May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry
May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry
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B.A. CYR - CR-EX. (GINDIN) MAY <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2013</strong><br />
D.L. ROUSSIN - CR-EX. (GINDIN)<br />
S.E. TAYLOR - CR-EX. (GINDIN)<br />
D.M. KNOL - CR-EX. (GINDIN)<br />
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lot of things and then I started believing it.<br />
Then they<br />
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encouraged me to go back to school, which I said I would<br />
never go back to school. But I went back and got my degree<br />
because I, when I found out that that could work in helping<br />
and working with families that same with me, in the same<br />
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situation.<br />
And, see, we don't forget where we came from.<br />
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If you've never been there, how can you understand, know<br />
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what I mean?<br />
And so I think that that's what gives us a<br />
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heads up sometimes, too, is that they trust you because<br />
they know, I've been there, I'm not perfect.<br />
MR. GINDIN: And you've mentioned --<br />
MS. KNOL: But you know what, but I can change.<br />
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MR. GINDIN:<br />
You've mentioned that -- you've<br />
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talked about trust during your --<br />
MS. KNOL: Yes, yes.<br />
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MR. GINDIN:<br />
-- all of you have talked about<br />
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trust.<br />
And the feeling is that families don't seem to<br />
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trust social workers because they identify them with<br />
apprehending children?<br />
MS. KNOL: Yes.<br />
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MR. GINDIN:<br />
It seems like you're all pretty<br />
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clear that they should stick to doing that but as far as<br />
helping families go, it should be other people doing that.<br />
MS. KNOL: Yeah.<br />
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MR. GINDIN:<br />
Like people in the community like<br />
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