UCM: CPSW did received a phone call from the foster provider regarding Kaison having some fever and lots of coughing. The foster provider stated that she is taking Kaison to a doctor to check on his coughing. CPSW requested from Mr. Annette to notify the updates to CPSW after the clinic appointment. Goal…
Foster Parent Two: Kenneth draws his experience in working with children through his personal life; most specifically working with his own child and wife who both were considered to have special medical needs. He raised his three children, one of which was born with her bladder on the outside of her body. His youngest daughter, Misty, had to remain in the hospital for the first 30 days of her life due to her condition. His first wife Vickie was sick with heart disease and diabetes during her and Kenneth’s relationship. Kenneth recalls being on the road a lot taking either Misty or her mother to the doctor, and visiting the Emergency Room frequently because of their medical needs.…
I am the new foster care caseworker for Josilynn Breeden (DOB 0730/2007) and Hayden Breeden( DOB 12/11/2009) from Caritas Family Solutions and I am writing to seek out of these two clients were patients of Dr Uraiwan Tana Hompluem, MD. I have enclosed the consents of release for information for medical records if the clients were patients. When there is new medical records/visit available please either fax me the records or mail them to me at: 645 Berkshire Blvd., E. Alton, IL 62024. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in keeping their case file up to date and accurate. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at the number listed to the…
E-REPORT #:22441 READS: "INCIDENT DATE: Several incidents since Deborah Barrett kidnapped a child from AL, she is still available as a foster parent which is ridiculous. AL attorneys will not be accepting payments for these children for our legal services. She is on drugs, abusive. There is a sex offender in the home, though she will hide them. There is mentally ill family members. How this county still trusts this woman and family will continue to be question in a court of law. CONCERNS: TAKE THESE KIDS AWAY! SUE FOR THE MONEY BACK! SUE FOR THE FOOD STAMPS! You are giving money to a "parent" who is giving it to her son to pay for her and his legal fees. Money orders and no bank accounts to be tracked but we have PI's on the case. Please stop.…
How would you feel if a 14-year old boy lived with his brothers and is substandard? Would you want him to live with them or be in better care in a foster care? Pony boy Curtis should be in foster care for the best of care. Foster care has a more stable place to live, better care, and it helps so he does not break laws. So therefore, he should be in foster care.…
He informed everyone that we reached out to many organizations and some are willing to help with medical equipment and medications. Some of those companies are those that donated medications to us for the medical mission. However, we still need to spend money to buy some equipment and medications from our purse and we can do it; he then opened the floor for some QA/Suggestions on the proposal.…
Seccombe (2006) writes that “the United States currently faces a severely limited supply of affordable housing units” (p. 73). Ehrenreich, in her attempt to find somewhat affordable housing, definitely experienced the effects of this housing shortage. For instance, in order to pay only $500 dollars a month as opposed to $675 dollars in Key West, she had to move even further away from town, resulting in a commute that would take approximately forty-five minutes (Ehrenreich, 2001, p. 12). In Portland, Maine, Ehrenreich comes across the same dilemma when trying to find affordable housing located near town. She found that “the only low-rent options seem to be clustered in an area about a thirty-minute drive south” (Ehrenreich, 2001, p. 55). One can only imagine the additional costs that would be incurred if a person even deeper in poverty could not afford the luxury of a car for transportation purposes.…
The purpose of this evaluation is to find out if teenage girls who are preparing to “age out” of the foster care system have implemented the life skills they have learned upon completion of the GRL program. This type of evaluation is an impact evaluation, it is used to assess whether or not the intervention being evaluated has had the desired effects on its target population. This evaluation will support the GRL program facilitators in analyzing and measuring the effects the program has had on the girls’ overall choices and behaviors after completing the program.…
With the combination of the CAPTA and the 1980 legislation there was the thought that foster care was harmful to children which is by no means supported by research. In fact, foster care was much safer than leaving a child with their biological family in which abuse has occurred. Many families were not offered extensive services to help the child and/or the family. This act was responsible for state services and created financial incentives which encouraged legislators to promote stable child welfare services for children. “This resulted in larger prevention efforts, expanded program eligibility standards, support for finding adoptive homes, increased availability of placements for special needs and minority populations, increased kin and family…
The foster care system in New York City is deeply flawed. Sixty-four percent of foster care children are impoverished in their adult lives, 50% of girls are pregnant within 12-18 months of aging out of the system, and 80% of all inmates on death row grew up in the foster care system. Foster care children should not have to fight against these statistics. The Felix Organization is providing solutions, through Camp Felix, Beyond Camp, the Felix Friendship Circle, and the Secret Santa Gift Exchange. Camp Felix, their largest program, is a four week long summer camp for children in foster care.…
Culture provides people with a sense of purpose and belonging. It helps people create an identity and forms their morals and values. Social workers need to include culture in their practices when working with First Nations clientele, as it is a large part in which they are and can help the healing process. Elders are an important aspect of First Nations culture. Elders can work with social workers to ensure guidance, spiritual and cultural advice, and teach philosophies and traditions of the people. Social workers must allow children to participate in their cultural traditions. Social workers should allow their clients to regularly attend ceremony and give them the resources they need to connect with their culture. Another important aspect…
The negative effects of the system on foster children prove how the system fails to improve the lives of the kids it pledges to help and how critical it is that the government make an effort to improve foster agencies. No one would argue against how much kids need responsible adults in their lives. Most children, especially foster children many of whom have suffered abuse and neglect, need someone to keep them responsible and in line until they are old enough to mature and develop their own moral code. Several studies found that foster children are at a higher risk of becoming high school dropouts, homeless, incarcerated, or addicted to drugs. In addition, reports link foster children with having 15% lower standardized test scores and…
Many people are misinformed when it comes to foster care and its issues and successes. To be able to understand foster care one must be able to understand the process. It begins with the child’s biological parents. A child can be withdrawn for abuse or neglect, or the child can have a minor misdemeanor(s) against them and can be placed in foster care rather than juvenile detention. A call by the Child Welfare Services is then made to the foster families in the counties and surrounding counties. Then call includes the child’s age, sex and, sometimes the reasoning of withdrawal. The parents then say whether or not they will take the child(ren) into their home. If yes, the child is moved to the home until further notice if no, the calls continue. So, are there not just racial but age and gender bias in the foster care system?…
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Millions of Americans rely on Medicaid for services to treat their mental health needs. Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health services in America and helps to cover an array mental health services. Children in the foster care system represent a significant amount of people that require mental health services throughout the county. These children are a concern because they are at high risk for behavioral health problems and are considered a vulnerable population. When it comes to economic issues, Medicaid and foster care children researchers have stressed the significance of interpretation for expenditures and services. “ Children in foster care account for a disproportionate share of Medicaid expenses related to enrollment. These…