Action | Adopt new standards for licensed private child-placing agencies. |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 4/1/2011 |
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I have two concerns: 1) Redefining what constitutes discrimination to include sexual orientation is not supported by research. The NC Family Policy Council has just published a paper on "Why Gender Matters to Parenting". It concludes:
"The goal of public policy in North Carolina
should be to strengthen, not deconstruct, the family model that remains the best environment for producing and sustaining the next generation of citizens—the natural family."
2) Social work degree requirements are over-emphasized in these regulations. Agencies may need to utilize equally well-prepared personnel educated in other disciplines in order to fully staff their agencies. Allow a broader-based range of disciplines in the leadership of these agencies.