The Importance Of Therapeutic Foster Care

It is important to keep in mind that you will need to constantly be adapting to each new situation. Each child brings their own set of challenges and issues. Each child responds differently to the demands of family life, school life, and social environments. Each child responds differently to discipline. What works for one child doesn't always work for another. Some children thrive with one-on-one attention. They need those personal interactions (Of course all children need some amount of one-on-one attention but certain children need more of it than others). If you have other children in the home you may need to make plans to have some alone time with each child, paying attention to those that really thrive in that situation. Other children
There will always be surprises but try to talk over some of the anticipated difficulties and obstacles you imagine might come. It is far better talk things over before you have a child placed with you and while things are clam than to try and do it in the midst of a torrent of emotions and frustrations. Be honest as well. If you do not think you can handle a special needs child or simply do not feel called to do Therapeutic Foster Care, make your feelings known. If you do not want to do this and you end up taking in a child it will not be long before you start to resent your spouse and become bitter over the whole situation. You want this to be a positive experience for you and these children. So be honest! It is also important to know why you are doing foster care in the first place. If it is simply for the money there are plenty of other jobs you could do. Please do yourself a favor and the children in foster care a favor, do not move forward. If you are only in this for the money, it will not be long before the money is not enough of a reason to keep you lovingly motivated. You are likely to get burnt out faster and give up if your soul reason is because you think this might be an easy way to make a living. If you do get burnt out and give up that will mean sending that child away to another home or institution. So please think carefully before
We believed that God had been preparing us to do this kind of work. It is my conviction that the main reason a Christian should do foster care is to serve God almighty, to be his hands. When foster care becomes hard and difficulties arise, and they will, knowing that you are working for God helps to keep you focused and motivated. There are certainly lots of challenges and struggles when taking care of children with special needs but there is something extremely rewarding as well. I am always reminded of the passage of scripture that says: "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction... (James 1:27, ESV)". We are here to work and serve our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ and one way we have done that is by taking care of children with special needs. It has been a privilege and a joy, even in the midst of trials and heartache. If you have the ability and the desire, therapeutic foster care is a great way to serve God by serving children in