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Naviagating the System. Part I
When Hubby and I took our first CORE training classes, the teacher spoke in initials. DHS ADD FAS TPR What? Wait, slow down. At the end of the evening I went home and cried. Years later I understand...
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A – Z Acronyms Part I
In my last post I made up this conversation: BM is coming after the UA for a visit and then we’ll schedule the FSP. Little Jimmy has been diagnosed with ODD and I”m afraid BM has PTSD. Let’s get the...
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Acronyms – The letter C !
Navigating the system when you’re new is a bit stressful. If you don’t know the language, it can really be like stepping into a parallel universe. These definitions will help you get around when you...
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More Acronyms – D, – L, !
You don’t have to memorize all these. After a while you can almost guess what they stand for. Maybe someday in my sparetime I’ll make up new ones – we could have a contest!…. In the meantime.. In case...
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What does it all mean?, M – Z ! The end.
This is the final post in a series of foster and foster-adopt acronyms. If you aren’t familiar with these, it’ll make your head spin the first time you read a report or sit in a family services plan...
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How to adopt from foster care
Back on to readers questions. One of the questions was “What should we NEVER forget to ask to our worker before we accept a placement?” There is a simple, but long, answer to this question. Buy the...
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Acronyms
When you’re reading a child’s profile, their case history or a discussion on a forum, it can seem like Greek, or alphabet soup. Some of the acronyms are very easy and don’t require much explanation....
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Positive adoption language
I have seen several different posts on several different groups lately. Some want to know what the “politically correct” terminology for certain aspects of adoption are, and others have had someone...
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