Pluspunten
Very Low workload and low stress invironment if you are able to tollerate being bombarded with content regarding violence towards children including sex abuse. The job is very specific and has ridged processes and procedures which removes any stress or guilt regarding what call to make in what high stake situation. The staff is trusted to modulate their own work schedual including weekly days off once 90day training is over. the definition of cushy. no paper work at home.
Minpunten
The CAC is securely intertwined within a police station and police investigations and procedures. I witnessed children who had commited crimes being railroaded into incarceration and live long sex offender statues -- I support the proclaimed mission of the CAC which is to advocate, support and provide care and resources for children who have experience violent crime -- I don't support an unproblimitized or unconsidered trajectory towards life long subjigation as an outcase when research sugests kids respond really well to particular types of treatment. when they have exibited sexually inappropriat behaviors or comited violent crime. there where several missed opportunities for outcomes beyond the criminalization of children who comit crimes even if they have comited violence or sex abuse. I feel this has to do with poximity and constent communication bettween counselors embeded within a literal police station. I dont have much to say about the way investigations or communications rain their course in dealing with adult violent offenders and sex offenders. that being said I watched coworkers become a bit to immeshed in police work - and positive outcome for police force that in some cases and interest in meeting LE need for particular information outways client rights or needs or even positive regard towards clients. I was not a fan of the lack of imagination the org has in dealing with child perpotratiors -- Its hard to excuse the lack of imaginations because for all intensive perposes the individuals who make up the team at the CAC are elite and dont have anything near the workload or stress level of tradional social service workers. The extra time should be utilized problemsolving and advancing pipelines to services -- it often used playing around with febreeze -- and going home early -- or doing webinars that are cool but not directy benificial to the clients they actually serve regulary. also dont let the wild tree of interviews confuse you into thinking youll be working at a childrens hospital in Chicacago -- there are therapists at the hospital & therapist at the police station and hour away from chicago. I dont really align with the mission of the police generally