{"product_id":"child-protective-services-bea-kapinski-9781489715913","title":"Child Protective Services: The Globalization of Chaos and Misfortune","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bea Kapinski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1489715916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781489715913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liferich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d","brand":"Bea Kapinski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124022210815,"sku":"9781489715913","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f97a6964-cd6e-48b4-873a-8361015accd0.jpg?v=1687434280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/child-protective-services-bea-kapinski-9781489715913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}