Right on, janet! Hilary: I think "chain of command" is
the operative word here.      Carole H.

--- janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> At 13:29 1999/09/27 -0500, you wrote:
> >Those d-----d social workers.
> >May G-d bless them and keep them ...... far away
> from me!!!!!!!!
> >
> >i just  called the chief sw to tell her i would
> prblaby not be able to make
> >our meeting tomorrow because of the senate hearing,
> and she replied -
> >Well, I guess you have to decide what is more
> important to  you - going to a
> >senate hearing or having your child  come home to
> live with you, In her best
> >self righteous tone, she says - because these
> meetings are very important and
> >they'll decide whether jessi is recommended to come
> home permanently.
> >So i called Senator Jane Woods,(703 352 1991) our
> State Senator who is very
> >involved with health care issues, and Social
> Services comes under State
> >jurisdiction - any way i spoke to her aide, Stacie
> - who once again
> offered to
> >intervene on my behalf - but i dont see what good
> that would do - because the
> >social workers believe they are right,and anything
> i say or do would just
> >antagonize them . But she was very sympathetic.
> >And then SW called back to say she couldn't change
> the date of the meeting
> and
> >stated in no uncertain terms that i would be
> jeopardizing  Jessi's
> chances of
> >coming home permanently, and that i had to decide
> which was more important to
> >me. I asked her if this was a threat, and she said
> no - i said it sure
> sounded
> >like one, and on that note we ended the
> conversation.
> >Now what do i do?
> >do i play their game and stay home for their silly
> meeting tomorrow where i'm
> >going to be submitted to the usual barrage of two
> hours of hearing how
> >inadequate i am as a parent etc...
> >or do i just ignore them and go to the senate
> hearing and hope i get home
> in time
> >or get Seen Woods to take this up with the SOCIal
> Services people - who have
> >stated that they do not think that my "so-called"
> Parkinson's is nearly as
> >disabling as I would have them believe (this was
> written in one of the
> reports)
> >YOURS IN ANGER AND ANGUISH
> >
> >hilary blue
> >
>
>
> hilary
>
> who is the s.w.'s immediate superior?
> i would give her/him a succinct non emotional
> description of what's happened
> and if you get no satisfaction
> ask to speak to his/her immediate superior
>
> and then do the same thing
> on up the line
> following their established chain of command
>
> eventually you WILL get to someone who will respond
> without getting huffy about 'going over their head'
>
> [the local telephone company here taught me this
> technique
> when i was a service rep with them years ago -
> monopoly days]
> it has worked for me several times]
>
> and then later
> i would document each phone contact with each person
> in writing
>
> as far as i am concerned this is
> pure intimidation and harrassment by abuse of
> authority
> and should be subject to the same penalties and
> remedies
> as sexual harrassment
>
> you are a member of the public
> they are servants of the public
>
> there is a lack of consistency here which they
> [the powers that be who have the real authority]
> should be made aware of
>
> you have been approved as 'disabled'
> and are entitled to pension and home improvements
> and home care etc
>
> that 'disabled' categorization or lack thereof was a
> direct link
> to the difficulties perceived in re your being
> categorized
> as 'unfit' to raise your children
>
> they
> the servants of the u.s. public
> have to fully recognize your 'disability' and treat
> all aspects of you
> with the dignity you are naturally entitled to
> as a citizen of your country
>
> get me their names and addresses
> i will write the letters for you
>
> janet
>
> janet paterson
> 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
> 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A
> 1A0
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