The Impact Of Health Care On Child Abuse And Neglect

Running Head: THE IMPACT OF FOSTERR CARE The Impact of Foster Care Child Abuse and Neglect Center for Child Advocacy Fall 2014 October 21, 2014 Ebony S. Williams Montclair State University The Impact of Foster Care Abstract As an intake (investigation) worker in New Jersey’s child protection agency I always think about the act of placing children in foster care. Placing a child in foster care is one of the tasks under my job description that at times seems robotic and disconnecting. When I contemplate the impact that placement has on my children I become emotional. Granted every child has the right to a safe environment free from abuse or neglect and when a caregiver causes serious injury to a child and there are no relatives or fit of kin that can ensure protection of the children then placement in foster care is inevitable. My major concern is the numerous placements a child has to endure during their history with the division. 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