I will explain the types or the differences of the placements. This should give you some food for thought. Hopefully after reading this you may have an idea of placements you would like to do.

Emergency placement - They have the child or will be removing the child and they need a placement right away. If they can not find a foster home or an emergency placement the child will be placed in a shelter, until a foster home can be found. Most of the time they do not have a lot of information on the child, how long, or medical information. Emergency placement can turn into a longer placement, if you choose. I have only had two placements moved after emergency placement, one was moved because of travel distance for the caseworker. The other child was placed with family. It is up to the court to how long the child or children will be in care. If the allegations are proven untrue, the child or children may be returned after a few days. Most (not all) of them will be 3-6 months and possibly longer.

In most emergency placements, you get limited or wrong information. The ages may be slightly off and ethnicity can be different. Understand that when the child or children are removed from their bio homes, parents tend not to be helpful and forth coming with information. I had a girl placed with me that had asthma but she was not placed with her inhaler. You may have to figure what school they last attended. In most cases they only come with the clothes on their back.

If you choose to do emergency placement, there are a few things to know.
You will need to have a few basic things placed up or able to go to the store in the middle of the night to get the child clothes, underwear, toothbrush, etc.. You need to have a great pediatrician that understands what you are doing and supports you. There will be times when you need to get an appointment the first thing in the morning because the child is sick when placed with you.

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