Blitzen met her biological father this weekend. This was not planned or controlled or well thought out. He just showed up at the family visit, apparently. I guess bio mom invited him and he crashed the party. Our agency had been very clear that if he wanted in, he needed to do a few things [...]
Posts Tagged ‘agency’
Blitzen’s Bio Dad, the meeting
Posted in Agency, Blitzen, Family Visits, Uncategorized, tagged agency, bio dad, bio mom, Blitzen, Foster care, foster parenting, parenting on May 21, 2012 | 14 Comments »
backups
Posted in Agency, Blitzen, tagged agency, back-ups, Blitzen, Foster care, foster parenting, friends, Nana, parenting, support on May 3, 2012 | 4 Comments »
We have about 473 backups. Backups are the folks that you have named to the agency as babysitters and supports. They go through a background check, they are interviewed by the agency, they are trained in first aid and cpr. They are allowed to watch your child when you can’t. I was kidding, of course, [...]
the new social worker
Posted in Blitzen, Uncategorized, tagged agency, Blitzen, Foster care, foster parenting, support on April 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Andrew and Blitzen and the social worker met a couple of weeks ago. On this past Thursday, it was my turn. As I have mentioned, Blitzen and I were not having our best week. When the new worker and Blitzen’s behaviorist arrived, Blitzen was on the way to meltdown town. Ultimately, it was good. It was a 30 [...]
Choosing an Agency
Posted in Agency, tagged ACS, agency, privilege on August 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »
In New York State, foster care is managed by the Administration for Children’s Services. There are about 25,000 children in foster care statewide. (Good news — that figure is about half of what it was 15 years ago.) ACS doesn’t actually certify foster parents or place children in homes; they partner with private, non-profit [...]
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