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Page SECTION D THE HERALD Wednesday December 1982 Halton CAS holds up under judges queries B THERESA Bate CAS We wen all hocked and saddened by the tragic death hi lira of Kim Popes the IB month old Ward of the Saraia Children a Aid Society Provincial Court Judge II Ward Allen spent four studying the case and with me release of his findings the question has arisen Could it happen here- There is no pat answer to that question We at the Childrens Aid Society would hope not but no person and no child welfare agency is perfect We can only do our utmost and hope for the best Judge Allen points out deficiencies in the ministry and the Childrens Aid Society and baa made numerous recommendations We will use those recommen dations as our points of reference for looking at the operating procedures Judge Allen has Engineers sponsoring job seminar the SarnlaLambton Childrens Aid Society for not having a set of pro cedures for the manage ment of cases of abuse In the Halloa CAS formalised and further developed Us own Stand ards and Guidelines for the Management of Child Abuse Cases which uses the ministrys guidelines as a basis and then guidelines was Society supervisory staff along with ministry consultants In addition a tion of child abuse already includes sexual abuse neglect not only physical abuse which was another of His Honors Judge Allen found fault with the Samla CAS for assigning an inexperienced worker to the case and Special Profetiionals arent used to being without jobs says Bob Walter- son of Georgetown an executive of the Brampton Chapter of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario Weve got about HO un employed engineers in the province right now and some of them dont know bow to go about getting another job Thats why the Bramp ton Chapter is sponsoring an evening on Managing Career Change la Brampton next Wednesday Dec IS The seminar open to all professionals baa two objectives to help people prepare effectively for career changes and to show them proven Job hunting methods The seminar will deal with such topics as what its like to be fired how to answer job ads where to TOWN OF NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING General Committee of Bit Town of Ms conduct a PUBLIC MEETING to ftseuH and examine in tot plan and an amendment By Law Ho to On tor single retHantlal tub on a nectars IS OS acre parcel land at tie Inter ALL ABE WELCOME TUw Dais IBS Place Mkjrdclpal Line Road Town Katun Tub BO Deputy Director Planning Town KHt recommended that all childprotection workers have training In the management child abuse cases Not only do the family service work ers at the CAS have training in dealing with child abuse cases but In addition the Socie ty has run trainers work shops in child abuse for the board of education the regional police and many other groups who deal with children Judge Allen also critl died the police force members of the medical profession the Judicial system and the Samia Lambton CAS for not working together with regard to the case Currently there are three one in Burlington one In and ones In north multiprofession child abuse treatment and case management teams operating in In addition a child abuse council has been formed In which to aimed at reducing the Incidence of abuse and neglect The ministry also employs a case coordinator for the region whose main res is to coor dinate services on an Individual basis for children Finally Judge Allen concluded that the mini placed inordinate importance on the finan cial affairs of Societies In comparison to their child protection functions Ron Co upland executive director of the CAS made the following comment with regard to that statement We at the CAS have to spend an amount of time try ing to resolve budget issues with the ministry but we have been able to surmount some of this I Increase in funding but it still doesnt quite meet our The contin Increase in esses that we have been experiencing will Inevitably have a cost As the Garber Task Force on Child Abuse reported In there are no magic wand to wave away the problems of child neglect abuse and sexual molestation and no easy answers to complex social Issues We at the Halton CAS are constantly striving to Improve our methods and to meet the challenge of a changing society staff support and also ROBERT TAIT INSURANCE fi AGENCY LTD ST jrwa 1 See me for car home life boat and business insurance UK Eon ncvtibor a look for Jobs interview techniques and where to get help Ken MacLeod is manag of employment advlso- j ry services with the APEO and will be one of the principal speakers at the meeting Strangely enough our employment advisory service Isnt well known to many memb ers he says The seminar will be beld at the band room of the Brampton Civic Centre Central Park Brampton crossroad of Highway and Dixie Road Dec IS from to Because a large turn out to expected please phone in your registration to Bob MMU3 during office hours and at in the evening Tbe registration fee is and includes coffee and 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