Re: Juvenile Parole Officers and CPS workers

[cacioppo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (ben cacioppo)]

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is considering the 
merger of juvenile parole and CPS functions.  This is most likely to 
occur in more rural areas of our state.  Does anyone know of any 
persons/researchers who have written on this subject or any programs or
states where this is occurring?  I am part of a team responsible for 
training to this new role and I am looking for contacts, materials, ideas, 
suggestions and leads. The role of the child protective service worker
in our state follows the family preservation philosophy.  Our cps 
workers have no authority to remove children and their "investigative"
role is to assess for maltreatment, risk of maltreatment and then 
intervene.  Juvenile parole does have arrest powers. Merging the two, 
if possible, is our challenge.  E-mail cacioppo@unlinfo.unl.edu

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Benjamin Cacioppo, LCSW, Ph.D
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Center on Children, Families and the Law
121 South 13th Street, Suite 302
Lincoln, NE 68588-0227

Phone:  (402) 472-3479
Fax:    (402) 472-8412

e-mail to: cacioppo@unlinfo.unl.edu
web page:  http://www.unl.edu/ccfl/ccfl.htm