The sad and undeniable fact of being a DSHS client is having to contend with abusive workers and administrators.
All journals written by workers are admissable in court.
The state WILL USE these journals as exhibits against you if you disagree with one of their decisions and request a fair hearing. You have right to request copies of these journals, because they are a part of your case file and they're written about you. If you don't ask, however, workers at your local office definitely won't offer. Requesting copies of your case file's journals is a very sensible thing to do. It's important to know what's being said about you.