Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Chile Wednesday
Don't you admire the medical rescue workers who have been lowered into the mine to prepare the miners for lift off? -- This is a 7:32 PM Update: All 33 miners are out and the 4th rescuer is on his trip to the surface. Imagine being the 5th and last person to place himself in the capsule and to leave the lighting and camera in the mine which will be sealed forever.
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There is an interesting side story discussing how the miners were helped by counselors and medical professionals during the ordeal:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/10/12/blumenfield.chile.miners/index.html
Post traumatic, separation, and situational stress is discussed.
There is a parallel in child removal cases.
Kids are not equipped to deal with such unexpected trauma, while the adults in the mining story are to a certain extent.
The miners got plenty of help that is routinely denied children taken from their families and put in care.
MCFD deliberately tries to make the experience as traumatic as possible for the children as well as the families. Usually, the first few weeks there is zero contact permitted.
There was video and audio contact with the miners, and it made a huge difference in maintaining their spirit, keeping them in touch with loved ones, and permitted counselors to work with them. Some may have died otherwise.
I tried to apply a number of times to get webcam access. I bought my child a computer with a built-in webcam and wireless internet connection and it didn't work in the area they were located. The foster parent had no concern and was trying to help, but as soon as the social worker found out, she terminated all attempts and instituted restrictions.
I also applied to get MCFD to get the children counseling. The social worker refused (it meant the foster parents had to drive them, and they could not be bothered). Only after I applied to court to get services did MCFD respond. They had a corrupt psychologist, who unhelpfully diagnosed PTSD, to allude the trauma the children were experiencing was a result of substandard parenting, not the removal itself. For show only, there was exactly one counseling session. My child told me the counselor was of not help, asking only if they liked it in foster care.
So here, one can read of the extraordinary efforts to help miners, and the type of help they received to survive the ordeal.
Why do thousands of children removed each year not get the same help?