the supervisor doesn't feel comfortable moving forward with us as foster parents because I never got counseling for the various abuses I suffered as a child.
Everyone that knows me says I am the most well-adjusted person they know. Even the social worker appointed to us told her supervisor that I guess. But still, because I haven't gone through counseling to deal with it with a professional, I'm not suitable as a foster parent.
They would like us, on the other hand, to do respite care for a year and they will revisit our file.
So I'm good enough to babysit foster children (up to two weeks at a time) but not good enough to foster children for any length of time
She did tell me that although I can apply to other agencies to foster, they would still have to approve that child's placement in my home anyway and they really wouldn't be willing to do that.
Any suggestions? I just called my worker's supervisor (not the one who does the certifying) and left a message asking if there is a counselor or whatever that I can talk to to see what they're take is on how I've dealt with my past.