1. Module 17
Achieving Permanency
17.0.1

2. Module 17 Learning Objectives
17.0.2

3. Agenda
17.0.3

4. Reunification and Conditions for Return
Unit 17.1
Reunification and Conditions for Return
17.1.4

5. Learning Objectives
17.1.5

6. Reunification
1. Progress toward enhancement of diminished caregiver protective capacities. 2. Change or adjustment to circumstances within the family, home or among the caregivers. 3. Conditions for return have or can be met. 4. An in-home plan can be implemented.
17.1.6 6

7. Permanency Transitions
Unit 17.2
Permanency Transitions
17.2.7

8. Learning Objectives
17.2.8

9. Transitioning Out of Placement
Types of Permanent Placement
Reunification
Relative Placement/ Guardianship
Adoption to Another Family
Independent Living
17.2.9

10. Stage 4 Despair/ Depression
The Stages Grief
Stage 1 Shock and Denial
Stage 2 Anger
Stage 3 Bargaining
Stage 4 Despair/ Depression
Stage 5 Understanding

11. Attachment and Loss 11

12. Leaving the Foster Family
Loss of the Foster Family.
Change in routine.
Possible loss of safety depending on the transition.
Move into the unknown.
Putting themselves out there again.

13. Creating a Good Transition
Talk with children about the changes that occur with transition.
Help children understand their own history.
Help children adjust to losses.

14. Talking with Children About the Changes
Address questions.
Tell the truth.
Repeat conversations.
Talk during activities.
Plan the discussion.
Make it safe to talk.
Provide analogies.

15. Helping Children Understand Their Own History
Who am I?
What happened to me?
Where am I going?
How will I get there?
When will I know I belong?

16. Helping Children Adjust to Losses
Reconstruct child’s placement history.
Identify attachment figures.
Gain cooperation of attachment figures.
Clarify permission message.
Communicate it to the child.

17. A Child’s Transition Home 17

18. Time to Say Goodbye 18

19. Unit 17.3
Case Closure

20. Learning Objectives

21. Closing the Case

22. Post Placement Supervision 22

23. Termination of Services 23

24. Knowledge Assessment
4.3.56

25. 1. What must be considered for reunification to occur?
Progress toward enhancement of diminished caregiver protective capacities.
Assurance that nothing significant has changed within the family or with caregivers.
Verification that an in-home plan is not necessary for the family to make the transition.
Development of further tasks for foster parents to ensure smooth transitions. A

26. 2. What needs to occur before reunification may occur?
Parents completed each of the changes expected.
Danger threats have been managed.
Parents have been identified to manage safety concerns.
Children have been educated for safety risks. B

27. 3. To become attached a child will generally exhibit which behavior?
be somewhat evasive
allow someone in
prefer not to take risks
immediately be responsive B

28. 4. Changes in routines often cause a child to experience what emotion?
comfort
predictability
loss
stability C

29. 5. Which statement is true?
Each loss a child experiences is a reminder of other losses.
When children in foster care experience loss, they rebound easily.
Children respond to loss in the same way each time.
Leaving a foster home generally does not constitute a loss. A

30. 6. In times of transition, what is important for children?
to be protected from change
to experience reality without interference
to be engaged in change discussions
to be offered alternatives to major changes C

31. Help the child effectively disconnect from previous relationships.
7. When a child is moved from one home to another, what should occur to help the transition and attachment to a new family?
Help the child effectively disconnect from previous relationships.
Ensure that the foster family or previous caregiver remains in the background.
Integrate the child’s previous attachments to important people in his or her life.
Quickly make the change to avoid discomfort. C

32. completion of case plan tasks legal requirements
8. What determines frequency of contacts for post-placement supervision?
completion of case plan tasks
legal requirements
level of safety and risk to the child
level of cooperation of providers C