Typical Challenges Foster Parents Encounter

•        Difficult behaviors and medical concerns
            drug and alcohol exposed infants
         children on the autism spectrum
         physical, sexual, emotional abuse
         severe neglect
         mental illness
         developmental delays
         cerebral palsy
         shaken baby syndrome
         fetal alcohol syndrome

•        Resources in the community
           dentists, doctors, medications
        child care & respite
        mental health providers
        early start intervention referrals

•        Legal rights
           court rights and pointers
        caregiver information form
        de facto forms
        prospective adoptive parent form

•        Working as a member of the Child Welfare Team
            support at team decision meetings
         school resources, tutoring and iep help
         visitation and interaction with birth parents
         working with your social worker
            
•        Grief-separation-loss
            for the children
         for the caregiver.....

.     And much, much more....