Episode 8: What Do Agencies Look For In Foster Parents?
In this episode, I speak directly to one of the most common questions I receive: what are agencies actually looking for in a foster parent? Spoiler alert: there is no perfect mould. Families come in many shapes and sizes, and the title that matters most is “parent.”
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Episode 9: How Extra Special Parents Supports Families After PlacementIn this episode, Richard Kingswell, CEO of FosterVA and Extra Special Parents, explains how families are supported once a child or sibling group has been placed in their…
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Episode 12: The Future of Foster Care and Adoption in VirginiaIn this final episode of the first Kingswell Conversations series, CEO Richard Kingswell from FosterVA and Extra Special Parents looks ahead and shares his thoughts on the…
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Key considerations between Foster Care and Adoption in VA and how to chooseIn Virginia, foster care is a temporary arrangement where the state remains the child’s legal guardian and the goal is reunification with biological family. Adoption is a…