My Family Moments: Er hates it ... part 2

Friday, December 27, 2013

Er hates it ... part 2

So, here it is, BioMom has a chance to really stick to the right path with the help of the County, myself and Angel's. Well, throughout this whole time I thought the County was there to help "Little Man". I have sadly learned that they are really there to help the parents get back on their feet. Ironically, in my opinion, the County is holding BioMom down. She has a checklist given to her by the judge. She has been checking it off consistently. She does everything she is supposed to do. Probably grade C work. I of course would expect A work, but its not going to happen. She does as she is told by me, her attny and the county. The thing is, the SW has 40+ other parents to instruct and report, and observe and hand-hold. Ones that are continuing to do drugs, or beat their kids when they get 5 minutes alone with them. Not to mention the sick and despicable county families we have heard so much about in the news lately. County is for sure going to have those cases as priority as she is probably responsible for saving a few little lives there. Here she has nothing to worry about, except, BioMom gets all excited when a new plan is put into place but months later it gets turned upside down since there is no time to execute the plan. Another plan is set and the cycle continues. Currently we are on Plan #3. A completion date is set for the end of January.

I just want what is best for all. Erwin wants what is best for me and our family which includes "Little Man". I can't be mad at that. Unfortunately, or fortunately, in my Pollyanna world, BioMom could come out of this and be the best Mom she is capable of being. Then, I can say that I did the best I could in telling her "Yes you can!"

:)Amy

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"Foster Family" Terminology

SW: Social Worker = This is a professionally trained (at times I feel from a YouTube video) individual who works for any County or private organization. My foster baby will have a SW and I will have a SW who is also known as a CCW. (see below)

CCW: Clinical Case Worker = This is a professionally trained individual, also known as a Social Worker who works for Angel’s Foster Family Network. They are assigned to a maximum of 12 families at one time and lead them through the fostering system. They are our right hand gal. (no males as of yet) This person does all the legal pushing and pulling on our behalf so we can focus solely on loving and caring for our foster babies. I would not and will not ever do my job as a foster mom without these people.

Supervised Visit = The bioparent has rights to see their child no matter the circumstances. Most often the visits begin as 1 to 2 hours, 1 to 2 times a week. An adult that is approved must watch the parent with the child at all times. (sometimes a lot of work and sometimes boring as heck)

Unsupervised Visit = The bioparent has rights to see their child no matter the circumstances before. If they are improving their situation then they will eventually get the right to have visits without supervision. The foster parent must drop off the child at an approved location and pick them up later. Most often the visit is for 2-6 hours 1 to 2 times a week. And these will only increase in length as the situation improves. (super hard for the foster parent to move to this step)

Foster Baby/Child = A child that has been removed from their biological family due to many different reasons affecting the welfare of the child. They are then placed in protective custody under the County and State.