About Adoption: Partnering with Social Workers

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Adoption Adoption Adoption Basics Parenting Advice Foster Care From Carrie Craft  I was shocked to learn that many foster parents hadn't thought of the value of dressing business casual for case plans. For more on Adoption and Foster Care, visit Adoption.About.com. The Other Side of Foster Parenting  One of the hardest aspects of being a foster parent is being part of a team of professionals that perhaps doesn't consider us, as foster parents, real members of the team. So, consider all aspects of your presentation - and that includes dress. Here are some other thoughts. Search Related Topics:  working with social workers  foster care  foster parenting Building an Effective Partnership with a Case Worker  A few tips and hints for working successfully with your foster care case manager. Search Related Topics:  working with social workers  foster parenting  foster care Avoiding Communication Problems with Social Workers Some communication problems between foster parents and social workers occur due to what may seem like a lack of respect and perhaps unmet expectations when each assumes what the roles of the other are within the foster care system. To best avoid these communication problems it is important to establish roles and expectations early on in the relationship.   Search Related Topics:  working with social workers  foster parenting  foster care  Find Me on Facebook and offer advice, insight and ideas on a variety of topics relating to adoption and foster care or Follow me on Twitter @Adopt_Foster. Related Searches Domestic Adoption Agency Adoption Step Parent Adoption Adoption Agencies Overseas Adoption Featured Articles How to Be a Strong Foster Family Adoption Search and Reunion African American Hair Styles Contact Me! Talk with Members of the Adoption Triad   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Carrie Craft Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Adoption newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   This Week's Must Reads Parenting with Love Languages Top 10 Five Minute Bonding Activities What Is Attachment?   Follow me on: Advertisement