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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 596293" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>Very good points DDD and something we need to think hard. If we would do this, it would be same kids every month and we would be expected to create a bond with them. They asked to consider it at least two year commitment, ideally longer. Good thing would be, that commitment is not required before the class. And even after it, they arrange a date in neutral place between family needing respite and potential respite parents and only if both parties consider it a fit, commitment is made.</p><p></p><p>IC: Around here types of respite through CPS tend to be either with kids with serious behavioural problems or more commonly with kids from families with serious issues (substance abuse, mental health issues, inability to parent etc.) and to be honest, dealing with that stuff is not something we would be willing to do. Serious medical need kids have respite care in institutions (usually in same that will later provide them also 'least restrictive, as independent as possible adult living services (with 24/7 care)') and kids whose parents have need for absence for medical reasons are placed to children's homes or short term/crisis foster homes. </p><p></p><p>Why they have started this particular program is precisely that. Only extremely needy get respite through CPS and many people who could be interested giving respite care to less needy kids, are not interested on working with kids who are very needy. Of course we can't know, if it really works, but what they tried to sell us, was being respite to much less needy families. There were three families who are doing this through this program and at least those situations did sound like what they were promoting. One family were respite for two kids with no special needs of their own, but with a siblining of high medical special needs. The special needs kid has respite through institution, but healthy siblings spend one weekend a month (when needy sibling is home) in respite family to help everyone get a break and one week night when the special needs kid is also in respite to give parents time alone. Another family was respite for rather mildly special needs boy (high functioning asperger), who lived alone with single mother, wasn't in touch with his dad and grandparents were far away. Both to give a mother a break and for kid to have a male figure in his life. Third one was more intence and more short term situations. Kids had been in respite family two weekends a month, but it lasted only six months. Kids were older siblings of somewhat medical needy baby twins and again, no family living near and being able to help. That one ended when babies started to sleep little better and be easier to take care and parents had bit easier time. </p><p></p><p>While we are not ready for respiting extremely needy families, the situations like those three are something we could be willing to deal with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 596293, member: 14557"] Very good points DDD and something we need to think hard. If we would do this, it would be same kids every month and we would be expected to create a bond with them. They asked to consider it at least two year commitment, ideally longer. Good thing would be, that commitment is not required before the class. And even after it, they arrange a date in neutral place between family needing respite and potential respite parents and only if both parties consider it a fit, commitment is made. IC: Around here types of respite through CPS tend to be either with kids with serious behavioural problems or more commonly with kids from families with serious issues (substance abuse, mental health issues, inability to parent etc.) and to be honest, dealing with that stuff is not something we would be willing to do. Serious medical need kids have respite care in institutions (usually in same that will later provide them also 'least restrictive, as independent as possible adult living services (with 24/7 care)') and kids whose parents have need for absence for medical reasons are placed to children's homes or short term/crisis foster homes. Why they have started this particular program is precisely that. Only extremely needy get respite through CPS and many people who could be interested giving respite care to less needy kids, are not interested on working with kids who are very needy. Of course we can't know, if it really works, but what they tried to sell us, was being respite to much less needy families. There were three families who are doing this through this program and at least those situations did sound like what they were promoting. One family were respite for two kids with no special needs of their own, but with a siblining of high medical special needs. The special needs kid has respite through institution, but healthy siblings spend one weekend a month (when needy sibling is home) in respite family to help everyone get a break and one week night when the special needs kid is also in respite to give parents time alone. Another family was respite for rather mildly special needs boy (high functioning asperger), who lived alone with single mother, wasn't in touch with his dad and grandparents were far away. Both to give a mother a break and for kid to have a male figure in his life. Third one was more intence and more short term situations. Kids had been in respite family two weekends a month, but it lasted only six months. Kids were older siblings of somewhat medical needy baby twins and again, no family living near and being able to help. That one ended when babies started to sleep little better and be easier to take care and parents had bit easier time. While we are not ready for respiting extremely needy families, the situations like those three are something we could be willing to deal with. [/QUOTE]
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