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Case manager's corner is Chief Quality & Performance Officer, Bill Nunnally's forum in which
to recognize various employees from case management organizations for their outstanding work.
IN THIS EDITION:
- Lora King, Danielle Meinke at OHU
- Alfreda White, Katelyn Davis, Rachelle Louis, Shedlie Desravines at Devereux
- Christina Ware at CHS
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Heartland for Children celebrates #ReunificationMonth every June & Daniel is one of our parents who is a true success story. Now, he comes in & talks to prospective Foster Caregivers & new case managers in training. He tells his story to inspire & encourage not only bio parents eager to reunify with their kids, but also to Caregivers, urging them to not be afraid to work in unison with the bio parents & co-parent. VIDEO - https://vimeo.com/343733189
My wife, Joy-Lynn and I became Foster Parent Mentors (FPM) through Heartland for Children in 2012. When we were approached with the opportunity to be an added support for incoming Foster Parents, we jumped at the opportunity because we saw the value in having someone who other Foster Parents could relate to as being an invaluable resource; especially, if the individual(s) were completely new to the fostering and/or parenting experience.
As FPMs through Heartland, we've had the chance to interact with incoming Foster Parents on many levels including assisting with respite, providing guidance or best practices with difficult behavioral issues, advocating for a child who had to be moved from one home to another, making recommendations on working with case management, providing another vantage point through the process of Termination of Parental Rights (TPR), and many other areas that Foster Parents can encounter during their first and continuing years of child advocates.
What we've gained as FPMs is a heightened level of understanding of how important it is to identify the needs of incoming Foster Parents. Being able to make recommendations on how the training component has and can continue to successfully equip incoming parents with the proper training and education; is a value add that Heartland has really welcomed input on.
Cebien Alty - HFC Foster Parent, Foster Parent Mentor