Comments on: Long Term Permanency Plan for Foster Child http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/long-term-permanency-plan-for-foster-chi Provides information on foster care including adult, respite, and kinship along with resources, struggles that foster parents will face. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:39:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bay area http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/long-term-permanency-plan-for-foster-chi/comment-page-1#comment-710 bay area Tue, 27 May 2008 13:21:08 +0000 http://foster-care.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/05/26/long-term-permanency-plan-for-foster-chi#comment-710 The "concurrent planning" process in Northern California is a bit different. We generally have a sense of what the risk looks like when we are accepting a fost-adopt placement from an ESH or Emergency home. The goal right up to the termination hearing is always to return the child to their family and we as foster parents are expected to help in that area. It can be a bit difficult for foster families. <br /> <br /> Occasionally we have a "safely surrendered" or relinquished baby come into the foster system. Those children are immediately placed in adoptive homes and are as close to a sure thing as you can get. Otherwise, we tend to start with ESH (Emergency) placements for 2 months which gives everyone some time to collect information before searching for just the right adoptive or concurrent home. The “concurrent planning” process in Northern California is a bit different. We generally have a sense of what the risk looks like when we are accepting a fost-adopt placement from an ESH or Emergency home. The goal right up to the termination hearing is always to return the child to their family and we as foster parents are expected to help in that area. It can be a bit difficult for foster families.

Occasionally we have a “safely surrendered” or relinquished baby come into the foster system. Those children are immediately placed in adoptive homes and are as close to a sure thing as you can get. Otherwise, we tend to start with ESH (Emergency) placements for 2 months which gives everyone some time to collect information before searching for just the right adoptive or concurrent home.

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