Davis Child Shelter: Policy Analysis

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Recommended: Current policies and procedures in relation to child protection

The way I view policy at the Davis Child Shelter is on 4 levels. Each level is encompassed by the other. The largest level is Chapter 49 in West Virginia Code. Chapter 49 looks at child’s safety and well-being physically, mentally, and emotionally, the terminology used, trying to preserve family ties, the rules juvenile justice system, reasons for a child to be removed, development of community resources, understanding abuse and neglect court, and punishment for juvenile offenses are some of the basics (West Virginia Legislature, 2015).
Chapter 49 dictates how the Department of Human Health and Resources approaches abuse and neglect, when the child has to be removed from the home and when it is safe enough to keep them in home. Chapter 49 …show more content…

Similar to DHHR policy, Children’s Home Society policy discusses the roles and responsibilities of each position, understanding the handbooks given to residents, the level system, star points that are given for residents who do extra chores or helps out, allowances, and allowing no cell phones or technology that allow social media when a resident is unsupervised. Children’s Home Society policy also discusses about client’s right while at the shelter, the ability to write a grievance, making sure their health care needs are being meet, right to talk to their DHHR worker and guardian ad litem when and how long they want, and trying to preserve the family connect as much as possibly by accommodating visitation and phone …show more content…

These policies only effect how Davis is running and how it functions. Many of these policies are more like rules on a paper. What privileges are granted at what level, how a day schedule should run, what outing activities to do, and anything else that effects a resident only at Davis Child Shelter. This level is the most important because this is where all polices are implemented. Making sure the residents are safe, their rights are being protected, their connected to their community and culture as much as possible, and they enjoy their time at Davis Child Shelter. If changes occur as Appalachian culture evolves and changes, the policies and procedures do as

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