hostility between CPS workers and their clients

["Thomas R. Chibucos" <tchibuc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dorinda,

Sounds like an interesting and potentially useful project.

I am not very familiar with the literature in this area.  However, I would
suggest that this study conceive of the "walls" as being built from both
sides: CPS and Client.

Good luck with this important work.

Tom

>From: Dorinda.B.Washer@Dartmouth.EDU
>Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 15:10:30 -0400
>To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
>Subject: hostility between CPS workers and their clients
>
>
>
>I am helping a Social Worker friend of mine locate information regarding 
>hostility between CPS workers and their clients.  She would like to do an 
>inservice on dealing with clients who refuse to do what is necessary to 
>regain custody of their children, do the work but are very hostile toward 
>their workers, put up walls between themselves and their worker, etc.
>
>Are there any resources/references I can direct her to?  Thanks in advance 
>for your help.
>
>Dorinda Washer,
>Project Assistant for the Parents In Distress Program, DHMC
>e-mail:  Dorinda.B.Washer@Dartmouth.edu
>
******************************************************
Views expressed are mine alone, unless otherwise noted.
******************************************************
Thomas R. Chibucos, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Chair, School of Family and Consumer Sciences
217 Johnston Hall
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH  43403-0254    Phone: (419) 372-7823    FAX: (419)
372-7854