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IMPACT
_____________________________Orientation To
Resource Parenting
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IMPACT

• Initial Interest
• Mutual Selection
• Pre-service Training
• Assessment
• Continuing Development
• Teamwork

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DFCS Mission

• Safety
• Well-being
• Permanence

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Permanency Goals

• Assessing the needs of the child, birth family
  and resource family
• Ensuring the safety stability and security of
  children
• Helping to rebuild families where possible
• Moving quickly toward permanency and minimizing
  placement changes and
• Meeting the needs of children and families to
  prevent reentry into care.

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Child Welfare Laws

• Multi-Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA-IEPA)
• Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
  Act (HIPPA)

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Juvenile Court
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• Abuse
• Neglect
• Abandonment

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CPS Investigations in January 2005

• 12,167

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June 2005 Foster Care Statistics

• 8,315 Family Foster Homes
• 893 Institutions
• 1,647 Group Homes
• 3,150 Relatives
• 348 Adoptive

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Adoptions Statistics January, 2003

• 2,366-- Children with a permanency plan of
  adoption

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Adoption Placements2003
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Types of Resource Families

• Foster
• Adoptive
• Foster/Adoptive

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Sharing Information
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• SHOW CLIP OF WILFRED HAMM AND THE FOSTER PARENT
  CONFERENCE

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Resource Parenting Responsibilities
Nurture
Love
Guidance
Partnerships
Care
Shelter
Advocacy
Discipline
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Partnerships

• School Systems
• Medical Services
• Therapists
• Child Care Providers

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Foster PlacementFinancial Support

• Reimbursement
• Per Diem- amount is based on the age of the child
• Disbursed at the end of the month

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Other Foster Placement Supports

• Child Care
• Medicaid
• Clothing Allowances
• At Initial Placement
• Annually

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Adoption AssistanceSpecial Needs Placements

• African-American Age 1 and older
• White Children Age 8 and older

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Adoption AssistanceSpecial Needs Placements

• Sibling groups of 2 or more with at least one
  child that has a special need
• Sibling groups of 3 or more
• Child with a diagnosed disability

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Adoption Assistance

• Non-Recurring Adoption Expenses
• Special Services
• Medicaid

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Adoption Support and Resources

• Statewide
• Coordinators
• Counseling Therapy
• Tutoring

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Orientation Packet

• Letter of Intent
• Checklist
• Additional Information

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Next Steps
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Next Steps

• Mutual Decision
• Medical
• Fingerprint Check
• 20-hour IMPACT class
• Family Assessment
• Home visits

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Felony convictions which can never be granted
approval

• Child Abuse or Neglect
• Spousal Abuse
• Crime Against Children including Pornography
• Crime involving violence including rape, sexual
  assault or homicide (not including other assault
  or battery)

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Felony convictions committed within the past 5
years which can not be approved

• Physical assault
• Battery
• Drug or Alcohol related offense

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Evaluation of Other Criminal History

• Nature of Crime
• When Occurred
• Activity Since
• How Often
• Circumstances
• Current Lifestyle
• Recidivism

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Mutual Selection
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• Thank you for attending
• IMPACT Orientation to Resource Parenting