May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

B.A. CYR - CR-EX. (GINDIN) MAY 31, 2013
D.L. ROUSSIN - CR-EX. (GINDIN)
S.E. TAYLOR - CR-EX. (GINDIN)
D.M. KNOL - CR-EX. (GINDIN)
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interests of an individual, so I just wanted to put clarity
on that one.
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MR. GINDIN:
You want to see people with
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commitment and passion for what they do?
MS. TAYLOR: Yes.
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MR. GINDIN:
and, and maybe some --
MS. TAYLOR:
And there are some that have that
And others that do not, or also the
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system probably maybe erodes it out of them because you
know, like working in a system, it's a very scary world.
Like, I don't know what I would be or who I would be if I
was in corrections -- or not corrections -- protection
because if I feared that something was going to happen and
I didn't feel I have enough flexibility to make decisions
about being able to see some grey, so I think there's a
part that the system has to be looked at and how much
flexibility does a front line worker that's a social worker
actually really have to be able to see the grey.
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MR. GINDIN:
You'd like to see more discretion,
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right?
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MS. TAYLOR: Well, discretion in a way because we
all have to sort of have some structure. But I really want
people to be able to see that person and have tons of
training on what is it like to look at a strength of an
individual versus always seeing them as a deficit.
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