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A graduate ot James Madison University (then Madison College) with a degree in social work and a minor in psychology, Mrs. Bowen began a career in social service but then dropped out to try real estate. “I enjoyed being a broker, but it just wasn’t me. Social work is where my heart is,” she said. So she returned to the field as a child protective services worker with Culpeper County’s Welfare Department and was there for a year and a half before coming to Rappahannock.
While she’s quick to say that she hasn’t yet had an opportunity to make an in-depth assessment, Mrs. Bowen can already see areas here that need attention. She emphasized, however, that she doesn’t view herself as a wonder worker who can jump right in and make things perfect. Given the constraints of time, regulations and budget, change is difficult to effect, she acknowledged.
With that preface, she noted “child protective services are a growing concern everywhere in Virginia and in the nation. I know this is a quiet, peaceful community but still, child abuse is out there. I don’t think we’re getting the number of reports we should be getting. I think more is going on,” she said. Here, she thinks, people need to be better educated on what to do if they suspect a child is being abused or neglected.'
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