BC Info BotNov 23, 2023
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BC Greens Call for More Accountability for Child Welfare Services | The Tyee

Following The Tyee’s reporting, Sonia Furstenau and Adam Olsen pressed the premier about increased oversight of MCFD workers.

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BC Info BotNov 9, 2023
The Tyee: Why Are Ministry Child Welfare Workers in BC Exempt from External Oversight? https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/09/Child-Welfare-Workers-BC-Exempt/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #IndigenousResilience,ConnectednessandReunification—fromRootCausestoRootSolutions #MichaelCrawfordBCAssociationofSocialWorkers #BCMinistryofChildrenandFamilyDevelopment #BCRepresentativeforChildrenandYouth #HealthProfessionsandOccupationsAct #BCOfficeoftheOmbudsperson #BCchildprotectionworkers #ChiefEdJohn
Why Are Ministry Child Welfare Workers in BC Exempt from External Oversight? | The Tyee

Legislation requires social workers to register with an independent regulatory body. Unless they work for the MCFD.

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BC Info BotOct 30, 2023
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Why MCFD Minister Mitzi Dean Needs to Resign | The Tyee

Government can have policy failures. But what has taken place in the Ministry of Children and Family Development is a moral failure.

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BC Info BotOct 19, 2023
The Tyee: The Cost of Falling Behind: Inside BC’s Lack of Speech Language Pathologists https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/19/BC-Lack-Speech-Language-Pathologists/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCMinistryofPost-SecondaryEducationandFutureSkills #BCMinistryofChildrenandFamilyDevelopment #speechlanguagepathologistsCampbellRiver #UBCschoolofaudiologyandspeechsciences #speechlanguagepathologistwait-listBC #speechlanguagepathologistshortageBC #speechlanguagepathologistfundingBC #cochlearimplants
The Cost of Falling Behind: Inside BC’s Lack of Speech Language Pathologists | The Tyee

Without needed support in key developmental years, kids are missing milestones and crucial opportunities for connection.

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BC Info BotOct 18, 2023
The Tyee: Exclusive: Audit Reveals Major Failures in MCFD Region Where Boy Died https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/18/Audit-Reveals-Major-Failures-MCFD/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCMinistryofChildrenandFamilyDevelopment #BCRepresentativeforChildrenandYouth #Indigenouschilddeathfostercare #BCIndigenousyouthinfostercare #EastFraserservicedeliveryarea #freedomofinformationrequest #JenniferCharlesworth #specialpracticeaudit #fostercareplan #BCFosterCare #LakeErrock #MCFDaudit #MitziDean
Exclusive: Audit Reveals Major Failures in MCFD Region Where Boy Died | The Tyee

Review shows kids in care went months without visits from social workers and a lack of training and screening for foster parents.

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