Subcategories

• Documentation in the House

  Foster families are required to ensure that the following documents are posted in a public location in the house: Home...

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• Respite

  Foster parents may need to go on vacation, leave town for work, or leave due to an emergency such as...

  May 22nd, 2020 772 views 1 likes
• Cribs and babies

  Each infant, or child requiring a crib, shall be provided with an individual, safe, and sturdy bassinet or crib as...

  May 22nd, 2020 815 views 1 likes
• Annual Training Requirements

  Resource Parent must maintain current certificates for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid training. Hands-on or online training for cardiopulmonary resuscitation...

  May 22nd, 2020 830 views 1 likes
• Promise to Parents

    Knotts Family Agency is an elite, premier, and leading Foster Care and Adoptions Agency in the region. This means...

  May 22nd, 2020 793 views 1 likes
• Death of a Child

  No one plans for this. But if a foster child dies for any reason, you must call the agency social...

  May 22nd, 2020 725 views 1 likes
• Gifts to Children

  Because foster parents are generous people, they frequently like to provide their foster children with extra gifts (bicycles, dolls, sports...

  May 22nd, 2020 729 views 0 likes
• Skin Care

  All infants must be bathed daily and older children must be allowed to bathe daily. Appropriate personal care products should...

  May 22nd, 2020 759 views 0 likes
• Religion

  Foster parents must consult with the agency social worker and child’s county social worker or parent regarding religious affiliation or...

  May 22nd, 2020 716 views 0 likes
• Food for Children

  All children need nutritious food. Assume no stereotypical preferences. If children request ethnic food or food preparation, such as seasonings,...

  May 22nd, 2020 651 views 0 likes
• Reunification

  Most children who are placed in foster care will eventually reunify with their families. The social worker will share information...

  May 22nd, 2020 708 views 1 likes
• Confidentiality

  Foster parents have a legal obligation to keep information about your foster child confidential. The social worker shares information with...

  May 22nd, 2020 916 views 0 likes
• Biological Parents

  Your social worker will explain what the agency and, in many cases, the court has decided the contact between the...

  May 22nd, 2020 598 views 0 likes
• Respite Care

  The purpose for respite care is to allow resource parents to get a break from the constant demands that may...

  May 22nd, 2020 779 views 0 likes
• Safety

  SAFETY Any firearm must be either locked or have the firing pin removed.  Ammunition must be locked in a separate...

  May 22nd, 2020 662 views 0 likes
• Training

  Foster parents are required to have regular training on an ongoing basis. You are required to attend these training.  For...

  May 22nd, 2020 641 views 0 likes
• Ensuring Happy Parents

  Foster Parents and Adoption Parents deserve the best support. As part of our commitment to Happy Parents Nurturing Children, we...

  May 22nd, 2020 756 views 0 likes
• Orientation

  Foster family agencies must ensure that resource parents are informed of the content specified in Welfare and Institutions Code section 16519.5(g)(13). Including,...

  May 22nd, 2020 687 views 0 likes
• Travel

  You might have a restriction on how far from home you are allowed to take a foster child; conversely, you...

  May 22nd, 2020 665 views 0 likes
• Cars

  Foster families must have safely operating vehicles that are insured. The vehicle should also be large enough to transport the...

  May 22nd, 2020 745 views 0 likes