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• <br /> • <br /> . -14- <br /> -WORKLOAD COMPARISON WITH RECOMMENDED STATE STANDARDS <br /> SERVICE AREA ORANGE CTY. DSS <br /> (Chapel Hill) COMMENDED ST. STANDARD <br /> *1. Child PS 23 cases <br /> 25-30 <br /> **2. Permanency P1n. 9 cases/13 <br /> 8 families (cases) with <br /> (Part-time) Children <br /> 12 .Children <br /> ***3. Adolescent Par. 12 mothers <br /> Coordinator 14-18 <br /> • <br /> References: *Family Services Manual, Vol. 1, Chapter VIII Se <br /> 1467, p, 3 Section <br /> **Family Services Manual, Vol. 1, Chapter Ii, Section 100, <br /> P• 1 <br /> ***Dear Co. Director Letter, PFPS, 5-15-84 <br /> According to overtime statistics <br /> provided <br /> child protective service workers earned anaveragetof 66.5 hourseof <br /> {.. overtime each for the period September <br /> average of 20.6 hours of "comp time" off during thelsame erio took e an <br /> statistics for the permanency planning worker were similar.eri . The <br /> III. Work}mow . <br /> The Chapel Hill staff rotates intake coverage. The <br /> supervisor prepares a 2-month schedule for intake. Child <br /> protective service referrals are assigned by the supervisor after <br /> they are recorded in a log_by date of referral <br /> complaint, case name and referral source. gypu of <br /> absence, the intake worker responds to the referraluPervisar's <br /> The unit's aide performs emergency assistance intake on <br /> Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The aide does transportation on <br /> Tuesday and Thursday. <br /> From January 1, 1985 to December 31, 1985 <br /> 153- child abuse/neglect referrals; of this number, 22nit received <br /> alleged physical abuse, 28 sexual abuse, and 103 neglect. <br /> Three (3) of the reports involved day care situations. The unit <br /> . substantiated 66 reports (11 physical abuse, -9 sexual abuse and <br /> 46 neglect) . The unit also responded to requests for 23 home <br /> studies. During 1984, the unit received 32 abuse referrals and <br /> 119 neglect referrals for a total of 151. <br />