question: Caseworker? hi all im due to start a caseworker (legal) role soon and would like to know a bit more about what they do? Obviously i have had an interview etc but it was months ago and it would be nice to hear from somebody with a bit of experience in a similar role. whats it like? cheers x

Answer: I am not a case worker however, I have had to deal with caseworkers before. Most people like a case worker who listons to their cliants and doesnot try to act as though they know better about a cliants needs then the cliend does.

Question: How do I find a caseworker for a child in foster care in Utah? I have a name of a caseworker for a child in foster care in Utah. How do I find his phone number? I'm not sure where to look because I don't know where his office is or what agency he works for. The child is a ward of the state.

Answer: Call the department of health and welfare in your area. They should be able to look up the case worker's info based on the name of the child.

Question: How do i become a children services caseworker? I'm still in high school right now but i am thinkin about what i would like to become and i'm thinking about a caseworker for children services does anybody know what are the requirements and how I become one?

Answer: In Kansas in the USA you need a bachelors degree in usually in Social Work to be certified for this. Since the 1st 2 years of most liberal arts degree programs are good preparation for this you don't have to start focusing on it in high school. Look for an employment listing in your area for this kind of job and see what they want? Or contact your local community mental health center or welfare department and ask the same question.

Question: What degree do i need to become a caseworker in Ohio? I was wondering what kind of degree i would need to become a caseworker for job and family servicesw in ohio??

Answer: Ususally a degree in social work would be fine, but I don't know specifically about Ohio's requirements

Question: How do I get a hold my Food Stamps caseworker in Florida? I am trying to get a hold of my caseworker to discuss a major mistake they made with my case. There are no direct numbers to local offices, or any phone numbers on the letters they sent to me in the mail.

Answer: Call the local office of the Department of Family Services.

Question: What should we expect when we meet with our son's caseworker? We adopted an 11 year old boy 1 year ago. It turns out he has many mental health issues. We are getting him a caseworker so he can be placed in day treatment or possibly residential treatment. We have our first meeting with our caseworker today. What should we have prepared for this visit and what can we expect?

Answer: The case worker will probably discuss the services available for your son. You will probably discuss what your son needs help with. You will probably examine different options and which would be best for your son. The case worker will help you through the process and keep in touch with you to monitor your son's progress. Good Luck.

Question: Is it bad to be to honest with your psych doctor and caseworker? I see my doctor and caseworker today and I have borderline personality disorder and I am really feeling borderline as far as relationships go, can you be to honest with them or should I not tell that I am feeling this way?

Answer: If you want them to help you, yes, you need to be completely honest with them. However, if you are seeing those professionals because of some sort of judicial mandate and your freedom or your kids' freedom hinges on how well you do in these meetings, you may need to temper your words somewhat.

Question: never contacted by a caseworker for medicaid for my pregnancy? I recent got medicaid for my pregnancy and received a letter in the mail from texas star program (program working with medicaid i believe) but i never got a caseworker nor have i received more info. Shouldn't a caseworker contact me once I receive medicaid? Or am I suppose to do that?

Answer: always be proactive about your healthcare no one cares more for you than you, so what are you waiting for start bugging them, make a statement that you need care and are willing to do the leg work to get it. Good luck and Congratulation, Take care of you first always :) because your important

Question: Does a caseworker have the authority to effect a warrant? does a caseworker, social worker or other state agent, in regards to child protection, have the authority to effect a warrant to enter a home, or is this authority reserved for law enforcement officers? please include citations if possible

Answer: Attention: Child Protective Services, Police Officer and Judicial Officer. Are you aware? That aiding and abetting the kidnapping of a Child without a warrant is a CRIME? 1. That you are not immune, under Miller V. Gammie because you are not employees of the court. 2. Under Calabretta V. Floyd, you can not invent immunity? 3. Under AB2749 you can not enter a home without: A. if there is a likelihood of imminent harm; B. if they have a warrant issued by a court; or C. if they have your permission. 4. Title 42, U.S.C., Section 14141 Pattern and Practice It is unlawful for any governmental authority, over juvenile justice or the incarceration of juveniles that deprives persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States. A. Excessive Force B. Discriminatory Harassment C. False Arrest D. Coercive Sexual Conduct E . Unlawful Stops, Searches, or Arrests 5. Burt v. County of Orange (2004) , Cal.App.4th : Right to, due process. 6. In Ireland v Edwards,(1998), defamation as: A. a false and defamatory statement concerning the plaintiff, B. an unprivileged publication to a third party, C. fault amounting at least to negligence on the part of the publisher, and D. either actionability of the statement irrespective of special harm (defamation per se) or the existence of special harm caused by the publication (defamation per quod). 7. Walsh vs. Erie "Despite the Defendants' exaggerated view of their powers, the Fourth Amendment applies to them, as it does to all other officers and agents of the state whose requests to enter, however benign or well-intentioned, are met by a closed door. There is...no social worker exception to the strictures of the Fourth Amendment. ...Any agency that expects to send its employees routinely into private homes has a fundamental obligation to ensure that those employees understand the constitutional limits on their authority." 8.TROXEL v. GRANVILLE 99-138 2000 The supreme clause still is active even in the face of such exaggerated powers usurped by a social worker. NO one is above the law, not even an ignorant of the law social worker. 9. CRAWFORD V. WASHINGTON On March 8,2004 The Supreme Court Ruled that Hearsay Evidence in Child-abuse / Neglect and Domestic Violence cases IS NOT ADMISSABLE. Parents have the CONSTITUTIONAL right to confront their ACCUSSERS under the SIXTH AMMENDENT. What ever they are called by profession: DCFS,CPS the AAG, DA or State Attorney: MUST NOW COMPLY WITH THE SIXTH AMMENDENT . 1) When a child is picked up by a social worker without a warrant, without probable cause. That the social worker never had immunity under Miller v. Gammie, 01-15491 Mandate issued July 31, 2003. 2) The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals case, Calabretta v. Floyd, 9th Cir. (1999) "involves whether a social worker and a police officer were entitled to qualified immunity, for a coerced entry into a home to investigate suspected child abuse, interrogation of a child, and strip search of a child, conducted without a search warrant and without a special exigency." 3) http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ca/2004083… California. AB 2749 was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger. AB 2749 provides two important protections for all parents who are investigated by Child Protective Services for child abuse or neglect. 1) AB 2749 requires that "a representative of a child protective services agency performing an investigation ... of suspected child abuse or neglect ..., shall advise the individual of the complaints or allegations against him or her...." 2) AB 2749 specifically requires child protective services social worker to be trained concerning their duties "to protect the legal rights... of children and families..." they are investigating. In accordance with the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects your privacy and the privacy of your home and property, social workers should now be trained that they can only enter your home under one of three conditions: 1) if there is a likelihood of imminent harm; 2) if they have a warrant issued by a court; or 3) if they have your permission. 4) FBI 14141 and Title 42, U.S.C., Section 14141 Pattern and Practice This civil statute was a provision within the Crime Control Act of 1994 and makes it unlawful for any governmental authority, or agent thereof, or any person acting on behalf of a governmental authority, to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers or by officials or employees of any governmental agency with responsibility for the administration of juvenile justice or the incarceration of juveniles that deprives persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Types of misconduct covered include, among other things: 1. Excessive Force 2. Discriminatory Harassment 3. False Arrest 4. Coercive Sexual Conduct 5. Unlawful Stops, Searches, or Arrests 5. Burt v. County of Orange (2004) , Cal.App.4th The heightened need for fundamentally fair procedures when trial courts determine child abuse and neglect issues in civil actions is illustrated in Scalchi v. Scalchi, On procedural due process rights for those subject to governmental child abuse reports, see Burt v. County of Orange, 120 Cal. App. 4th 273 (Cal. App. 4th 2004). 6. In Ireland v Edwards, 230 Mich App 607, 614; 584 NW2d 632 (1998), this Court identified the four elements of defamation as: 1. a false and defamatory statement concerning the plaintiff, 2. an unprivileged publication to a third party, 3. fault amounting at least to negligence on the part of the publisher, and 4. either actionability of the statement irrespective of special harm (defamation per se) or the existence of special harm caused by the publication (defamation per quod). 7. Walsh vs. Erie County Department of Job and Family Services, Case No.3:01CV7588 Judge Carr wrote: "Despite the Defendants' exaggerated view of their powers, the Fourth Amendment applies to them, as it does to all other officers and agents of the state whose requests to enter, however benign or well-intentioned, are met by a closed door. There is...no social worker exception to the strictures of the Fourth Amendment. ...Any agency that expects to send its employees routinely into private homes has a fundamental obligation to ensure that those employees understand the constitutional limits on their authority." 8. TROXEL v. GRANVILLE 99-138 2000 In response to Tommie Granville's federal constitutional challenge, the State Supreme Court broadly held that Wash. Rev. Code §26.10.160(3) (Supp. 1996) was invalid on its face under the Federal Constitution. [n1] Despite the nature of this judgment, Justice O'Connor would hold that the Washington visitation statute violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment only as applied. Ante, at 6, 8, 14-15. I agree with Justice Souter, ante, at 1, and n. 1 (opinion concurring in judgment), that this approach is untenable. a) The Social worker deceived you into believing they can remove a child without a search warrant. Forcing entry and getting an officer to aid and abed in the collusion of the crime of a trespasser void ab initio. b) Impersonated a government official. c) The Social worker is neither a police officer or an officer of the court. There are TWO lawfully excusable conditions for seizing property or People: a) A warrant of the law, or b) first-hand observation of a felony being committed. That is not just the law. That is constitutionally mandated. 2) Child Protective Service a division of Social Security then perpetrates fraud on the whole system. 3) If the Child Protective Worker now seizes your child which is lawfully your property without due processes, falsely arrest they child in your care and control without a felony charge the social worker has committed a HANNOUSE crime on your child, an intentional tort. 4) What Branch of the Government is the Social Worker? Legislature, branch of government empowered to make, change, or repeal its laws. The executive branch of Government enforces the laws of the land. Judicial Branch has the power of a court to judge the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official. 5) No Policy or Costume may violate the Constitution, and person's acting under color of law is in fact committing treason against the Constitution. A voidable order is an order that must be declared void by a judge to be void; a void order is an order issued without jurisdiction by a judge and is void ab initio and does not have to be declared void by a judge to be void. ONLY AN INSPECTION OF THE RECORD OF THE CASE SHOWING THAT THE JUDGE WAS WITHOUT JURISDICTION OR VIOLATED A PERSON'S DUE PROCESS RIGHTS, or where fraud was involved in the attempted procurement of jurisdiction, is sufficient for an order to be void. Potenz Corp. v. Petrozzini, 170 Ill. App. 3d 617, 525 N.E. 2d 173, 175 (1988). In instances herein, the law has stated that the orders are void ab initio and not voidable because they are already void. No state legislator or executive or judicial officer can war against the Constitution without violating his undertaking to support it. Chief Justice Marshall spoke for a unanimous Court in saying that: "If the legislatures of the several states may, at will, annul the judgments of the courts of the United States, and destroy the rights acquired under those judgments, the constitution itself becomes a solemn mockery..." United States v. Peters... A Governor who asserts a power to nullify a federal court order is similarly restrained. If he had such power, said Chief Justice Hughes, in 1932, also for a unanimous Court, "it is manifest that the fiat of a state Governor, and not the Constitution of the United States, would be the supreme law of the land; that the restriction of the Federal Constitution upon the exercise of state power would be but impotent phrases..." Sterling v. Constantin... http://www.etsu.edu/cas/history/docs/coo… Article VI of the Constitution makes the Constitution the "supreme Law of the Land." In 1803, Chief Justice Marshall, speaking for a unanimous Court, referring to the Constitution as "the fundamental and paramount law of the nation," declared in the notable case of Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cranch 137, 177, that "It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." This decision declared the basic principle that the federal judiciary is supreme in the exposition of the law of the Constitution, and that principle has ever since been respected by this Court and the Country as a permanent and indispensable feature of our constitutional system. It follows that the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment enunciated by this Court in the Brown case is the supreme law of the land, and Art. VI of the Constitution makes it of binding effect on the States "any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any States to the Contrary notwithstanding." Every state legislator and executive and judicial officer is solemnly committed by oath taken pursuant to Art. VI, cl. 3, "to support this Constitution."... No state legislator or executive or judicial officer can war against the Constitution without violating his undertaking to support it. Chief Justice Marshall spoke for a unanimous Court in saying that: "If the legislatures of the several states may, at will, annul the judgements of the courts of the United States, and destroy the rights acquired under those judgements, the constitution itself becomes a solemn mockery..." United States v. Peters... A Governor who asserts a power to nullify a federal court order is similarly restrained. If he had such power, said Chief Justice Hughes, in 1932, also for a unanimous Court, "it is manifest that the fiat of a state Governor, and not the Constitution of the United States, would be the supreme law of the land; that the restriction of the Federal Constitution upon the exercise of state power would be but impotent phrases..." Sterling v. Constantin... http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/ge… In the present case, the findings of fact made by the District Court are fully supported by the evidence. They leave no room for doubt that there was no military necessity which, from any point of view, could be taken to justify the action of the Governor in attempting to limit [287 U.S. 378, 404] complainants' oil production, otherwise lawful. Complainants had a constitutional right to resort to the federal court to have the validity of the commission's orders judicially determined. There was no exigency which justified the Governor in attempting to enforce by executive or military order the restriction which the District Judge had restrained pending proper judicial inquiry. If it be assumed that the Governor was entitled to declare a state of insurrection and to bring military force to the aid of civil authority, the proper use of that power in this instance was to maintain the federal court in the exercise of its jurisdiction, and not to attempt to override it; to aid in making its process effective and not to nullify it, to remove, and not to create, obstructions to the exercise by the complainants of their rights as judicially declared. It is also plain that there was no adequate remedy at law for the redress of the injury, and, as the evidence showed that the Governor's orders were an invasion under color of state law of rights secured by the Federal Constitution, the District Court did not err in granting the injunction. TITLE 28 > PART IV> CHAPTER 85 > § 1343. Sec. 1343. Civil rights and elective franchise (a) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action authorized by law to be commenced by any person: To recover damages from any person who fails to prevent or to aid in preventing any wrongs mentioned in section 1985 of Title 42 which he had knowledge were about to occur and power to prevent; CLER$$RULE 03-29-05 10:46:40 PGT•CTRULE 36 SUPREME COURT RULE 29 document to submit a notarized statement or declaration in compliance with 28 U. S. C. § 1746 setting out the details of the filing and stating that the filing took place on a particular date within the permitted time. 3. Any document required by these Rules to be served may be served personally, by mail, or by third-party commercial carrier for delivery within 3 calendar days on each party to the proceeding at or before the time of filing. If the document has been prepared as required by Rule 33.1, three copies shall be served on each other party separately represented in the proceeding. If the document has been prepared as required by Rule 33.2, service of a single copy on each other separately represented party suffices. If personal service is made, it shall consist of delivery at the office of the counsel of record, either to counsel or to an employee therein. If service is by mail or third-party commercial carrier, it shall consist of depositing the document with the United States Postal Service, with no less than first-class postage prepaid, or delivery to the carrier for delivery within 3 calendar days, addressed to counsel of record at the proper address. When a party is not represented by counsel, service shall be made on the party, personally, by mail, or by commercial carrier. Ordinarily, service on a party must be by a manner at least as expeditious as the manner used to file the document with the Court. Adamson v. California June 23, 1947., The first ten amendments were proposed and adopted largely because of fear that Government might unduly interfere with prized individual liberties. The people wanted and demanded a Bill of Rights written into their Constitution. The amendments embodying the Bill of Rights were intended to curb all branches of the Federal Government in the fields touched by the amendments -- Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. The Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments were pointedly aimed at confining exercise of power by courts. Puckett v. Cox & Gideon v. Wainwright http://www.caught.net/prose/immunity.htm A PRIVATE CITIZEN BE HELD LIABLE UNDER § 1983 While a private citizen cannot ordinarily be held liable under § 1983 because that statute requires action under color of state law, if a private citizen conspires with a state actor, then the private citizen is subject to § 1983 liability. Brokaw v. Mercer County, 235 F.3d 1000 (7th Cir 2001) quoting Bowman v. City of Franklin, 980 F.2d 1104, 1107 (7th Cir. 1992) "To establish § 1983 liability through a conspiracy theory, a plaintiff must demonstrate that: (1) a state official and private individual(s) reached an understanding to deprive the plaintiff of his constitutional rights, and (2) those individual(s) were willful participants in joint activity with the State or its agents." Fries v. Helsper, 146 F.3d 452, 457 (7th Cir. 1998) (internal quotation and citations omitted). LIST WHO VIOLATED YOUR RIGHTS (YES EVERYONE!) Enter default of defendant (names): _______________________, ________________________, ___________________, ____________________, _____________________, ET AL Respondents, No, further Entry into this case maybe made, default limit is reached. 1. Default entered as requested on (date): Proper service was made (date) ________________ the Federal Rules of court state you have 15 days to respond, and effective failure to respond is now expired at of date date __ 2. Default entered as requested (state reason): Failure to reply. 3. In the Sum of 15,000,000. Per defendant: Violations of Constitution. 4. Memorandum of costs (required if money judgment requested). Costs and disbursements are as follows 5. TITLE 42 > CHAPTER 21 > SUBCHAPTER I > Sec. 1988. 6. Clerk's filing fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Waived 7. Process server's fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waived 8. Other (specify): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000,000.00 per color of law violation 9. Enter default of defendant (names): ___________________________,____________… ___________________________, ___________________________, ___________________________, ET AL Respondents, ( Estate of Macias v. Lopez, 42 F. Supp.2d 957, 962 (N.D. Cal. 1999). Per Defendant, Violation of Constitutional rights by custom & policy. TOTAL _______defendants time violations is the sum of _____________________ Payable in gold or silver per Section. 10. No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Manqué and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility. III. PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS > Rule 12 (e) If the motion is granted and the order of the court is not obeyed within 10 days after notice of the order or within such other time as the court may fix, the court may strike the pleading to which the motion was directed or make such order as it deems just. VII. JUDGMENT > Rule 55 the party against whom judgment by default is sought has appeared in the action, the party (or, if appearing by representative, the party's representative) shall be served with written notice of the application for judgment at least 3 days prior to the hearing on such application. If, in order to enable the court to enter judgment or to carry it into effect, it is necessary to take an account or to determine the amount of damages or to establish the truth of any averment by evidence or to make an investigation of any other matter, the court may conduct such hearings or order such references as it deems necessary and proper and shall accord a right of trial by jury to the parties when and as required by any statute of the United States. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure III. PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS > Rule 8. Rule 8. General Rules of Pleading e) Pleading to be Concise and Direct; Consistency Each averment of a pleading shall be simple, concise, and direct. No technical forms of pleading or motions are required. (f) Construction of Pleadings; All pleadings shall be so construed as to do substantial justice.

Question: How do you become a caseworker for foster children? I was thinking about majoring in Human Development with Family Studies but then I don't know what comes next, it's what I would love to do I just need help planning it out.

Answer: It would depend on your state because each state runs their own CPS system. In Texas you would need a Bachelor's Degree (preferably in a Human Services field) and apply with Child Protective Services. If you don't live in Texas the criteria may be different but you will basically look for your state's version of CPS and start there in maybe a Conservator ship position. Good Luck!

Question: Would it be appropriate for a female sikh to be interviewed by a male caseworker? Would it be appropriate for a female sikh to be interviewed by a male caseworker? why/why not? for a assessment

Answer: It depends upon what type of questions are. Religiously no us bar exists but socially or at personal level it depends upon individuals. Male case workers know their limits.

Question: What things should I ask the hospital caseworker about hospice for my husband who's dying of lymphoma? He has decided to stop eating and not do any more spinal tap chemo treatments. What can I expect to happen at a "hospice house"?

Answer: I'm very sorry to read about your husband's situation. Here is a good web page that will give you information on all aspects of hospice and what to expect. http://www.hospicenet.org/index.html Here is one page from the site that has been helpful to me. http://www.hospicenet.org/html/preparing… all the best to you both during this difficult time

Question: How can i get child support to enforce my case, they won't let me talk to my caseworker? my ex quit job and quit paying child, child support told me to write them a letter before i could talk to my caseworker, so i did that and they still wont do anything or let me speak with her.

Answer: Why do you even mess with these people? Biggest waste of tax money being used in paychecks! Go find your own attorney and hire him/her. Since there is a current support order, your attorney can bring your ex back to court without the "caseworker" for support. Plus, your ex can be ordered to pay your attorney fees. Since the attorney works for you, they tend to be more aggressive than the lazy "overworked" caseworker.

Question: I am graduating in August and plan to find a job as a CSB caseworker. When should I start applying? I am doing an internship now, but have no other experience. My degree is a Bachelor of Social Work. I will also take the licensing exam in July.

Answer: Last year...........you should have a solid offer right now.......But..........the economy sucks.............your Bachelor's won't get you a job at Mac's............sorry

Question: Continued from last question, my caseworker told my to call child and family services so she can seehowwelive? I live in a HUD apartment complex. And it reminds me of Law and Order SVU when they go into the projects. Should I try to stick it out here a few months or should I let myself get avicted so I will qualify for section *?

Answer: The problem with this is that an eviction disqualifies you for section 8.

Question: Can I work as a cps caseworker and or a probation officer with an associates degree in criminal justice.? I want to help families and children. I want to help trouble teens find their way out of the juvenile system. I want to help people that is in domestic violence situations. I also want to own my own youth program that help kids stay out of trouble.

Answer: Most states require a 4 year degree in order to be a probation officer. Sorry. I do not know about the CPS worker - but the majority of them I know also have a 4 year degree (so, it is probably a requirement too). I think you will likely have to continue with school if that is what you really want. Try calling your local CPS office and ask them if a 4 year degree is necessary.

Question: How do you sue CPS or a caseworker as an idividual? I know that CPS is immune from lawsuits but how do we (as the masses) change that? If the CPS worker lied on her affidavit and admitted under oath that she lied, then how do we file suit?

Answer: If the person is attempting to do his job and is not on some personal vendetta they can't be sued. The burden of proof would be on you.

Question: What degree will I need to have a career as a caseworker. I would like to be child support caseworker.? Will I need a degree in social work? Human Services? Psychology? Or something else? Or does anyone know a good website that will help figure out what degree I will need for my career goal?? Thanks for the help.

Answer: A degree in social work (BSW) would be the entry level degree needed. You can find accredited schools at www.cswe.org DA

Question: Can I put an ad in the paper to hire myself a caseworker? I'm looking for somebody that can help me and do a good job. I need somebody to help me set up doctors appointments and stuff and pay them on an hourly salary. I could maybe pay them $100 every day I see them and see them twice a month. I tried social workers and they don't do anything

Answer: nothing wrong with it, but honestly, you would be better off to take referrals from friends and neighbors. be very careful. there are those out there just waiting for an opportunity, if you know what i mean. demand excellent references.

Question: can a DCFS caseworker in the state of Arkansas interview a child at school without parent knowledge or consent? to clarify, the interview was regarding an allegation involving the child's sister. Also are they allowed to interview the child alone, or do they need to have a school representative or someone present with them? I am asking on behalf of my client who feels like it is her right as a parent to be informed or asked for consent.

Answer: A social services worker for family services can interview a child in just about any state without a parents knowledge. The question does not state if the child is being interviewed concerning the welfare of the child involved or another child. If it is in regard to another child the parent might need to be contacted first.