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<blockquote data-quote="OTE" data-source="post: 13224"><p>Just one note in response to Janet's post... in terms of the current mental health system they don't call it respite but it can be put into the treatment aka case mgmt plan or "person centered plan" in the lingo de jour. If it's more than a couple of hours (which would be the in home worker covering) they would typically use a therapeutic foster home. The same ones who do the emergency foster care would do the respite so to some extent it's dependent on availability of beds. In the daughter world it's one of the choices for using the money alloted.. in NC anyway. But all this is going to vary by state. Guess what I'm saying is that if you are already an open case with the state you should be able to get it. If not, I can't imagine how you could afford it. </p><p></p><p>In terms of finding someone if you must look on your own I'd have to recommend calling the local CPS, mental health or daughter agencies to ask if there is a foster parent support group or another way that you could find a foster parent who is familiar with your child's issues and would do it. In the world of foster parenting it's very common. Most states require that a foster child can only be babysat by another foster parent. So if a foster family wants a night out they have to find another foster family to cover. So there is typically a foster family network.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OTE, post: 13224"] Just one note in response to Janet's post... in terms of the current mental health system they don't call it respite but it can be put into the treatment aka case mgmt plan or "person centered plan" in the lingo de jour. If it's more than a couple of hours (which would be the in home worker covering) they would typically use a therapeutic foster home. The same ones who do the emergency foster care would do the respite so to some extent it's dependent on availability of beds. In the daughter world it's one of the choices for using the money alloted.. in NC anyway. But all this is going to vary by state. Guess what I'm saying is that if you are already an open case with the state you should be able to get it. If not, I can't imagine how you could afford it. In terms of finding someone if you must look on your own I'd have to recommend calling the local CPS, mental health or daughter agencies to ask if there is a foster parent support group or another way that you could find a foster parent who is familiar with your child's issues and would do it. In the world of foster parenting it's very common. Most states require that a foster child can only be babysat by another foster parent. So if a foster family wants a night out they have to find another foster family to cover. So there is typically a foster family network. [/QUOTE]
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