Department of Social Services Children’s Division

Resource Parent Handboo4--

Department of Social Services Children's Division

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The Children's Division and the State Foster Care Advisory Committee would like to express their deep appreciation to St. Louis City staff, Renee Farmar-Nowlin and Libby Eversgerd,

for their hard work and time involved in developing the original version of this Handbook.

Updated June 2020 by Elizabeth Tattershall

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Table of Contents

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PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................... 6 MISSION ................................................................................................................................... 7 TEAM APPROACH/TEAM MEETINGS................................................................................ 7 FOSTER PARENT BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Per RSMO 210.566)....................................................................................................................................... 9 FOSTER CARE BILL OF RIGHTS.................................................................................................13 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .................................................................................15 WORKING WITH YOU IN PROTECTING MISSOURI'S CHILDREN.......................16 PLACEMENT INFORMATION .............................................................................................17 WHAT CAN YOU CONSENT TO AS A RESOURCE PARENT? ....................................18 QUESTIONS TO ASK AT THE TIME OF PLACEMENT.............................................. 20 POLICY CLARIFICATION PROTOCOL..............................................................................21 MAINTENANCE REIMBURSEMENTS.............................................................................. 22 INFANT ALLOWANCE ......................................................................................................... 22 OVERPAYMENT/UNDERPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE COSTS ............................ 22 CHILD CARE SERVICES ....................................................................................................... 23 TEMPORARY SHORT-TERM BABYSITTING.................................................................. 25 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT ...........................................................................................256 CLOTHING ALLOWANCE .................................................................................................... 28 PROPERTY DAMAGE .............................................................................................................. 29 TAXES ....................................................................................................................................... 29 MEDICAL INFORMATION.................................................................................................. 30 MO HEALTHNET (MH) & MH MANAGED CARE .............................................................31 AIDS/HIV TESTING ............................................................................................................ 32 UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS/INFECTION CONTROL ............................................... 33 BITES ........................................................................................................................................ 35 WIC: Women, Infants and Children................................................................................355 BIRTH CONTROL AND PREGNANCY................................................................................ 36 DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE/ABUSE .................................................................................. 36 EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS .............................................................. 37 MEDICATION MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................... 37 PURPOSE AND MISSION OF THE JUVENILE/ FAMILY COURT........................... 38

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DISCIPLINE ............................................................................................................................ 42 SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES ..................................................................................................... 43 LIFEBOOKS.............................................................................................................................. 43 SMOKING/TOBACCO ........................................................................................................... 44 HAIRCUTS................................................................................................................................ 44 DRIVING................................................................................................................................... 44 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................................... 45 CAR SAFETY ............................................................................................................................ 45 EMPLOYMENT ......................................................................................................................... 46 BODY PIERCING/TATTOOS .............................................................................................. 46 RECREATION .......................................................................................................................... 46 RELIGION ................................................................................................................................ 47 TRAVEL...................................................................................................................................... 47 VISITATION .......................................................................................................................... 48 MAIL AND PHONE CALLS................................................................................................... 50 ADVOCATING FOR EDUCATION SERVICES ................................................................ 50 TUTORING ................................................................................................................................51 SCHOOL LUNCHES.................................................................................................................51 PARENTS AS TEACHERS..................................................................................................... 52 HEAD START........................................................................................................................... 52 FIRST STEPS .......................................................................................................................... 53 LICENSING.............................................................................................................................. 53 RESOURCE HOME FILE ACCESS ....................................................................................555 THE SERVICE DELIVERY GRIEVANCE PROCESS ......................................................566 LICENSING FAIR HEARING ISSUE OR ALTERNATIVE CARE REVIEW BOARD (ACRB) GRIEVANCE ............................................................................................................... 56 Office of Child Advocate....................................................................................................589 Child Removal Information.................................................................................................... 59 Pre-Placement Visits............................................................................................................... 60 Resource Home License Supervision Transfer ...............................................................611 Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline ........................................................................................ 62 RESPITE CARE ........................................................................................................................ 64 IN-SERVICE TRAINING....................................................................................................654 Elevated Needs Level B Resource Parent Insurance ...................................................665 NEWSLETTERS ....................................................................................................................666

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ORGANIZATIONS ................................................................................................................ 67 ABBREVIATIONS COMMONLY USED BY CD STAFF ................................................. 68 COMMONLY USED DEFINITIONS ..........................................................................................69 DISABILITY RESOURCES ...................................................................................................81 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT AND SIGNATURES.............................................99

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