Really Helpful Information for Foster Parents

  • Disney's movie Safety can show how kinship care is vital in Virginia Disney's "Safety" and how it relates to child welfare in VA
    Disney's movie Safety how Kinship care is vital in Virginia
  • The Importance of Keeping Foster Siblings Together in VA The Importance of Keeping Foster Siblings Together in VA
    When children in the United States are placed in foster care one of the most important things to do is to keep sibling groups together. Separating a sibling group can cause so…
  • Safety, Clemson, Disney, and Kinship Care in one movie Safety a Disney movie shows a freshman at clemson fostering
    Safety, Clemson, Disney, and Kinship Care in one movie
  • What is a Parentified Child What Is A Parentified Child? How Foster Parents Can Help
    What is a Parentified Child When a child is put in the position of taking on an adult's role, it is termed parentification. Many children get pushed into the role of caring for…
  • Some advantages to be a stay at home Foster parent in Virginia Five Quick Advantages for Foster parents who stay home.
    Some advantages to be a stay at home Foster parent in Virginia
  • A baby putting his hand out in front to say NO What Can Disqualify You From Becoming a Foster Parent?
    What factors can disqualify me from being a foster Parent?
  • How can I help a child who has entered foster care that I know? A child I know has been taken into foster care. Can I help?
    How can I help a child who has entered foster care that I know?
  • Foster Family with small child around a table United Methodist Family Services of Virginia (UMFS)
    United Methodist Church no longer owns the organization. However, the organization maintains a partnership with the church.UMFS President and CEO Greg Peters has been with the…
  • What is a Treatment team in Foster care in Virginia? What is a treatment team in Foster Care in Virginia?
    What is a Treatment team in Foster care in Virginia?
  • Setting goals and celebrations for children in Foster Care Setting goals and celebrations for children in Foster Care
    How to set goals for celebrations and holidays
  • Teenager with foster parents standing in background How to Introduce a Foster Child to Friends and Family
    This conversation should be tailored to the age and developmental level of the foster or adoptive child; children and youth will have different preferences depending if you are…
  • 10 steps to keeping a therapy dog safe with Covid-19 10 safety tips for Service and therapy dogs with COVID-19
    10 steps to keeping a therapy dog safe with Covid-19
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