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New Per Diem Reimbursement Rules

Posted by Janine Porter on Thursday, June 28, 2018, In : Foster Parent Support 
All foster parents will receive their per diem reimbursement check at each monthly foster parent training.  Checks will be mailed out the following business day for foster parents not in attendance at Saturday’s training. It is the responsibility of the foster parent to complete 25 hours of training annually, a minimum of 2 hours per month. Agency will ensure foster parents providing services to foster children  in DFCS custody are paid timely per RBWO Minimun Standard 11.12.

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What Foster Parents Should Know About Emotional Investment

Posted by Janine Porter on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, In : Foster Parent Support 
What Foster Parents Should Know About Emotional Investment
By Jamie Nestrick  

As foster parents, we have to walk a fine line between being 100% emotionally invested in the kids in our care, but not at all attached to any particular outcome.

When I started writing this article, it was titled, “The Dangers of Optimism in Foster Parenting.” As I began to write, though, I realized the problem isn’t optimism—which is a good thing, because I am impractically optimistic and I’ve been failing...

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