Child Protective Services has seen greater turnover in caseworkers despite added investigators and reduced caseloads, according to a state audit released this week.
Turnover among caseworkers grew from 23 percent in fiscal year 2004 to 34 percent in fiscal 2007, the audit found.
In Tarrant County, the turnover rate was 31 percent last year, an official said.
Statewide, workers cited poor working conditions, issues with supervisors and better pay or benefits at another job as reasons for leaving.
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Turnover among caseworkers grew from 23 percent in fiscal year 2004 to 34 percent in fiscal 2007, the audit found.
In Tarrant County, the turnover rate was 31 percent last year, an official said.
Statewide, workers cited poor working conditions, issues with supervisors and better pay or benefits at another job as reasons for leaving.
Full Article and Source:
CPS caseworker turnover up despite changes
More information:
Child Protective Services was designed as a state agency to speak for those who can't. But an audit obtained by FOX 26 News shows that may not be happening. It shows despite the state pumping more than $300 million into CPS over the last three years the agency still has major problems. Bobby Parnell, former CPS worker: "It's scary when our most vulnerable are at risk because our system has failed them."
Officials Release CPS Audit
A new report says legislative efforts in 2007 led to more caseworkers for Child Protective Services but failed to solve high turnover rates and rising overtime costs.
CPS Report: More caseworkers, but less stay
A new audit of Child Protective Services finds there’s a long way to go to protect kids in San Antonio from being abused. That report shows the efforts to cut down on the number of cases for investigators and reduce turnover rate aren’t working.
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2 comments:
There's a big turn over for two reasons:
First, they hire just about anybody, including those who aren't serious about actually working.
And second, in that mix of people are real people who care and the job eats them up because of all the red tape and incompetency at the top.
If they cared instead of professing they care, they'd treat their employees right and the employees would stay.
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