Permanency Tip of the Week: Is the Perfect Diagnosis the Most Important Issue? If we just get the right diagnosis, then everything will make sense and the child will start turning around his / her social, emotional and behavioral functioning – … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 10/12/15
Permanency in the News – Week of 10/05/15
Permanency Tip of the Week: Meeting the Child’s Need or the Parents’ Needs? When evaluating the viability of a placement opportunity, especially when it is an Adoptive home, the assessment of whose needs are primarily being met by the placement is … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 10/05/15
Permanency in the News – Week of 09/28/15
Permanency Tip of the Week: Parenting this Child Like All Their Other Children When working with foster parents (or teachers), the question is often asked “Why can’t I parent (teach) this child exactly like I have parented all my children from birth … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 09/28/15
Permanency in the News – Week of 09/21/15
Permanency Tip of the Week: ‘Cold Feet’ in the Potential Permanent Connection Whenever we approach a significant life decision, it is natural to have some second thoughts or doubts enter our mind. This can and often does happen when we seek, find … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 09/21/15
Permanency in the News – Week of 09/15/15
Permanency Tip of the Week: Responding to a Rupture in a Relationship For individuals with well-established Permanency in their life, ruptures in relationships are generally acknowledged as normal and responded to as opportunities to learn from … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 09/15/15