{"product_id":"child-protective-services-the-globalization-of-chaos-and-misfortune-9781489715913","title":"Child Protective Services: The Globalization of Chaos and Misfortune","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bea Kapinski\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Liferich\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Liferich\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Abuse - Child Abuse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBea Kapinski, a longtime case worker for Child Protective Services in Arizona, reveals a behind-the-scenes look at fighting for children in this account that urges reform.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of her first cases was an about-to-be homeless woman who called in a CPS report on herself because she didnt know what else to do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinda and her six children met the author in an undesirable part of Phoenix at the Motel 6 where they were staying. They were on their last paid night at the motel. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan you please do something? Linda pleaded.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNothing with CPS was ever easy: not the work, not the people, not the policies, not the outcomes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, the author shares her most memorable and haunting casesmany of which stemmed from families abusing alcohol and\/or drugs, living in poverty, and coping with mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile we must keep CPS workers accountable when something goes wrong, she argues that we need to make it harder for drug-addicted parents to continue having children and gaming the system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin the author as she reveals the challenging, frustrating, and sometimes rewarding career of being a case manager dedicated to helping families in Child Protective Services.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46485830008983,"sku":"9781489715913","price":1410.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781489715913.jpg?v=1766328280","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/child-protective-services-the-globalization-of-chaos-and-misfortune-9781489715913","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}