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This message was originally posted by hope4kids.

I love the idea of a forum to get support and encouragement. What are the limits on what you can post and still abide by the confidentiality laws regarding foster care? I am fearful of sharing too many details, and yet there are things I want to share. What advice do other members have regarding this?

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This message was originally posted by Nix Zoo.

How can you get help if noone knows your situation, so I share & trust the other fp's with our info.
This is a place FOR support & advice. After all, how else can someone help with questions, if they don't know your situation, right?
Welcome again, Hope.
~N~

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This message was originally posted by michelleepooh.

My own opionion is that you are not violating anyone's confidentiality if you are not using their name!

michelle

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This message was originally posted by jenzcrew.

I am also new to this site and I have questions and concerns regarding my foster children also, and that is why I signed up to this site, but I have to agree with Nix Zoo, how can any of us get advice if no one knows the situation that we are in? We trust this forum and reach out to people that have been through our situations before and if we can't go into detail with it then whats the sense of having this site to begin with? If names are mentioned then what is the big deal?? As long as last names aren't in the picture then so what, its not like every one in this world has only one name for them.

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This message was originally posted by Live2shop.

When I was in school taking a Family Systems class, a CPS sw(one of my foster childs case workers) came in to talk with the class. This subject came about when two of us in the class were foster parents. She suggested we use the child's initials in class papers or any documenting.

One thing that I found kind of bizarre is that we were not allowed to authorize the childs picture being taken in the classroom (even if it was just for their private use). I enjoyed seeing the pictures of my child during activities. I think if they aren't for public use, what's the harm? They notice it too! Little things like this remind me that I am not their mother (legally) yet, and it reminds them that there are rules that apply to them that do not apply to my other children. The SW said it was to ensure their safety. These children were family placements. Their mother knew exactly where they were and had no history of trying to interfere. So what's the big fuss in taking a picture of my child during dress up time, swimming lessons or trips to the pumkin patch? I know this is a petty gripe, but still frustrating.

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This message was originally posted by Nix Zoo.

I think I will change my sig line. It was my thought that this was a FP site & we were able to share things with other FP that we could not share with the average 'Joe'. While in our FP clases, one of our instructors mentioned that we could find support from a FP site. It really sucks that we can't share our lives with other people.

When my last kids were here, I could not sign the consent form to film or record the children, even for developmental purposes. Our teacher was really sweet to our youngest school child(her first year in school). She took pics of her ALONE at the pumpkin patch, the zoo...etc, but did not include her in the group pics. She sent these photos home with her, to be put in her personal album. And took a few Polaroids, just for her, on certain days of funtime.
I talked at length to our CW about the consent. It is just not fair for a little child, (their first year in pre-k) to have NO pics of her schooltime fun to be able to look back on. I am with ya on this one! :-)
~N~