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<blockquote data-quote="kris" data-source="post: 39543" data-attributes="member: 74"><p><span style='font-size: 14pt'> <span style='font-family: Georgia'> <span style="color: #663366"> <em>as a former foster parent i deeply resent the implication that children placed in care sre developmentally delayed due to some fault of the foster parents. it's simply not true. in my experience foster parents are far more aware of those milestones than are many average parents. we were also far more aware of services such as EIP...early intervenion....Special Education preschools, etc. every foster parent i had the privilege to know worked relentltlessly to give the kids in their care the very best life possible.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>the other comment made that disturbed me was:</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>In the Newark program, 75 percent of families stayed together one year after the intervention. The fact that 25 percent did not indicates the care with which such families are approached and the willingness of family preservation workers to recommend removal of children when necessary.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>i don't think the failure rate in ANY WAY reflects the dedication of the caseworkers.....or their committment to the preservation program(s). it just reinforces the popular propaganda that CWs are lazy, not committed & that *the system* only wants to separate families. what about the parents who just couldn't/wouldn't commit to a clean life no matter what services were offered???</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>i think stats can be made to support the researchers' agenda. it's human nature to write a paper that supports your theories. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>bottom line, foster care saves lives & provides many children stability they never would have had otherwise.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>kris</em></p><p><em></em></p><p> <em></em> </span> </span> </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kris, post: 39543, member: 74"] <span style='font-size: 14pt'> <span style='font-family: Georgia'> <span style="color: #663366"> [i]as a former foster parent i deeply resent the implication that children placed in care sre developmentally delayed due to some fault of the foster parents. it's simply not true. in my experience foster parents are far more aware of those milestones than are many average parents. we were also far more aware of services such as EIP...early intervenion....Special Education preschools, etc. every foster parent i had the privilege to know worked relentltlessly to give the kids in their care the very best life possible. the other comment made that disturbed me was: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Newark program, 75 percent of families stayed together one year after the intervention. The fact that 25 percent did not indicates the care with which such families are approached and the willingness of family preservation workers to recommend removal of children when necessary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i don't think the failure rate in ANY WAY reflects the dedication of the caseworkers.....or their committment to the preservation program(s). it just reinforces the popular propaganda that CWs are lazy, not committed & that *the system* only wants to separate families. what about the parents who just couldn't/wouldn't commit to a clean life no matter what services were offered??? i think stats can be made to support the researchers' agenda. it's human nature to write a paper that supports your theories. bottom line, foster care saves lives & provides many children stability they never would have had otherwise. kris [/i] </span> </span> </span> [/QUOTE]
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