"‘You have utterly undermined our work and purpose’: A social worker responds to John Hemming MP on the family courts. Social worker Esther Clarke shares a letter she sent to John Hemming MP following an interview he gave to BBC Panorama this week"
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- Created: Thursday, 16 January 2014 08:54
- Written by Alecomm2
Dear Mr John Hemming,
I would like your comments on the following please. As a social worker for South Gloucestershire council, I represent my colleagues and our passion/belief in what child protection teams across the country should strive to achieve.
In your interview with Panorama, you advise that anyone who is being investigated unfairly should leave the country.
If you had any insight into the profession of social work you would know that all parents who are being investigated for abusing their child, believe they are being treated unfairly.
Therefore, I would like to know why, as a Member of Parliament in an influential position, you felt it the right thing to advise parents that they should not work with local authorities for the protection of vulnerable children?
At a time when my profession is working tremendously hard to be more respected and promote our professionalism (following the Munro review), you have in one interview utterly undermined our work and purpose.
Your response to my email will be greatly appreciated. I hope you will be able tell me why you made these comments on primetime national television and your thoughts behind doing so.
Many thanks,
Esther Clarke
Social worker, Leaving care service, South Gloucestershire council (Source : http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2014/01/15/utterly-undermined-work-purpose-social-worker-responds-john-hemming-mp-family-courts/)
Comments
Dear Social Worker,
I do not know what delluded world you live in but John Hemming is an extremely talented man, of whom is one of the rare political figures game enough to stand up and say what is truly going on in child protection.
Don't confuse this with what your thoughts may or may not be either. From the minute social workers step into peoples lives they wreack havoc. Government propaganda would have you believe different - as they spend so much money each year covering up what is happening - but social workers / child protection workers/ caseworkers - whatever you call them - do nothing but lie from the minute they open their mouths.
I experienced it first hand many years ago - and detailed over 200 crimes committed by them in the very short period i dealt with them. For other cases - in which i now work to assist - the crimes run into the thousands.
Most social workers have huge egos, having come direct from university, with no family life skills - and their key performance measures are based on how many cases they win in court - which fuels their desire to win [custody of the child] at all costs.
Little to no accountability from any departments which purport to oversight the authority mixed with the above and you have kids not just in the UK, but all over the world BEING TRAFFICKED by the governments.
I would like to congratulate you for putting your story up - so others could have thier point of views and make comments also.
Thanks for your time.
Marney.