I would like to see a follow up story on why the media is calling the case worker a social worker. This is an important issue. She was put in a very dangerous and vulnerable position by an agency trying to save money by hiring para-professionals to do the job that require the skill and training of skilled professionals. I do not think people understand the difference. You actually DO learn observation skills and techniques. Think about police officers, they get intensive training to deal with what they have to deal with. Do you think a high school graduate with a few courses could do the duties of a police officer? of course not. Then why are we sending para-professionals out into these dangerous situations? Why is society allowing the states to get away with this? We need to protect our vulnerable - children, disabled, mentally ill and the elderly. Nurses who work in the ER are TRAINED to deal with all that they have to see and do- you would not expect a high school graduate with a few courses to know what to do and how to handle that type of work. I hope the media will do a follow up story on why they are calling this poor case worker a social worker.

This profession has to be one of the most dangerous ones out there - we go to a door where the possibility of removing their child/ren is a reality. We don't have back up all the time and we don't any type of protection at all. Supervised visits, yes but hardly ever in a parent's home. Usually in the office or neutral setting. Paperwork that goes on forever, in triplicate and documenting everything in case we have to tell the Judge what happened on 23 September 2010 and it's already 2012. For this, we get paid about $15.00 per hour with an occasional 'atta boy' pat on our back, in passing. We are scrutinized by the public and State politicians and those same politicians keep taking away any benefits they haven't already taken from us. Our main priority is keeping Utah's children safe, at times putting ourselves in danger. We just ask politicians and courts to stop tying out hands so we can do our job. No one wants to know about abused children or adults in Utah - most don't think it happens here. It does and our jobs, unfortunately is necessary.