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ust as location, location, location are acted kinder. Note when negative behavior academics and behavior, medical issues and
the three most important words for a began to decrease, and how he attempts to simply day to day events.
real estate agent, documentation should handle difficult situations in a more positive
ring in the ear of every foster parent. They way. It is important that your writing is done in a
just might be the three most important manner which is observational, descriptive
words a foster parent needs today. Written Throughout the placement of your foster and is a non-biased account of your foster
documentation can go a long way toward child in your house, it will be necessary for child. Furthermore, you will want to make
keeping foster parents safe, and even helping you as a foster parent to keep written records, certain that your written account neither
protect them from false accusations. a journal or some sort of documentation. includes your opinions nor is written from an
This written account will help you keep an emotional approach. If you wish to include
The life of a foster parent is often one filled accurate account of the time your foster your opinions and feelings about him,
with laughter, surprises and great joy. At the child lives in your home. This documenting you might wish to start a personal journal
same time, as you care for children in need can be done a number of ways, or even a for yourself about his time with you. Your
in your own home and family, there can be combination of them, as well. Many people documentation journal is not about you or
challenges as well. To be sure, you will need keep a written diary, notebook or journal, how you feel, it is simply about the child’s
all the resources and tools available to you in writing about the day’s events each evening. progress, status and events in his life.
order to meet these challenges. Many times, Others may use a computer, laptop or tablet
these challenges are unexpected. One of these to document and record the events of the day, As it says in the classic “Do Re Mi” song
tools that is sure to help is documentation. saving these documents in a computer file of from the movie “The Sound of Music,” it is
Now, documentation does not mean that you, some sort. Still others may use a behavioral important to start at the beginning. Begin
as a foster parent, should record and report chart to note events and progress of a child, a journal about your foster child, beginning
only those negative experiences while caring while others may use a calendar format. with his arrival. Explain the state of dress,
for a child in care. Indeed, positive events Whatever you use, it should be something behavior and emotional well-being when
and occurrences should also be reported and that allows you to record information and he arrived. Document the conversation
documented. Document when he started details of a child’s behavior, emotional status between the caseworker and the child. As
eating healthier, behaving more positively, and changes, progress in school in both these first few nights of being placed into a
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new home are often traumatic for a child, cut. It most likely happened to you as a child, a visitation, including the date, times and
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note how those first few nights went. How and will happen to the children living in locations of each visit. Record who was there
did he react at bedtime, at mealtime, upon your home. Simply make sure you document to supervise and monitor the visitation. If
meeting you and your family, and of being such events in full. If he should miss a day of he has significant emotional or behavioral
introduced to your house rules? Indeed, school due to being sick, record this and how changes before and/or after these visits, as
describe his progress and daily events in your you treated it as well. Keep records of any is often the case and is also quite normal,
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