Hi,
Just want help on a child safety matter, wherein the department had been advised of a problem of our child in foster care at 1-month-old of flat head syndrome (documented in an affidavit) but failed to do anything until our child was 4 months old (also documented in an affidavit).
Now our child has had 12 months of physio therapy to correct the problem, only to be told the problem is permanent (the doctor's words were if we caught it earlier, it could have been corrected), even though a child's head is still soft enough to correct the flatness until 6 months old. We've been told so many different things about it, but the hospital did not place our child in a helmet and we have been involved with them since our child was 4 months old.
As our case plan manager said to us, the department placings are sh#t!!! that's exactly what was said In our family group meeting. Is that the department admitting they caused harm to our child by not acting according to our child's best interest or is it the hospital who is at fault because 1 doctor said no to a helmet when others think it would have definitely helped? Do I proceed with the original carer for neglect or all three?
As my younger child does not have a voice of her own yet, it's up to me to make sure this sort of stuff doesn't happen to others caught in the system.
Need help with this one
Just want help on a child safety matter, wherein the department had been advised of a problem of our child in foster care at 1-month-old of flat head syndrome (documented in an affidavit) but failed to do anything until our child was 4 months old (also documented in an affidavit).
Now our child has had 12 months of physio therapy to correct the problem, only to be told the problem is permanent (the doctor's words were if we caught it earlier, it could have been corrected), even though a child's head is still soft enough to correct the flatness until 6 months old. We've been told so many different things about it, but the hospital did not place our child in a helmet and we have been involved with them since our child was 4 months old.
As our case plan manager said to us, the department placings are sh#t!!! that's exactly what was said In our family group meeting. Is that the department admitting they caused harm to our child by not acting according to our child's best interest or is it the hospital who is at fault because 1 doctor said no to a helmet when others think it would have definitely helped? Do I proceed with the original carer for neglect or all three?
As my younger child does not have a voice of her own yet, it's up to me to make sure this sort of stuff doesn't happen to others caught in the system.
Need help with this one