Service to children is the goal of the system, so increasing the number of social worker positions would only benefit the system. Organization is also lacking in the foster care system. Case reviews are essential in making decisions about children's cases. There is no consensus of which type of review is most appropriate or effective. This serious degree of disorganization and uncertainty of authority is adversely affecting the system and consequently the children.
Foster parents provide direct care for the foster children.
Sometimes the foster parent's ostensible purpose is charity, but the covert objective is greed. Taking on foster children for the money can lead to overcrowding in homes and decrease in care for each child. On the whole, they're not. Better treatment of foster parents and improved investigation of foster parents would inevitably lead to better treatment of foster children. The problem with social workers plays a significant role in the downfall of the foster care system.