If a child is special needs they will require higher care but sometimes the foster carework cant find anyone and will unfortunately have to put them in a level 1 care home and hope for the best outcome

@foster.parenting

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I’ve heard of this happening. Or kids end up in residential treatment facilities. We are in desperate need of foster homes that can support a child who needs a higher level of care.

Hey, previous foster kid here, love your videos! I was in the system from 3 months to 6 years old along with my two older brothers who were 2-8 and 6-12 years old. I don't remember a lot from that time but it would be interesting to see how a foster parent might ready their home for siblings who are in different age groups. I know you have a few that mention siblings so if I missed that video, apologies!

@MM-jf1me

2 ай бұрын

I'm also curious about this and any other info about best practices for fostering siblings. (For example, how to mediate sibling squabbles, what to do if one child is consistently physically assaulting another, etc.)

Thank you for explaining this, I want to become a foster parent and I’ll definitely need this

@foster.parenting

4 ай бұрын

Ty for watching!

We have a slightly different System here in Germany but I find your videos very interesting

Are infants considered a basic level of care if there are no extenuating circumstances like health issues?

@VioletEmerald

4 ай бұрын

Most infants are withdrawing from drugs from what I've heard so they probably are higher need almost by default. Because they need special care compared to a baby not going through severe drug withdrawal. I think that's the most common reason at least for a newborn to end up in the foster system. Maybe an older infant it is different.

@foster.parenting

4 ай бұрын

It really varies by county. In some places there is a desperate need for homes to take in babies with medical needs. Babies who were exposed to substances may also require additional support needs that may make it hard for a caregiver to work full time. It really varies 💛

@ettinakitten5047

4 ай бұрын

@@VioletEmeraldI've heard of kids being taken because they tested positive for drugs at birth, but not all of those are likely to cause withdrawal issues - for example, if a newborn tests positive for cocaine, they're unlikely to experience withdrawal, but that still raises serious concerns about their potential welfare if they get discharged into the care of their birth mom since she's probably a cocaine addict. Or alcohol - prenatal alcohol exposure can cause FASD which leads to longer-term developmental disability, but in a newborn, it doesn't make much difference unless they're one of the few kids who get a surgery-needing birth defect from FASD. There's also infants who end up in foster care for other reasons. Those cases you hear on the news where someone gives birth in a random public bathroom and just leaves the baby there? They usually end up in foster care at least a few days. And then there's infants who aren't newborns, who are usually removed because of evidence of abuse and/or neglect. If it didn't cause a serious injury, they might not be higher need.

Thanks for posting. This is extremely helpful!

@foster.parenting

4 ай бұрын

Ty for watching!

I’m a foster parent and I’m licensed for a higher level of care and intervention. Having a background in special education gave me many of the tools to deal with kids with challenging behaviors and more chaotic previous life experiences. It takes more training, more meetings, more certifications and more county interaction. Those kids can be difficult to deal with, mentally, but having that certification can mean a kid doesn’t have to go into a group home, which can mean a continuation of chaos for that child.❤

what allows foster parents to become foster parents to a higher level of care? For example someone with a background in medical care (nurse, doctor) or experience with a disability through caring for a relative be approved for the higher levels?

@foster.parenting

4 ай бұрын

You usually have to take additional training and be open / available for added responsibilities. For example, I provide therapeutic care (which is a high level of care) and I’ve had some kids that have about 10 appointments a week.

@sophieirwin3497

4 ай бұрын

@@foster.parenting oh interesting, thanks for answering

@lucygoosie7726

2 ай бұрын

Where I live, you have to take a levels assessment to determine what your knowledge base is and then they work from there. Our home is just basic needs and we have some kids with ADHD and autism or sometimes high functioning FASD. But my husband is the manager of a home for severely disabled adults with very high medical needs (in wheelchairs, feeding tubes, non verbal, etc). His job is very demanding though so it’s not possible for us to have the bandwidth to handle high needs kids in our home. 3 autistic & ADHD teen boys in the house right now is a lot to handle.

@ngs5554

2 ай бұрын

@@lucygoosie7726Bless you guys.

I'm not a foster child and I'm not going to foster but I like learning about this stuff and it's useful for writing too. I actually have a character who is a foster child but let's just say the system wasn't kind to him but currently in his story he now has a legal guardian who will take care of him the way he needs even if my character is a little punk sometimes.

Hi Laura. So I have a really random question, if I were to go to foster care as a completely blind person, how much care would I necessarily need? As in, what level of care would I be assigned to, would it be alright if I was in a basic Karen? I am not at risk of getting into foster care, but was just curious.

@NicknotNak

3 ай бұрын

Not laura, but as someone who grew up in a high-level care home, you sound like a level 2. Because you would require additional supports, academic accommodation, and additional devices, more financial support would be needed to make sure you had what you needed, more time may be needed for school meetings, and you living in a home would have a larger impact. Obviously i am not a professional, and i was always told that "you dont rank the child, you rank the home", but thats my best guess.

Can you go more in depth about the levels of care?

I love how you're talking about the foster child and children both it gives me more information about fostering children and child just saying that now can you give me some foster parents address and then have them send it to the foster parents address so that I can know if they have a little new born baby girl just saying that now

I'm not clear on 'likely adoption'. Who's going to adopt them?

@Quintesca

3 ай бұрын

I think she means that the case worker does not anticipate reunification being possible and the child will most likely be adopted from foster care