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15 months
The amount of time provided to parents to complete their Plan in order to have their child return to their care. **A child may be in care longer than this
Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
A parent no longer has their rights to their child, and is no longer legally the child's parent. This cannot be reversed!
Foster Care
A child is placed outside of their home because a social worker and judge has determined their home with their birth parents is not safe at this time
Permanency
think PERMANENT! When a child achieves this, they are placed with a family they will live with forever, and will receive love and care.
Social Worker/Caseworker
someone whose job it is to make sure a child is safe. If a child is not safe, they will find another situation for the child to live in.
Judge
Presides over the court. They evaluate whether a parent has completed their goals and is able to keep their child safe.
Foster Family
A family that a child can be temporarily placed with. This family will care for the child while the child's birth parents complete their goals (or "homework")
Kinship Family
A family that steps forward to foster a child that they are related to or is known by the child or the child's birth parents.
Child Permanency Plan
A plan that identifies goals (or "homework") to complete in order for birth parents to have their children returned to them.
Adoption
A child legally becomes part of a family, and the child will be forever loved, supported and cared for. This provides a child with ultimate permanency!
