Deborah O’Flaherty-Lewis | Heavy Lifting in the Community

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DEBORAH OFLAHERTY LEWIS - CHILD PROTECTIVE
INVESTIGATOR SUPERVISOR

• Deborah OFlaherty-Lewis is a Child Protective
  Investigator Supervisor for the Broward Sheriffs
  Office in southern Florida. After years of
  working to protect children from dangerous home
  situations, she now collaborates with foster care
  agency staff to improve danger assessment systems
  and to clarify the agencys policy to the staff
  and all parties involved. OFlaherty-Lewis
  believes that with clear communication, the
  safety of children can be the main concern.

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Important Work
Deborah OFlaherty-Lewis works as a Child
Protective Investigator Supervisor in the Broward
Sheriffs Offices Child Protective
Investigations Section. Part of her important
work within the community is to develop reports
and summaries reflecting the chronological
background of each case and providing a clear
assessment of the underlying problems in each
case. OFlaherty-Lewis looks into the causes of
dangerous situations for children and attempts to
solve the root problems.
Heavy Lifting in the Community
Deborah OFlaherty-Lewis works hard to lift
children out of dangerous home situations,
possibly saving their lives in the process. Part
of her job is to assess case information to make
sure that each child in her cases gets the
services they need to live full lives. She
coordinates with the provider agencies in her
county to ensure that at-risk children under her
jurisdiction get their physical, mental, and
emotional needs met.
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Preventing Danger to At-Risk Children
Deborah OFlaherty-Lewis works to prevent danger
to at-risk children from her position as the
Child Protective Investigator Supervisor within
the Broward Sheriffs Offices Child Protective
Investigations Section. One way she does this is
by identifying potential environmental hindrances
to improving the living situations of certain
at-risk families. She believes that this task is
one of her most important ones because it
prevents children from living in dangerous
situations in the first place.
Working to Improve the Lives of Children
Deborah OFlaherty-Lewis works actively in her
community to improve the lives of at-risk
children. She works as a Child Investigator
Supervisor for Broward County. From her desk at
the Sheriffs office of Broward County, she
coordinates with county officials to ensure that
safety, risk, permanency, and other concerns are
being actively addressed by Child Protective
Services for all children under her jurisdiction.

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Advocate for Children
Deborah OFlaherty-Lewis works as an advocate for
children in her community. She is a Child
Investigator Supervisor for the Broward County
Sheriffs Office. Part of OFlaherty-Lewis job
is to advocate best case practices and decisions
for children in her jurisdiction and their
families. She is proud of her work in the
community because she feels she is making a
difference in many childrens lives.
Working for and With her Community
Deborah OFlaherty-Lewis works hard to help
at-risk children in her community get the
services they need to improve their lives. Part
of her job is to conduct Family Team Conferences
with Child Protective Services staff, clients,
and others in hospitals, foster care agencies in
Broward County, Florida, and other community
services. These meetings are always aimed at
improving the lives of the children on her
caseload.
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