Who do we contact at the Oregon DHS to report an abusive work situation?
August 19, 2010 2:11 PM Subscribe
Who do we contact at the Oregon DHS to report an abusive work situation?
My wife works for a family that has autistic children. She contracts through DHS for this work, but scheduling and whatnot is handled by the mom in this family. The problem is that this woman is pretty abusive towards my wife and all of the other people who help her with her children. Without these services I have no idea how she and her husband would manage.
My wife is afraid that if she complains to DHS, funding will get pulled and these children will lose all the progress that has been made. I agree that this would be unfair, but I also think that to put up with an abusive situation is only going to perpetuate this behavior. I can't help but think that a stern warning from a social worker on preserving the quality of a workplace would go a long way towards making things easier for everyone, but I get the feeling that this would instead be used to fuel petty rage.
I don't think this woman is afraid of employee turnover, regardless of the consequences it will have on her children. I do recognize that I am making huge blanket assumptions, and please keep in mind that I haven't met the woman yet. All I know is what I hear from my wife when she describes the daily crazy that she deals with from this woman. She adores the kids she is helping and is horribly conflicted about this.
My wife works for a family that has autistic children. She contracts through DHS for this work, but scheduling and whatnot is handled by the mom in this family. The problem is that this woman is pretty abusive towards my wife and all of the other people who help her with her children. Without these services I have no idea how she and her husband would manage.
My wife is afraid that if she complains to DHS, funding will get pulled and these children will lose all the progress that has been made. I agree that this would be unfair, but I also think that to put up with an abusive situation is only going to perpetuate this behavior. I can't help but think that a stern warning from a social worker on preserving the quality of a workplace would go a long way towards making things easier for everyone, but I get the feeling that this would instead be used to fuel petty rage.
I don't think this woman is afraid of employee turnover, regardless of the consequences it will have on her children. I do recognize that I am making huge blanket assumptions, and please keep in mind that I haven't met the woman yet. All I know is what I hear from my wife when she describes the daily crazy that she deals with from this woman. She adores the kids she is helping and is horribly conflicted about this.
This should be reported to the DHS worker for the family, who your wife should have contact information for. If not, a call to the local-to-the-family DHS office and a brief explanation of who she is should get her in touch with the right person. If the mother is a barrier to services needed for the children to be safe and develop appropriately, it potentially could be considered neglect. The DHS worker should certainly be informed. It wouldn't hurt if the other people also working with this woman also spoke to the worker.
posted by epj at 4:04 PM on August 19, 2010
posted by epj at 4:04 PM on August 19, 2010
Is she a DSP or work through an agency, how does she get the work? She needs to contact whoever manages her contract and payment.
posted by parmanparman at 4:23 PM on August 20, 2010
posted by parmanparman at 4:23 PM on August 20, 2010
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posted by WhiteWhale at 3:14 PM on August 19, 2010