After this explanation are there any others who have had contact with the Department, ⁮ or its subdivision CPS? Good of bad experience? Does anyone have any impressions or ideas about Protective Services? ⁮ Children’s Has anyone been accused or know of someone who has been accused of child abuse ⁮ or neglect? Have any of you had any experience with neglected or abused children? Either ⁮ yourself personally or someone that you know? What comes to mind when I say abused or neglected child? PARENTING ISSUES How many people here are parents? Grandparents? Teachers? ⁮ When and under what circumstances do you think it is appropriate/safe to leave ⁮ children alone? Are there any methods of discipline you think are improper? ⁮ Do you think it is possible for a parent to endanger a child by failing to protect that ⁮ child from the other parent? Do you believe it is important for a parent to be able to put his child first, and make ⁮ the child his first priority? Do you believe that it is important for a parent to be able to provide a stable home? ⁮ Do you believe that it is important for a parent to be able to provide a wholesome, ⁮ healthy environment? Does anyone feel that a mother and father do not share equal responsibility for the ⁮ safety of their children? Do each of you believe that history and past conduct can be a good prediction of ⁮ future conduct? What do you think about the believability of children? ⁮ Do you think children are more likely to lie than adults? Counter with what does ⁮ – the child have to gain? Do you think children are more likely to be taught a story than an adult? Counter ⁮ with what does the child have to gain? –
⁮ After this explanation are there any others who have had contact with the Department, or its subdivision CPS? Good of bad experience? ⁮ Does anyone have any impressions or ideas about Children’s Protective Services? ⁮ Has anyone been accused or know of someone who has been accused of child abuse or neglect? ⁮ Have any of you had any experience with neglected or abused children? Either yourself personally or someone that you know? What comes to mind when I say abused or neglected child? PARENTING ISSUES ⁮ How many people here are parents? Grandparents? Teachers? ⁮ When and under what circumstances do you think it is appropriate/safe to leave children alone? ⁮ Are there any methods of discipline you think are improper? ⁮ Do you think it is possible for a parent to endanger a child by failing to protect that child from the other parent? ⁮ Do you believe it is important for a parent to be able to put his child first, and make the child his first priority? ⁮ Do you believe that it is important for a parent to be able to provide a stable home? ⁮ Do you believe that it is important for a parent to be able to provide a wholesome, healthy environment? ⁮ Does anyone feel that a mother and father do not share equal responsibility for the safety of their children? ⁮ Do each of you believe that history and past conduct can be a good prediction of future conduct? ⁮ What do you think about the believability of children? ⁮ Do you think children are more likely to lie than adults? Counter with – what does the child have to gain? ⁮ Do you think children are more likely to be taught a story than an adult? Counter with – what does the child have to gain?
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