The agency is governed based on protocols that are established in Title IV of the Social Security Act and the CAPTA. To achieve its objectives, the agency is organized into a number of different positions to include: directors, counselor and managers. The way social workers fit into the organization, are they maintain these different titles when investigating and monitoring what is happening. This is accomplished by having the more experienced case workers serving in a supervisory role. They will teach less experienced social workers how to effectively interact with clients. This is when they will learn how to deal with a host of situations and address possible challenges in the future. The combination of these areas is designed to ensure the DFPS is able to achieve their larger organizational objectives. ("Child Placing Agency Administrators," 2012) (Burstain, 2012)
Evaluation of the Agency
The agency has been doing a good job in fulfilling its mission and purpose. Evidence of this can be seen in comparison with the total number of removals from the home for Dallas and Tarrant Counties in comparison with the number of children from 0 to 17 (which is illustrated in the below table).
Removals for Dallas and Tarrant Counties in Comparison with the Population Demographics
County
Children 0 to 17 Years
Number of Removals
Dallas
674,958
1,517
Tarrant
482,819
Total
1,157,777
2,341
("DFPS 2010 Data Book," 2010) (Burstain, 2012)
These figures are showing how the total number of removals of children was .20% of the population. This is indicating how the DFPS is successful in achieving its objectives. As the low removal rates are a sign of potential abuse (with the child having to be removed from the home...
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