Tim, a former CPS caseworker reveals the mysteries of the child protective services process.

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Hi it's TINA and TIM again and we're sticking with the child protective services topic so this time if TIM can quickly go through the process from the initial call to the hotline through the final letter a person receives after the investigation is completed all right so quickly I’m going to go through this so you get the initial call they say it raises to a level then it requires us to investigate I come to the house or you know I’ve met with the children at school I collect the information I have you sign releases I present you with the letter that says you are the subject of this report meaning you are the one in fact who is being investigated for doing x y and z for these children okay or you're a nonsubject but you have to be listed on it because your mom or dad or whomever okay I give you that letter I explained that to you your rights your responsibilities I conduct the investigation I do the initial home visit I go through the home I make sure it's safe it stays within the standards of New York state I will have to make two subsequent followup visits there's a it's tina and Tim again and we're sticking with the child protective services topic so this time if TIM can quickly go through the process from the initial call to the hotline through the final letter a person receives after the investigation is completed all right so quickly I’m going to go through this so you get the initial call they say it raises to a level then it requires us to investigate I come to the house or you know I’ve met with the children at school I collect the information I have you sign releases I present you with the letter that says you are the subject of this report meaning you are the one in fact who is being investigated for doing x y and z for these children okay or you're a nonsubject but you have to be listed on it because your mom or dad or whomever okay I give you that letter i explained that to you your rights your responsibilities I conduct the investigation I do the initial home visit i go through the home I make sure it's safe it stays within the standards of New York state i will have to make two subsequent followup visits there's a time frame of which I can keep the case open that's no more than 60 days in may close a case as early as 30 days sometimes I can get variations of that extensions or close it sooner depending on the allegations and how quickly I can determine whether a case is indicated or unfounded if the case is indicated that means that you rise to enough of credible evidence that supports the allegations boom or it does not rise that level of some credible evidence I unfounded meaning there was not enough proof here to say that these things happen once I’ve done that I will issue a letter that says it was indicated or it was unfound if it's unfounded it just simply goes away if it were indicated there's a section at the bottom of the letter that says if you disagree with my decision here's where you write here's where you go it goes for an administrative uh appearance type thing within all internally and we can either overturn that decision we can expunge that decision but that's at the end of it so start to finish that's how a cps report works thanks Tim don't forget to like our page this is a little more depressing or subscribe time frame of which I can keep the case open that's no more than 60 days i may close a case as early as 30 days sometimes I can get variations of that extensions or close it sooner depending on the allegations and how quickly I can determine whether a case is indicated or unfounded if the case is indicated that means that you rise to enough of credible evidence that supports the allegations boom or it does not rise that level of some credible evidence I unfounded meaning there was not enough proof here to say that these things happen once I’ve done that I will issue a letter that says it was indicated or it was unfound if it's unfounded it just simply goes away if it were indicated there's a section at the bottom of the letter that says if you disagree with my decision here's where you write here's where you go it goes for an administrative uh appearance type thing within all internally and we can either overturn that decision we can expunge that decision but that's at the end of it so start to finish that's how a cps report works thanks TIM don't forget to like our page this is a little more depressing or subscribe