Post Permanency Services
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٭٭٭ Are you an adoptive parent, a kinship parent or a permanent legal custodian(including grandparents)?
Would your family benefit from respite services?
Are you in need of a case manager who could advocate for your family in reference to educational, home or community services?
Would you like to attend support group meetings to meet other families who understand and are sensitive to permanency and placement issues? ٭٭٭
Case advocacy is the initial assessment of a family’s situation to determine what services are necessary to meet the family’s needs. This initial process is necessary for all other services to be implemented.
Case management assists the family in: · Advocating to ensure ongoing permanency in families; · Identifying strengths and needs; · Collaborating with the family to establish a family support plan for service delivery · Coordinating the provision of specific services to meet the needs of the family; and · Facilitating collaboration between the systems serving the family.
This unit of service encourages structured group meetings of families providing permanency on a regular basis. The support group is designed to ensure that families are supported by building relationships among other parents and children; forming a community of support and mentoring among families; offering opportunities for socialization and recreational activities among families; providing information and educational materials relevant to families; and utilizing professional and paraprofessionals for group leadership and childcare.
Respite services provide families with planned periods of respite in order to ensure that parents are able to maintain a consistent level of parenting and enhance permanency in families. Post Permanency Services are available for your family at no charge!
To Request these Services or to Make a Referral for Your Family
call SWAN:
1-800-585-SWAN
Offering Support Groups for Foster, Adoptive, Kinship and Legal Custodian Families
Click HERE!
Grandparents Welcome!
Approved forms of Respite include: * Respite families * Daycare * Babysitting/In-Home Sitter Services * Summer camps * Day/weekend programs * Facilities * Camps ٭٭٭ CALL US TOLL-FREE 1-800-465-0578 for more information on these services- or call 570-455-1521, ext 308 and ask for Jill.
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