judge slams cyf as staff fail to watch teen criminal
"all the concerns are still there. changes in social workers, lack of contact with young offenders, poor understanding of events, late reports, inadequate reports, real issues hidden under the carpet, conveniently pushed aside with recommendations that virtually amount to a suggestion everything gets concluded today, without ever addressing (the offender's) real problems." said principal youth court judge,
andrew becroft.
the 16-year-old, a member of an auckland youth gang, has a raft of previous offences dating back to 2004, mainly burglary and wilful damage. He was sentenced to supervision and community work in may last year on nine charges. but he failed to attend counselling and the order collapsed.
his original social worker resigned and the youth told the judge he had never met his new social worker and did not even know his name.
it's this kind of stuff that has given rise to cyfswatch. this department must be held accountable for it's actions or lack thereof. what an absolute muddle. must be run by bureaucrats.
Labels: cyfs, cyfswatch nz, principal youth court judge
progress at last
family first’s call for a cyf complaint authority answered:family first welcomes today’s announcement by the minister of child youth and family to begin the process of establishing an independent cyf complaints authority. about time!
“parents who feel they have been unfairly treated by the child, youth and family and have had their families torn apart have had no avenue for appeal – no independent body,” says bob mccoskrie, national director of family first. “this is grossly unfair when families are being ripped apart, often just based on the subjective judgment of a social worker.”
progress at last.
Labels: cyfs, cyfs watch nz
cyfs watch nz..........
after checking out today's posting on cyfs watch nz, i am becoming progressively more concerned about my afore mentioned issues.
naming and shaming cyfs social workers and care-givers. what is the govt up to? get your act together and put together a robust process for those who have been affected by these workers. surely they cannot be allowed to continue and not have to account for their actions!
i am uncomfortable with naming but remaining anonymous. if you accuse, you should stand up and be counted. if you cannot prove what you say, don't say it.
today's crop.
Labels: care-givers, cyfs, cyfs watch nz
cyfs watch nz (the fight continues)
the current fight between cyfs watch nz and the government is really interesting. especially after the polls that were done that clearly express kiwis desire for cyfs watch to stay up and running at this point. i have the feeling that it might not be a good idea for the government to bully them off the net. cyfs watch has named 42 (cyfs) staff members. once again, i am torn between accountability (for both sides) and privacy issues. it smacks of the same stuff that made rate your teacher.com so lacking in taste. but, there is the issue of freedom. we in nz are supposed to be free, aren't we?
the government is currently trying to get google to remove the site. google are not (seemingly) convinced that cyfs watch are breaking their rules. i think that the sooner the government institute some accountability for the way cyfs workers perform, the sooner this will go away, and they do want this embarrassment to depart. read this.
go here and make up your own mind. Labels: cyfs, cyfs watch nz, government, name and shame
cyfs watch poll
TVNZ Poll Question:
do you think the website "naming and shaming" cyfs social workers should be taken down?
yes: 17%
no: 83% Labels: cyfs, cyfs watch nz, name and shame
cyfs watch nz (the return)
if they want to name and shame social workers why don't we have an identical site naming and shaming families who have had their children removed and why? its only fair to have both sides to the story.
dave.
mmm, an interesting thought.....
Labels: a thought, cyfs, cyfs watch nz, name and shame
cyfs watch nz
i can understand the issues on both sides of the coin. on the one hand we have child, youth and family [cyfs]. for quite a while nz has been asking for more accountability. separating children from their parents and families is a drastic step. who makes the decision? who is held accountable for the decision? who checks the people who check us? who is making sure that everything is above board? why are children not safe once in cyfs custody? how come they [the children] are dying? sooner or later, in today's technological environment, it had to happen. it is called cyfs watch nz. they are brutal. they hold nothing back. people [kiwis] are now having their say with regard to cyfs and their activities. accountability by the people for the people. i am worried about the accuracy of some reports. one should have to prove what one says. however, even though we live in pc land. we are free, we should have freedom of speech. we should be able to hold cyfs accountable. shouldn't we?
check it out for yourself, here.
Labels: cyfs, cyfs watch nz, name and shame
