Got the huge tax-code sized packet of information that we have to fill out...YAY!
Then we got a whole bunch of information..... most of which I was ready to hear. Except for this little gem.
Foster Parents are asked to be the supervisor for all supervised visits. The kids will have court ordered visits with mom and/or Dad during the week. How many and for how long varies. In most agencies, the caseworker takes care of the visits. They supervise, note how the parent and child behave with one another etc. They even pick the kids up if necessary. But for whatever reason (I am guessing lack of resources) my agency will have the case worker attend the first visit and then let us carry on just the two of us for the rest of the duration of the child's stay.
I am less than impressed.
However, It is not a deal-breaker. Visits will happen in a public place, and if I just can't do it... I won't.
Every couple of days I get a little nugget of information that
Last night there was a couple in our class. An extremely nice couple (she works, he owns his own business) whose granddaughter is in foster care in another state. That state requires that even relatives have to have foster parent training in order to care for the child while the bio parents get their stuff together. Our agency is streamlining them through, but for now this couple is left with trying to get ready as fast as they can while their grandbaby is with someone else.
I asked Grandpa about it and his response was what He needed me to hear.
Me: have you seen her since she is in foster care?
Grandpa: Yes we were there last week. IT was hard to leave.
Me: Is she with good people?
Grandpa: SHe is with an amazing Christian family who obviously loves her.
While we want to adopt one of the little ones that come into our home.... I also hope that we get to be that "amazing Christian family."
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