Marilyn Harrison, Foster Families Examiner
In part 2, of this series we were discussing what we will continue to refer throughout this documentation category as your… FULL STORY
Thursday, September 22, 2011
H.R. 2883: Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act passes House
Here's the verbiage from Govtrack.us-
H.R. 2883: Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act
112th Congress: 2011-2012
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the child and family services program through fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY4]
Status: This bill has been passed in the House. Next: The bill goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Explanation: Keep in mind that debate may be taking place on a companion bill in the Senate, rather than on this particular bill. [Last Updated: Sep 22, 2011 6:20AM]
TELL YOUR SENATOR NO! ON S.1542 TODAY!
Votes:
Sep 21, 2011: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. This usually occurs for non-controversial legislation. The totals were 395 Ayes, 25 Nays, 13 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details
Here are the FEW HEROES- WE LOVE YOU GUYS!
(Perhaps you might let your GOOD rep know you APPRECIATE his/her caring about FAMILIES!)
Nay AZ-6 Flake, Jeff [R]
Nay CA-4 McClintock, Tom [R]
Nay CO-5 Lamborn, Doug [R]
Nay GA-8 Scott, Austin [R]
Nay GA-9 Graves, Tom [R]
Nay GA-10 Broun, Paul [R]
Nay ID-1 Labrador, Raúl [R]
Nay IL-8 Walsh, Joe [R]
Nay IN-3 Stutzman, Marlin [R]
Nay KS-1 Huelskamp, Tim [R]
Nay MI-2 Huizenga, Bill [R]
Nay MI-3 Amash, Justin [R]
Nay NJ-5 Garrett, Scott [R]
Nay NC-5 Foxx, Virginia [R]
Nay OH-4 Jordan, Jim [R]
Nay SC-1 Scott, Tim [R]
Nay SC-3 Duncan, Jeff [R]
Nay SC-4 Gowdy, Trey [R]
Nay SC-5 Mulvaney, Mick [R]
Nay TN-2 Duncan, John [R]
Nay TX-2 Poe, Ted [R]
Nay UT-3 Chaffetz, Jason [R]
Nay WI-5 Sensenbrenner, F. [R]
Nay WY-0 Lummis, Cynthia [R]
Status: This bill has been passed in the House. Next: The bill goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Explanation: Keep in mind that debate may be taking place on a companion bill (S.1542) in the Senate, rather than on this particular bill.
TELL YOUR SENATOR NO! ON S.1542 TODAY!
And a personal note to my fearless Oregon REPUBLICAN "Representative" who voted YES for HR 2883-
Way to go on the promise to me to "give this careful consideration". You are a clueless dweeb who has not the slightest clue what an Organized Crime Ring and FRAUD CPS is. Or you don't care
H.R. 2883: Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act
112th Congress: 2011-2012
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the child and family services program through fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY4]
Status: This bill has been passed in the House. Next: The bill goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Explanation: Keep in mind that debate may be taking place on a companion bill in the Senate, rather than on this particular bill. [Last Updated: Sep 22, 2011 6:20AM]
TELL YOUR SENATOR NO! ON S.1542 TODAY!
Votes:
Sep 21, 2011: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. This usually occurs for non-controversial legislation. The totals were 395 Ayes, 25 Nays, 13 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details
Here are the FEW HEROES- WE LOVE YOU GUYS!
(Perhaps you might let your GOOD rep know you APPRECIATE his/her caring about FAMILIES!)
Nay AZ-6 Flake, Jeff [R]
Nay CA-4 McClintock, Tom [R]
Nay CO-5 Lamborn, Doug [R]
Nay GA-8 Scott, Austin [R]
Nay GA-9 Graves, Tom [R]
Nay GA-10 Broun, Paul [R]
Nay ID-1 Labrador, Raúl [R]
Nay IL-8 Walsh, Joe [R]
Nay IN-3 Stutzman, Marlin [R]
Nay KS-1 Huelskamp, Tim [R]
Nay MI-2 Huizenga, Bill [R]
Nay MI-3 Amash, Justin [R]
Nay NJ-5 Garrett, Scott [R]
Nay NC-5 Foxx, Virginia [R]
Nay OH-4 Jordan, Jim [R]
Nay SC-1 Scott, Tim [R]
Nay SC-3 Duncan, Jeff [R]
Nay SC-4 Gowdy, Trey [R]
Nay SC-5 Mulvaney, Mick [R]
Nay TN-2 Duncan, John [R]
Nay TX-2 Poe, Ted [R]
Nay UT-3 Chaffetz, Jason [R]
Nay WI-5 Sensenbrenner, F. [R]
Nay WY-0 Lummis, Cynthia [R]
Status: This bill has been passed in the House. Next: The bill goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Explanation: Keep in mind that debate may be taking place on a companion bill (S.1542) in the Senate, rather than on this particular bill.
TELL YOUR SENATOR NO! ON S.1542 TODAY!
And a personal note to my fearless Oregon REPUBLICAN "Representative" who voted YES for HR 2883-
Way to go on the promise to me to "give this careful consideration". You are a clueless dweeb who has not the slightest clue what an Organized Crime Ring and FRAUD CPS is. Or you don't care
Founders Quotes
"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." -Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Taylor, 1816
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Liberty Quotes
"Do we desire to be cradled, and then carried throughout life to our graves by this partisan propelled bureaucratic monstrosity? ... as individuals of sovereign dignity, are we now so terrified, bewildered, and impotent that our main purpose is to seek asylum from the potential hazards of freedom? Have we no faith in our natural strengths and abilities?" -- Sergei Hoff former Montana Deputy Sheriff Source: 'Our Fears and Denials Will Enslave Us' by Sergei Hoff, October 23, 2004
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Sergei.Hoff.Quote.A90F
"If we cannot learn, if the only effect upon us of the presence of the dynamiter in our midst is to make us multiply punishments, invent restrictions, increase the number of our official spies, forbid public meetings, interfere with the press, put up gratings -- as in one country they propose to do -- in our House of Commons, scrutinize visitors under official microscopes, request them, as at Vienna, and I think now at Paris also, to be good enough to leave their greatcoats in the vestibules ... I venture to prophesy that there lies before us a bitter and an evil time." -- Auberon Herbert (1838-1906) English author Source: "The Ethics of Dynamite", Contemporary Review, May 1894; reproduced in The Right and Wrong of Compulsion by the State, and Other Essays by Auberon Herbert (Indianapolis: Liberty Classics, 1978), p. 226
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Auberon.Herbert.Quote.6521
"The Republic was not established by cowards; and cowards will not preserve it ... This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." -- Elmer Davis (1800-1858), American writer, commentator
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Elmer.Davis.Quote.97B2
Foster Parents; "Back to the basics," documentation. 2 / 9
Marilyn Harrison, Foster Families Examiner
In part 1, we began a new series in which we are going “back to the basics” we started determining what the… FULL STORY
In part 1, we began a new series in which we are going “back to the basics” we started determining what the… FULL STORY
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
What happened in Freetopia? Video fable reveals how free societies become bankrupt police states
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com
(NaturalNews) NaturalNews editor Mike Adams has just published a video fable called "What happened in Freetopia?" The fable, written and narrated by Adams, tells the story of how free societies collapse into bankrupt police states, even as people attempt to solve problems with good intentions.
The video is available now at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNnaeD09C8
And NaturalNews.TV:
http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=16899B46FEB0BBE3E322E75EA08442A8
The video fable covers subjects such as health freedom, farming freedom, the rise of tyrannical governments, the destruction of personal responsibility, runaway consumerism, gun control, the legalization of hemp, staged terror attacks, fiat currency, the national debt, government surveillance and much more. It's a whirlwind tour of what went wrong with modern society and how we can help restore the freedoms and liberties necessary to create abundance in any society.
Freetopia also exposes numerous economic fallacies including the fallacy that war is good for the economy. (It isn't.) It also reveals how western medicine conspires to keep people sick so that more profits can be generated from human suffering and disease.
The fable even covers the collapse of big government and the restoration of a free society based on liberty and justice rather than oppressive government controls over everything. It concludes with a little-known quote from Thomas Jefferson.
FULL STORY: http://www.naturalnews.com/033640_Freetopia_fable.html
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com
(NaturalNews) NaturalNews editor Mike Adams has just published a video fable called "What happened in Freetopia?" The fable, written and narrated by Adams, tells the story of how free societies collapse into bankrupt police states, even as people attempt to solve problems with good intentions.
The video is available now at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNnaeD09C8
And NaturalNews.TV:
http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=16899B46FEB0BBE3E322E75EA08442A8
The video fable covers subjects such as health freedom, farming freedom, the rise of tyrannical governments, the destruction of personal responsibility, runaway consumerism, gun control, the legalization of hemp, staged terror attacks, fiat currency, the national debt, government surveillance and much more. It's a whirlwind tour of what went wrong with modern society and how we can help restore the freedoms and liberties necessary to create abundance in any society.
Freetopia also exposes numerous economic fallacies including the fallacy that war is good for the economy. (It isn't.) It also reveals how western medicine conspires to keep people sick so that more profits can be generated from human suffering and disease.
The fable even covers the collapse of big government and the restoration of a free society based on liberty and justice rather than oppressive government controls over everything. It concludes with a little-known quote from Thomas Jefferson.
FULL STORY: http://www.naturalnews.com/033640_Freetopia_fable.html
Oklahoma DHS in the news
DHS paid $3.4 million since 2005 to settle child abuse lawsuits
By GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
Published: 9/18/2011 2:29 AM
Last Modified: 9/18/2011 7:53 AM
More than $3.4 million in civil lawsuit settlements for child deaths and neglect have been made since 2005 with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, according to records obtained by the Tulsa World.
Second Oklahoma DHS worker fired in Serenity Deal case
Randy J. Lack, 58, a Pottawatomie County child-welfare specialist, has denied doing anything wrong. He worked for the Department of Human Services for 11 years.
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.com
Published: September 21, 2011
Oklahoma Department of Human Services director defends agency, commissioners
Howard Hendrick said agency doing a lot of right things.
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.com
Published: September 21, 2011
By GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
Published: 9/18/2011 2:29 AM
Last Modified: 9/18/2011 7:53 AM
More than $3.4 million in civil lawsuit settlements for child deaths and neglect have been made since 2005 with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, according to records obtained by the Tulsa World.
Second Oklahoma DHS worker fired in Serenity Deal case
Randy J. Lack, 58, a Pottawatomie County child-welfare specialist, has denied doing anything wrong. He worked for the Department of Human Services for 11 years.
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.com
Published: September 21, 2011
Oklahoma Department of Human Services director defends agency, commissioners
Howard Hendrick said agency doing a lot of right things.
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.com
Published: September 21, 2011
Liberty Quotes
"The voice of protest, of warning, of appeal is never more needed than when the clamor of fife and drum, echoed by the press and too often by the pulpit, is bidding all men fall in and keep step and obey in silence the tyrannous word of command. Then, more than ever, it is the duty of the good citizen not to be silent." -Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908) American scholar
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Charles.Norton.Quote.3A52
"The more we do to you, the less you seem to believe we are doing it." -- Dr. Joseph Mengele (1911- 979) Nazi German SS officer and a physician in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz- Birkenau, known for performing grisly human experiments on camp inmates, including children, for which Mengele was called the "Angel of Death" (German: Todesengel)
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Joseph.Mengele.Quote.E5E2
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." -- H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/H..L..Mencken.Quote.9744
Open the Dependency Courts
California attorney Lauren K Johnson's "Open The Juvenile Courts"
Article Featured In California Appellate Defense Counsel Quarterly Newsletter
VIEWPOINT
Open the Dependency Courts
by Lauren K. Johnson
In a 1913 Harpers Weekly article, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote of sunlight being the best of disinfectants. This year, Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) proposed a bill, AB 73, which would have let some sunshine in on some of the most secretive courts in our state, the juvenile dependency courts, by making them presumptively open. This is not the first bill of its kind to have been introduced in California, but in light of increased media attention surrounding child deaths in the juvenile dependency system, it was extremely well- timed.
Juvenile court confidentiality of records and proceedings was designed to protect juveniles from the stigma of participating in these proceedings. Perversely, confidentiality in juvenile proceedings also protects government actors from public scrutiny when they fail their charge to protect children and reunify families.
While Californians regularly learn about adult criminal cases in the press, they infrequently learn about abuses that occur in the dependency system because of the systems own closed-door rules. The public only hears about wrongdoing by government actors in this system after a child has died. Even then, child welfare agencies and counties fight against disclosure for fear of being sued for their negligent acts.
I strongly supported AB 73 and will support similar future legislation that seeks to let the sun shine in on the juvenile dependency system. As parents' counsel in the trial court and on appeal, I have witnessed social workers time and again exercise bad judgment with grave consequences.
Worse, I have litigated cases where social workers attempted to remove children from parents despite evidence that overwhelmingly proved these parents were factually innocent of abuse or neglect. In such cases, I have filed motions to open these cases to the press. To date, I have never had a court grant this motion. At the same time, I have never had a case in which I filed a media request survive the jurisdictional hearing. All were dismissed by the court at trial. In these cases, the government always pushed forward regardless, at no risk to public scrutiny for continuing to do the wrong thing.
Opponents of AB 73 claimed that the bill would result in a large-scale violation of the privacy interests of dependent minors. But this would not be the case. The press is no more likely to find interest in the everyday matters of the juvenile Court than it is to report on every Criminal case on the docket. Ultimately, only important cases of public interest would be reported.
The time has come for California to open its juvenile courts. Several states already have presumptively open courts without issue. The general consensus is that public access to court hearings in these states does not negatively impact children's privacy rights and positively impacts the handling of child abuse and neglect cases. An open courts system holds juvenile welfare officials more accountable while still allowing judges discretion to close individual hearings when appropriate. Transparency is one wav to help improve our child welfare system at a cost of, essentially, nothing.
CADC member Lauren K. Johnson is an Orange County attorney who handles juvenile dependency eases on behalf of parents in the trial court and on appeal throughout Southern California. {Editors note: The views expressed in this article are not necessarily shared by other CADC members or the CADC Board. As with everything we publish in Ca1App News, CADC members are more than welcome to submit their own views on this subject for publication.)
Article Featured In California Appellate Defense Counsel Quarterly Newsletter
VIEWPOINT
Open the Dependency Courts
by Lauren K. Johnson
In a 1913 Harpers Weekly article, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote of sunlight being the best of disinfectants. This year, Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) proposed a bill, AB 73, which would have let some sunshine in on some of the most secretive courts in our state, the juvenile dependency courts, by making them presumptively open. This is not the first bill of its kind to have been introduced in California, but in light of increased media attention surrounding child deaths in the juvenile dependency system, it was extremely well- timed.
Juvenile court confidentiality of records and proceedings was designed to protect juveniles from the stigma of participating in these proceedings. Perversely, confidentiality in juvenile proceedings also protects government actors from public scrutiny when they fail their charge to protect children and reunify families.
While Californians regularly learn about adult criminal cases in the press, they infrequently learn about abuses that occur in the dependency system because of the systems own closed-door rules. The public only hears about wrongdoing by government actors in this system after a child has died. Even then, child welfare agencies and counties fight against disclosure for fear of being sued for their negligent acts.
I strongly supported AB 73 and will support similar future legislation that seeks to let the sun shine in on the juvenile dependency system. As parents' counsel in the trial court and on appeal, I have witnessed social workers time and again exercise bad judgment with grave consequences.
Worse, I have litigated cases where social workers attempted to remove children from parents despite evidence that overwhelmingly proved these parents were factually innocent of abuse or neglect. In such cases, I have filed motions to open these cases to the press. To date, I have never had a court grant this motion. At the same time, I have never had a case in which I filed a media request survive the jurisdictional hearing. All were dismissed by the court at trial. In these cases, the government always pushed forward regardless, at no risk to public scrutiny for continuing to do the wrong thing.
Opponents of AB 73 claimed that the bill would result in a large-scale violation of the privacy interests of dependent minors. But this would not be the case. The press is no more likely to find interest in the everyday matters of the juvenile Court than it is to report on every Criminal case on the docket. Ultimately, only important cases of public interest would be reported.
The time has come for California to open its juvenile courts. Several states already have presumptively open courts without issue. The general consensus is that public access to court hearings in these states does not negatively impact children's privacy rights and positively impacts the handling of child abuse and neglect cases. An open courts system holds juvenile welfare officials more accountable while still allowing judges discretion to close individual hearings when appropriate. Transparency is one wav to help improve our child welfare system at a cost of, essentially, nothing.
CADC member Lauren K. Johnson is an Orange County attorney who handles juvenile dependency eases on behalf of parents in the trial court and on appeal throughout Southern California. {Editors note: The views expressed in this article are not necessarily shared by other CADC members or the CADC Board. As with everything we publish in Ca1App News, CADC members are more than welcome to submit their own views on this subject for publication.)
American Minute
September 21
On SEPTEMBER 21, 1924, America's 30th President, Calvin Coolidge, addressed the Holy Name Society in Washington, D.C., saying:
"The worst evil that could be inflicted upon the youth of the land would be to leave them without restraint and completely at the mercy of their own uncontrolled inclinations.
Under such conditions education would be impossible, and all orderly development intellectually or morally would be hopeless."
Calvin Coolidge continued:
"The Declaration of Independence...claims...the ultimate source of authority by stating...they were... 'appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the rectitude of' their 'intentions.'...
The foundations of our independence and our Government rests upon basic religious convictions.
Back of the authority of our laws is the authority of the Supreme Judge of the World, to whom we still appeal."
President Calvin Coolidge concluded:
"It seems to me perfectly plain that the authority of law, the right to equality, liberty and property, under American institutions, have for their foundation reverence for God.
If we could imagine that to be swept away, these institutions of our American government could not long survive."
American Minute is a registered trademark. Permission granted to reproduce with acknowledgement to www.AmericanMinute.com, P.O. Box 20163, St. Louis, MO 63123, 314-487-4395, wjfederer@gmail.com
Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act
Another bill (H.R. 2883/S. 1542), reauthorizing Title IV-B of the Social Security Act,
was introduced in both the House of Representatives and Senate on Monday, September
12. Similar to H.R. 2790—recently introduced and passed in the House—this bill
reauthorizes IV-B Part 1, Child Welfare Services (CWS) and Part II, Promoting Safe and
Stable Families (PSSF) through 2016. Additionally, it includes a second title which
reinstates Social Security Act, Title IV-E waiver authority.
CWS is a discretionary program providing flexible formula funding for a broad range of
services designed to support, preserve, and/or reunite children and their families. H.R.
2883/S. 1542 maintains its authorization level at $325 million. CWS includes the
requirements for each state’s child welfare services plan—which encompasses case
reviews and permanency planning, program development, agency administration, and
systems collaboration activities. S. 1542/H.R. 2883 adds the following additional
requirements: FULL STORY
was introduced in both the House of Representatives and Senate on Monday, September
12. Similar to H.R. 2790—recently introduced and passed in the House—this bill
reauthorizes IV-B Part 1, Child Welfare Services (CWS) and Part II, Promoting Safe and
Stable Families (PSSF) through 2016. Additionally, it includes a second title which
reinstates Social Security Act, Title IV-E waiver authority.
CWS is a discretionary program providing flexible formula funding for a broad range of
services designed to support, preserve, and/or reunite children and their families. H.R.
2883/S. 1542 maintains its authorization level at $325 million. CWS includes the
requirements for each state’s child welfare services plan—which encompasses case
reviews and permanency planning, program development, agency administration, and
systems collaboration activities. S. 1542/H.R. 2883 adds the following additional
requirements: FULL STORY
Mental Health Counselor Gets 35 years
Sep 19th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Fraud
Miami Herald
Judge sends therapist to prison for 35 years in massive Medicare-fraud case
By Jay Weaver
A federal judge Monday issued another astonishing prison sentence in the nation’s biggest mental-health fraud case, sending a Miami therapist to prison for 35 years.
Marianella Valera, 40, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Peru who ran Miami-based American Therapeutic Corp. with her boyfriend, received less time in prison than he did.
On Friday, Lawrence Duran, 49, a New York transplant, got 50 years as the mastermind of the massive Medicare-fraud scheme —- accounting for more than $200 million in bogus billing to the taxpayer-funded program.
But in both instances, U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King gave out the longest prison sentences ever for a Medicare-fraud offender. Previously, the longest sentence was a 30-year term imposed in 2008 on a Miami physician convicted in an HIV-therapy scam. FULL STORY
I left a nice comment there (subject to moderation)-
This is just the teeniest tip of the iceberg of the ungodly utter corruption families are dealing with.
Please see http://familyrights.us/psych/MMPI/index.html
~and~
http://familyrights.us/educate/pop/index.html
This is part of the immeasurable FRAUD against the Social Security system.
Leonard Henderson, co-founder
American Family Rights
http://familyrights.us
“Until Every Child Comes Home”©
“The Voice of America’s Families”©
Miami Herald
Judge sends therapist to prison for 35 years in massive Medicare-fraud case
By Jay Weaver
A federal judge Monday issued another astonishing prison sentence in the nation’s biggest mental-health fraud case, sending a Miami therapist to prison for 35 years.
Marianella Valera, 40, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Peru who ran Miami-based American Therapeutic Corp. with her boyfriend, received less time in prison than he did.
On Friday, Lawrence Duran, 49, a New York transplant, got 50 years as the mastermind of the massive Medicare-fraud scheme —- accounting for more than $200 million in bogus billing to the taxpayer-funded program.
But in both instances, U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King gave out the longest prison sentences ever for a Medicare-fraud offender. Previously, the longest sentence was a 30-year term imposed in 2008 on a Miami physician convicted in an HIV-therapy scam. FULL STORY
I left a nice comment there (subject to moderation)-
This is just the teeniest tip of the iceberg of the ungodly utter corruption families are dealing with.
Please see http://familyrights.us/psych/MMPI/index.html
~and~
http://familyrights.us/educate/pop/index.html
This is part of the immeasurable FRAUD against the Social Security system.
Leonard Henderson, co-founder
American Family Rights
http://familyrights.us
“Until Every Child Comes Home”©
“The Voice of America’s Families”©
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Foster Parents; "Back to the basics," documentation. Part 1 of 9
September 19, 2011
Marilyn Harrison, Foster Families Examiner
This week we begin a new subject, “back to the basics” then we must decide what are the basics? FULL STORY
Marilyn Harrison, Foster Families Examiner
This week we begin a new subject, “back to the basics” then we must decide what are the basics? FULL STORY
Monday, September 19, 2011
Liberty Quotes
"No one can read our Constitution without concluding that the people who wrote it wanted their government severely limited; the words 'no' and 'not' employed in restraint of government power occur 24 times in the first seven articles of the Constitution and 22 more times in the Bill of Rights." -- Rev. Edmund A. Opitz (1914-2006) American minister, author
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Edmund.Opitz.Quote.D546
"Find out just what the people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." -- Frederick Douglass [Frederick Baily] (1818-1895), escaped slave, Abolitionist, author, editor of the North Star and later the New National Era August 4, 1857
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Frederick.Douglass.Quote.E4F6
"Freedom is not a luxury that we can indulge in when at last we have security and prosperity and enlightenment; it is, rather, antecedent to all of these, for without it we can have neither security nor prosperity nor enlightenment." -- Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) Historian and author Source: Freedom, Loyalty and Dissent, 1954
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Henry.Commager.Quote.8F9E
Founders Quotes
"The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor; and notwithstanding the efforts of the papers to disseminate early discontents, I expect that a just, dispassionate and steady conduct, will at length rally to a proper system the great body of our country. Unequivocal in principle, reasonable in manner, we shall be able I hope to do a great deal of good to the cause of freedom & harmony." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Elbridge Gerry, 1801
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"...The film follows the struggles of Jim and Donna Navarro, whose young son was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumor. The conventional treatment methods, which included potent chemotherapy drugs and radiation, offered virtually no hope. Even if their son survived the treatment, side effects could include hearing loss, brain damage, cumulative reduction in IQ and other cancers, just to name a few.
The couple decided to refuse conventional treatment for their son and to seek alternatives, but like so many others, they soon realized that under the current medical paradigm, they were not free to seek whatever treatment they saw fit for their child… Yes indeed, the hard fought for freedoms that America's forefathers sacrificed their life for seem to have gradually eroded to this sad state of affairs.
Their doctor filed charges of child abuse and child neglect against them. Still, they fought for their right to choose; to opt to not have their son suffer needlessly from a treatment that was just as likely to kill their child as the disease itself, while making him suffer terribly in the process."
FULL STORY
Posted By Dr. Mercola | September 19 2011
"...The film follows the struggles of Jim and Donna Navarro, whose young son was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumor. The conventional treatment methods, which included potent chemotherapy drugs and radiation, offered virtually no hope. Even if their son survived the treatment, side effects could include hearing loss, brain damage, cumulative reduction in IQ and other cancers, just to name a few.
The couple decided to refuse conventional treatment for their son and to seek alternatives, but like so many others, they soon realized that under the current medical paradigm, they were not free to seek whatever treatment they saw fit for their child… Yes indeed, the hard fought for freedoms that America's forefathers sacrificed their life for seem to have gradually eroded to this sad state of affairs.
Their doctor filed charges of child abuse and child neglect against them. Still, they fought for their right to choose; to opt to not have their son suffer needlessly from a treatment that was just as likely to kill their child as the disease itself, while making him suffer terribly in the process."
FULL STORY
The Adolescent Brain: New Research and Its Implications for Young People Transitioning From Foster Care
© 2011, Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
http://www.youthtoday.org/doc/The%20Adolescent%20Brain%20-%20Final%20Paper.pdf
Richard Wexler says-
Remember when it was all the rage to claim that, essentially, it's all over for kids by age 3? Their brain development was all done so, it was claimed, anything that goes wrong then can't be fixed.
Of course this was quickly seized upon by "child savers" as another reason to tear apart families early and rush to TPR. Hey, it's not that we want this, they would say, the "neuroscience" demands it, and you can't very well argue with neuroscience.
But now, the brain scientists are having second thoughts.
Now they tell us young people's brains continue to develop until age 25, and it has profound implications for how we treat adolescents in foster care.
This link http://www.youthtoday.org/doc/The%20Adolescent%20Brain%20-%20Final%20Paper.pdf goes to a new report from Jim Casey Youth Opportunities about this science and its implications.
Of course, Jim Casey Youth is using this to push for extending foster care to age 21. But there is much more to the report.
Among other things, it turns out young people's brains require as many opportunities for normalcy as possible. That is, living in a family and being free to do what families to without a lot of bureaucratic red tape. In fact, it's "a neurological imperative." They also need to be free to take risks and make mistakes. And congregate care, even the best possible congregate care is, literally, bad for the development of young people's brains.
Oh, and one other thing: Trauma for young people, the kind that can do a lot of harm to their brains at any age, includes not only abuse and neglect but also being taken away from their parents and being moved from placement to placement.
I've noted some highlights from the recommendations below.
Richard Wexler
Executive Director
National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
53 Skyhill Road (Suite 202)
Alexandria VA 22314
Office: (703) 212-2006
Cell: (703) 380-4252
www.nccpr.org
1. TAKE A POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO ALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE
Positive youth development is not merely a good practice but instead is a neurological imperative. .
Continually provide young people with opportunities to connect with their families and communities.
Intentionally create opportunities for involvement in extracurricular and community groups. Such activities ensure that young people spend time with multiple caring adults.
2. PROVIDE "INTERDEPENDENT" LIVING SERVICES THAT CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE WITH FAMILY AND CARING ADULTS
Science has shown that diverse social relationships and networks-the essence of social capital-are crucial to healthy development and functioning. They act as protective factors that build young people's knowledge, skills, and confidence and aid in the successful transition to adulthood, resiliency, and recovery from trauma. It is imperative that all systems interacting with older youth in foster care help them to create social capital through relationships with family (including siblings), other caring adults, the neighborhood and community, and peers. .
Implementing this Recommendation
Connect young people in foster care with family members-parents, siblings, members of the extended family-and other caring adults. Such efforts should be ongoing and should begin as early as possible. Provide support to help these relationships become lifelong and perhaps legal.
Make all possible efforts to keep young people in one community where they can establish connections. A wide range of adults, such as mentors or teachers, can provide young people with a sense of rootedness. These individuals also act as role models, providing opportunities to develop adult skills and relationships.
Minimize barriers to normal relationships. Efforts might involve providing transportation to events or making it easier in other ways for young people to have a part-time job, spend time with friends, date, and participate in a range of social and faith-based events.
Place young people in family-based settings where social, educational, and employment activities are supported as normal adolescent behaviors. Do not use congregate care settings. By their nature, these are not conducive to supporting youth in engaging activities that help them "practice" for adulthood, or to helping young people build social capital.
3. ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN PLANNING AND DECISIONMAKING
Recognize the importance of healthy risk-taking by giving young people the chance to make their own decisions, even when it is not what adults agree upon.
Understand that the adolescent brain is wired for risk and that child welfare practices designed to eliminate all risk are not developmentally appropriate for emerging adults. Re-assess policies and practices based on this understanding.
l Place young people in family-based settings- as opposed to group care-to provide environments for healthy risk taking and learning.
4. BE TRAUMA-INFORMED TO PROMOTE HEALING AND EMOTIONAL SECURITY
Recognize that youth can be re-traumatized by the systems and services designed to help them
Promote positive and permanent family relationships that meet the young person's needs for support and guidance. Support family members so that they are trauma-informed, understanding young people's needs and behaviors.
http://www.youthtoday.org/doc/The%20Adolescent%20Brain%20-%20Final%20Paper.pdf
Richard Wexler says-
Remember when it was all the rage to claim that, essentially, it's all over for kids by age 3? Their brain development was all done so, it was claimed, anything that goes wrong then can't be fixed.
Of course this was quickly seized upon by "child savers" as another reason to tear apart families early and rush to TPR. Hey, it's not that we want this, they would say, the "neuroscience" demands it, and you can't very well argue with neuroscience.
But now, the brain scientists are having second thoughts.
Now they tell us young people's brains continue to develop until age 25, and it has profound implications for how we treat adolescents in foster care.
This link http://www.youthtoday.org/doc/The%20Adolescent%20Brain%20-%20Final%20Paper.pdf goes to a new report from Jim Casey Youth Opportunities about this science and its implications.
Of course, Jim Casey Youth is using this to push for extending foster care to age 21. But there is much more to the report.
Among other things, it turns out young people's brains require as many opportunities for normalcy as possible. That is, living in a family and being free to do what families to without a lot of bureaucratic red tape. In fact, it's "a neurological imperative." They also need to be free to take risks and make mistakes. And congregate care, even the best possible congregate care is, literally, bad for the development of young people's brains.
Oh, and one other thing: Trauma for young people, the kind that can do a lot of harm to their brains at any age, includes not only abuse and neglect but also being taken away from their parents and being moved from placement to placement.
I've noted some highlights from the recommendations below.
Richard Wexler
Executive Director
National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
53 Skyhill Road (Suite 202)
Alexandria VA 22314
Office: (703) 212-2006
Cell: (703) 380-4252
www.nccpr.org
1. TAKE A POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO ALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE
Positive youth development is not merely a good practice but instead is a neurological imperative. .
Continually provide young people with opportunities to connect with their families and communities.
Intentionally create opportunities for involvement in extracurricular and community groups. Such activities ensure that young people spend time with multiple caring adults.
2. PROVIDE "INTERDEPENDENT" LIVING SERVICES THAT CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE WITH FAMILY AND CARING ADULTS
Science has shown that diverse social relationships and networks-the essence of social capital-are crucial to healthy development and functioning. They act as protective factors that build young people's knowledge, skills, and confidence and aid in the successful transition to adulthood, resiliency, and recovery from trauma. It is imperative that all systems interacting with older youth in foster care help them to create social capital through relationships with family (including siblings), other caring adults, the neighborhood and community, and peers. .
Implementing this Recommendation
Connect young people in foster care with family members-parents, siblings, members of the extended family-and other caring adults. Such efforts should be ongoing and should begin as early as possible. Provide support to help these relationships become lifelong and perhaps legal.
Make all possible efforts to keep young people in one community where they can establish connections. A wide range of adults, such as mentors or teachers, can provide young people with a sense of rootedness. These individuals also act as role models, providing opportunities to develop adult skills and relationships.
Minimize barriers to normal relationships. Efforts might involve providing transportation to events or making it easier in other ways for young people to have a part-time job, spend time with friends, date, and participate in a range of social and faith-based events.
Place young people in family-based settings where social, educational, and employment activities are supported as normal adolescent behaviors. Do not use congregate care settings. By their nature, these are not conducive to supporting youth in engaging activities that help them "practice" for adulthood, or to helping young people build social capital.
3. ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN PLANNING AND DECISIONMAKING
Recognize the importance of healthy risk-taking by giving young people the chance to make their own decisions, even when it is not what adults agree upon.
Understand that the adolescent brain is wired for risk and that child welfare practices designed to eliminate all risk are not developmentally appropriate for emerging adults. Re-assess policies and practices based on this understanding.
l Place young people in family-based settings- as opposed to group care-to provide environments for healthy risk taking and learning.
4. BE TRAUMA-INFORMED TO PROMOTE HEALING AND EMOTIONAL SECURITY
Recognize that youth can be re-traumatized by the systems and services designed to help them
Promote positive and permanent family relationships that meet the young person's needs for support and guidance. Support family members so that they are trauma-informed, understanding young people's needs and behaviors.
Behind the poverty numbers: real lives, real pain
By DAVID CRARY - AP National Writer | AP
http://news.yahoo.com/behind-poverty-numbers-real-lives-real-pain-151738270.html
I left a nice comment there-
Into this pain and misery comes CPS to kidnap the children and criminalize the parents.
American Family Rights has been educating families how to fight Child Protective Services false allegations and character assassinations since 2002. http://familyrights.us
Our latest NEW idea is to start a UNION- The American Families Union- http://familyrights.us/afu/
Please forward this far and wide.
Leonard Henderson, co-founder
American Family Rights
http://familyrights.us
"Until Every Child Comes Home"©
"The Voice of America's Families"©
http://news.yahoo.com/behind-poverty-numbers-real-lives-real-pain-151738270.html
I left a nice comment there-
Into this pain and misery comes CPS to kidnap the children and criminalize the parents.
American Family Rights has been educating families how to fight Child Protective Services false allegations and character assassinations since 2002. http://familyrights.us
Our latest NEW idea is to start a UNION- The American Families Union- http://familyrights.us/afu/
Please forward this far and wide.
Leonard Henderson, co-founder
American Family Rights
http://familyrights.us
"Until Every Child Comes Home"©
"The Voice of America's Families"©
Foster Parents; "Back to the basics". Part 2 of 2
Marilyn Harrison, Foster Families Examiner
In part 1, we began a new series, “back to the basics” then we started determining what the basics will be? FULL STORY
In part 1, we began a new series, “back to the basics” then we started determining what the basics will be? FULL STORY
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