I mentioned in a previous post that I planned on doing a segment called "Foster Friday" so here it is for week #1!
After my experience with my first placement, and the lack of communication when it came to the baby's actual condition, I thought a good first topic for "Foster Friday" would be:
What questions should a foster parent ask before accepting a placement?
Asking questions didn't exactly work in my case. I specifically asked if Baby Girl was immobile! But I'm sure I could have asked more pressing questions in order to get better answers and more information. Do any of you have any advice?
here's a few I asked last time, basic but helped me:
ReplyDeletewhat do you know about the case so far? why are they in custody/why are they coming into care? any siblings? has he/she been in care before? do you see this being a long-term placement? are the parents in jail? do you know what for? any substance abuse? any special needs? who will the caseworker be? can I get her # and cell #?
I don't have any good answers to this becaise the questions I ask depend on what the matcher tells me in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI am wondering if another child has been placed with you as it has been several days since you last posted. If that is the case, I hope all is going well.
I really hope that you did not let your first experience deter you from continuing to be a foster parent. Fostering is hard...no doubt about it...but it is also wonderful.
It's a little scary that you haven't gotten any GOOD foster care stories. Makes you wonder about the whole system, huh? :-(
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