[AmahMama]

IMO, With the cw's, the programs, CASA's, it has become about the numbers. The number of ru's, the number of children, the amount of money stimulated by the children being in the wrong place. With budget cuts - children are "pushed" out as quickly as possible to make room on the calendars for the "incoming". The states have to report how large the caseloads are - and can be forced into a workforce they can't afford - they have to get cheaper labor - which means less qualified. It could also have been due to incorrect or exaggerated information being given to cw's and investigators. They've to back up so often - because of errors - they don't like to say much about the case - Hence every foster, every adoptive, every relative care parent should DOCUMENT every conversation with any person related to the case. It is so important to DOCUMENT!! Especially if the child is returned to care. I keep my "documents" and have referred to them often - for various reasons....

Good luck -