Results for International Placements

The guidelines enacted by the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) that must be followed before a baby can leave his or her home state.

1. Informal Interview >&gt
Our informal interview is an excellent opportunity for you to meet with one of our home coordinators, get your questions answered and learn more about the Bridges approach to foster care. You can openly discuss your hopes, dreams, hesitations, and fears at this interview
2. Application >>
During your informal interview our home coordinator will help you determine if it is the…

Steps include scheduling pre-placement visits, identifying resources, preparing for the transition, and welcoming your child home

Read about how siblings react to our program. SUWS Of The Carolinas

Colorado's leading provider of quality, comprehensive, family foster care services. Supporting families through training, certification, child placement.

FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestE-mail Maxine Chalker is the founder of Adoptions From The Heart and an adoptee.... [Read More...]

Currently, about 300 kids are in foster care in Pueblo County, most reasons kids are placed into the system have decreased by roughly 50 percent over recent years. However, the drug abuse placement category has increased 50 percent.

No matter what your placement situation looks like, it is normal to expect a broad range of emotions. No matter what you feel, know that it is normal and healthy to let yourself feel.

Most parents are looking to adopt a young child, so there isn't a lot of info about adopting teenagers. But it is just as rewarding a way to start a family.

An adoption law expert explains how to explain the complexities of a legal-risk placement to a young adopted child who may worry about her future.

This guest post is by Makena, a birthmother. As I look back on my... [Read More...]

Expect the expected child to, quite possibly, not show at all. For all you new foster parents, holding your phone in your hands, waiting for the call for your first foster child, here is the number one piece of advice: When you get a call, slow down, take a deep breath, and go on with life as usual. There is a 50/50 chance that something will change and that this child won’t end up at your door. Don’t worry about changing plans or…

University of Houston Legislative Internship
University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work legislative interns for 2015, with Representative Garnet Coleman (far left), and Dr. Suzanne Pritzker (front row, far right), assistant professor and coordinator of the legislative internship program
by Charles E. Lewis, Jr, Ph.D
Social work students have been fulfilling their field placement obligations in legislative settings for years, and there are some who…

Our hearts ache together but now with open adoption they also rejoice together in watching our litt...

It’s been one year since my birth daughter was born. It has been by far the most dynamic, life-chang...

The state wants child welfare workers to consider how attached infants and toddlers are to their parents or caregivers when making foster care or permanent home placement decisions.

Companies are pursuing growth opportunities by entering new markets, launching new products or increasing market share. To fund this growth, companies may want to consider a private placement, an oft-overlooked source of capital. Private placements enable companies to raise capital quickly and at substantially lower transactions costs than capital raised through an initial public offering.

Greetings, Blogland! I haven’t blogged in pretty much forever, which is weird. I used to blog so much in the early days after placement a...

Many foster children bounce from foster home to foster home due to disruptions. Here is a list of common reasons foster parents disrupt on placements.

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