1. INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW BY: ROSA GARZA

2. Valerie Garay MSW Title: Facility Investigator Department of Licensed Resources Works for: Child Protective Services Education: MSW 2005 from Eastern Washington University

3. What services does the organization offer? Classes Orientation on how to become foster parents CPS services

4. An Average Day at work new intake read intake/ contact referrals gather additional information to start process make phone calls interview victims interview children at their homes computer work

5. What Mrs. Garay like the most about her job? Least? Enjoys going out to homes to interview clients Enjoys Interviewing kids The paperwork is her least favorite task

6. If she can change one about her job what would it be? She would love to be able to work from home but due to confidentiality it is impossible. Also sometimes the driving can get a little tiring since she drives from the region to the south. Sometimes she drives to do interviews at clients homes and the average drive one way can be between 2-3 hours.

7. What does she see as the causes of child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and/ or elder abuse (as appropriate)? When it comes to child abuse, drug abuse causes a lot neglect and physical discipline Children in and out of home can also put children at risk for child abuse.

8. What does she think are essential elements of intervention ? giving parents tools to deal with all sorts of situations counseling figuring out how to get financial assistance. education follow policy and answer questions foster parents are new and policy changes a lot all the time foster parents take care of a lot of children that need a lot of special needs.

9. What does she think are essential elements of prevention? education policy ’ s release for stress support from counselor

10. What does she think future social workers need to know about child abuse and neglect? child abuse is always going to be an issue parents are now afraid to discipline their children sometimes parents will lose it just one time due to stress keep open mind for you can see things that are very (crazy) the unexpected anger management drug management