Department of CYFS out of control.

Have any of you been following the latest on Child Youth and Family Services? You see, the latest publicly known victims of CYFS are the Rodgers family of Port Aux Basques. These poor folks had their kids torn from them. This is an all too ready familiar occurrence in Newfoundland and Labrador, although we all wish it were less common and familiar.

Here's the latest bits...
Rally Held for Family
SNIP...About 30 people stood bundled in front of the Family Services office. Some held hand-made signs. Others chanted, “Bring the kids home.” Most cars that drove up Main Street past the protestors honked their horns and waved.

“We just wanted to show everybody that the support of the public and the community is here with the Rodgers’ family and that we all feel there’s been an injustice done and in our hearts we would really like to have those children back home with their parents,” said Mrs. Pieroway, who came up with the idea of holding the peaceful protest.

And the Child and Youth Advocate Carol chafe is also taking a look into the matter, as reported by CBC. I will say one thing: When the Child and Youth Advocate looks into things - THINGS ARE OFF THE RAILS! The previous CYA and the current were both very vocal in their criticisms of the actions of the entire Department. And I'm not throwing stones at all Social Workers, there are some no many good ones and they have a very hard job. But the management right up to the director and the previous minister stinks.

I will keep the Rodgers' family in my prayers and ask you to do the same, and remember all families in Crisis throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

Some thoughts I have shared on Peter Whittle's Blog.

As long as politicians like Joan Burke continue to act as if they are still social workers, and circle the wagons around the bad ones, all the mistakes, the institutionalized malpractice methods that are passed down from the old jaded, bitter, twisted, angry ones to the younger ones then things will never change. I know this first hand.

Social Workers don't think they are even capable of making mistakes. They have had a minister who was one of their own who actually believes this philosophy.
I know this first-hand.

They believe they can write whatever they wish to in their notes and it serves as "evidence" and "fact" to support any decision they make, and their supervisors will cite their notes as "facts" and this follows through right up to the Director.
I know this first-hand.

They make quick judgments and decisions based on their own personal lives and experiences and tar anyone who is not like them as undesirable.
I know this first-hand.

They are poorly trained and have very little life experiences of their own to draw on before being thrown into high conflict situations and considering themselves expert.
I know this first-hand.

Social workers as young as 23 years old, party girls on George Street, with no children of their own, no relationship experience even to draw on, will tell successful moms and dads of 20+ years that they are incompetent and will try (and sometimes) success to take their children from them.
I know this first-hand.

CYFS has a culture of entitlement and extreme arrogance and have the ability to (and routinely do) push even the RNC and RCMP around into taking actions that officers categorically state are wrong - officers with 20+ years experience who have seen it all.
I know this first-hand.

IF The Williams and now Dunderdale government has one overwhelming failure beyond ALL others, it is...
Child Youth and Family Services.

For that alone, they should all resign.

And then someone suggested our current Premier was a former Social Worker. That one really made me laugh!

Here's how I had to reply to that one:

Dear anonymous...

Kathy Dunderdale was never a social worker, DESPITE her claims to having been one. This is what you call in polite terms: A misspeak, an error, a falsehood, a resume embellishment, a mistake of facts...
I.E. a lie.

She was a financial facilitator and planner in the greater area of social economics in Marystown. Although she crossed paths with social workers and their "clients", she was never a social worker.

I seriously doubt my present MHA (the single most inept MHA I have ever had BTW) is capable of solving this or any other problem.

Regards!!

Keep following the news from all sources and watch this blog, and Peter's.