May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

B.D. MCKENZIE - DR.EX. (OLSON) MAY 31, 2013
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Should be the same? And what, what if the worker
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is using a, a, you know, a support person to meet with the
family and do the differential response type work rather
than doing that work him or herself?
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Well, I think a support worker does somewhat
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different services than the differential response social
worker does or provides somewhat different services, but it
might make some difference if those kinds of intensive
services were available.
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We touched on it before, but in terms of a
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response to the workload demands, is it -- would it be
appropriate to have anyone other than the social worker
doing the differential response type work?
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Well, differential response is, is -- or, you
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know, these services again, I would emphasize, is not
something different -- or not something that only one
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worker does.
It really is sort of, I've referred to the
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sort of important role of community collaterals or
community partners play, and those might be from other
agencies that are formal -- that are government agencies.
They might be from non-government organizations that are
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sort of contracted to work with those families.
They play
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important roles in providing this service, as well.
In
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some cases those services might be provided as part of the
ongoing responsibility of another government department or
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