Re: workloads

[lisa fontes <lfontes@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just a brief comment and I don't know how much it applies to your
situatuion, but in my research those CPS workers who handle cases of
immigrants complain (ANd rightly so!) that their workloads are often
greater even when the number of families is the same, because they are
also expected to handle issues of translation (linguistic and cultural)
with the courts, schools and physicians, and they typically have more
children per family, which means more foster families etc. Also, they
are often given more families than their colleagues, because there is
such a lack of bilingual workers.
Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.


Yve Repin wrote:
> 
> i'm seeking resources / references which address the question of size of
> caseload for cps workers.  the union which represents cps workers in   the dept
> of community services in new south wales, australia, has deemed that maximum
> caseload should be 12.  this seems simplistic, since the amount of work for any
> case will vary depending on the degree and nature of the abuse, size of family,
> age of children, social supports, etc etc.  any leads would be appreciated.
> 
> yve repin
> 32 armagh parade
> thirroul  2515
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