Post by gnomesweetgnome on Jul 14, 2015 16:14:39 GMT -5
It depends a lot on your state. TX, for instance, is moving toward all training & licensing going through private agencies and just bring overseen by CPS.
The licensing process can be quick or slow, depending on your motivation, the motivation of your agency and/or CPS, how often classes are offered, etc.
DH and I are in the process of becoming licensed for foster-to-adopt. All families are considered "therapeutic" at our agency, but each individual family has some say in what type of placement they are willing to accept.
The specifics of the licensing process very much depend on your state. MH and I are in Illinois, and we are getting licensed for foster care (and FTA) through a private agency. When we took our training classes, about 60% of the people in our class were getting licensed through private agencies and 40% were getting licensed directly through DCFS.
The duration of the licensing process will also vary a lot by state and agency. The shortest I've heard of (from start to finish) is 4 months, and I know for others it's taken well over a year. Lots of factors can influence this timeline!
And I don't have any experience being a therapeutic foster home... we had to go through a checklist and specify what types of placements we are willing to take, but we will not be doing "therapeutic foster care."
DH and I are in the process of getting our foster license through CT DCF. It's been a long and ridiculously slow process, but it seems that other states have their shit together and get people licensed a lot more quickly. We started in February 2014 and still don't have our license.
Post by twocents6708 on Jul 20, 2015 18:38:40 GMT -5
Hi, from a fellow CW worker! We are looking into respite with the potential to move towards foster-adopt. In our state, we have a private contract for licensing of foster parents. It's a pilot program for right now but it's going okay. I used to be a licensing worker, so I think it might be interesting for me to be on the other end. The process for foster licensing takes about 90-120 days, depending on how often they offer the classes. As far as therapeutic foster homes, we have them but from my experience, they are used more often with older kids. The only requirement differences are the amount and type of training.
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