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<channel><title><![CDATA[Blog4Change.org - Comments for article: INFLUENCE AND PERSONAL CHOICE]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.blog4change.org]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>webmaster@blog4change.org</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:04:57 UTC</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[INFLUENCE AND PERSONAL CHOICE]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3775/1/INFLUENCE-AND-PERSONAL-CHOICE/Page1.html#Comment3548</link><description><![CDATA[I agree with your post for the most part.  I was a social woerkr in my previous profession.  My job was to reunite families after they were removed from the home.  My experience in the field which was very brief (6 years) was most of the families struggling were not even close to trying to do what was right.  Most of the families I dealt with didn't lead biblically principled lives.  If they had, they wouldn't have been in the system.  Often times, children were left in neglectful situations for years so the state could gather enough evidence to remove parental rights.  The child then grew to an unadoptable age and lingered in the system as a juvy.  Our state is pretty mellow about homeschooling and such.  Very chronic families meaning those who are horrible neglectful have a pattern of moving repeatedly to avoid identification with the state. If a person were to up an run, it would be a big red flag to an agency.   Some on my caseload threatened to homeschool to keep teachers from reporting them.  This gave homeschooling a bad name.  But, honestly most of these parents could hardly stand to be around their children.  Sending them to school was a break.  None of them ever did homeschool to my knowledge.  Our state has privatized foster care.  This has reduced the monies available to remove children from the home and care for them after they have left.  It is pretty hard here to get children removed for one incident.  Most of the care for a child is outcome based.  Meaning the private agencies who remove the children have to show effort to get the child home over a limited amount of time.  Otherwise, they are to get them adopted.  If they can not meet their outcomes the private agency may lose funding and another contractor is hired.  I can't discern whether this is good or bad.  I disliked working in the field and returned home because most of the people I worked with did not know God.  The absence of morality in their lives led to their plight.  My professional code of ethics kept me from sharing my faith.  I felt useless in that profession.  I felt my effort was bettter off raising my own family in the nurture and admonition for the Lord.  Lack of funding has really kept reporting and investigations down in this state.<br/><br/>
Comment posted by Giang at 2:32 am, Mon 23rd Apr 2012]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Giang)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:32:34 UTC]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3775/1/INFLUENCE-AND-PERSONAL-CHOICE/Page1.html#Comment3548</guid></item></channel></rss>