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....
• 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....