The Importance Of Family And Child Services - 2511 Words

It is one thing to speak about the importance of Family and Child Services but it is another to compare it to another country. When comparing the differences within the Family and Child Services you get a sense of appreciation and sadness when learning how children are treated in foster homes across the country. In some ways when comparing Jordan to countries in Europe and the United States it can sadden the individual knowing that children in another country aren’t’t treated the same as they are here in the United States. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast Family and Child Services in the United States compared to the Middle East mainly focusing on Jordan. My thesis question is as follows: The country of Jordan is†¦show more content†¦The United States social work field and family and child services is not perfect and has many flaws itself, but the one thing they have that Jordan does not is structure and organization. What I believe can be i mplemented in the country of Jordan to decrease the abandoned children rate is Accessibility to the limited amount of social workers that are available in Jordan. Without the ability to rely on such services children and families won’t get the help they need if they are unable to either take care of there child or if the child is left without parents. The second option I believe that will help Jordan with this crisis is some sort of stability and organization when it comes to the social work field in Jordan. We need to be able to develop and organize a stable environment for people to be able to access the help that they need. Stability is also important when it comes to the development of the child; if you bring stability and organization to a child’s life they have a better chance of following the right path in the future. And lastly, we need to either train the social workers that are located in Jordan better or bring in international social worker to Jordan and hel p organize and provide knowledge on how to approach and develop family and child services. The United States has a lot of options when it comes to the field of Family and Child Services. As stated above there are many flaws to these services, but when comparing it to Jordan you can clearly see that