| What is a home visit from a social worker? Well if | | | | is in case for child abuse or neglect. Whether the |
| you have foster children, or have been the | | | | state is notified by the police, a parent, teacher, or |
| perpetrator of child abuse, you already know the | | | | neighbor, a social worker is bond to follow up with |
| answer to that. Counselors have to make routine | | | | home visits. The amount and frequency of these |
| visits to the homes of state wards and those whom | | | | home visits depends on whether the reports that are |
| a judge has ruled in need of supervision. Often home | | | | submitted are good or bad. Until he or she and the |
| visits are made when there are situations of drug | | | | courts are satisfied that all in the home is as it should |
| court for teenagers to both perform drug testing as | | | | be, the therapist will be frequenting the home. If, for |
| well as counseling. | | | | any reason, you have been falsely accused of child |
| Children in foster care are assigned a social worker | | | | abuse, it is imperative that you do everything |
| that will check on him or her periodically. If you are | | | | necessary to show that you are a fit parent. Be |
| interested in fostering a child from the state, you will | | | | courteous to the social worker; belligerence may only |
| have to tolerate sometimes frequent visits from their | | | | further their suspicions, but make sure that you |
| social worker. They are obligated to make certain the | | | | record or video tape every visit with the social |
| child is properly cared for, has the necessary | | | | worker so that you have an account in case of |
| accommodations, is going to school daily, seeing a | | | | "discrepancies" in their report. |
| doctor regularly, and other basic needs. In this | | | | So if you are new to the system, and wondered |
| situation, the visit to your home by the social worker | | | | what is a home visit from a social worker like, |
| is customary and routine. Only if it look to the | | | | remember that it can be pleasant as long as you |
| therapist that the child is uncared for will there be a | | | | keep the child's interest in mind. As long as you |
| problem. Unfortunately, sometimes foster children | | | | provide a safe and functioning home for them, it is |
| who don't want to stay in the home may lie about | | | | almost assured that with our overburdened social |
| the care they are receiving and cause problems for | | | | care system, that you will not have much trouble |
| their caregivers. However, a skilled psychotherapist | | | | with your assigned person. If you are getting a home |
| can often weed out the truly abused children from | | | | visit for other issues such as drug problems or |
| those who are just troubled. | | | | probation then be in compliance with the court's rules |
| A less inviting reason for someone to visit your home | | | | and you should do well. |