Stability, Permanency, and Adoption

The Stability, Permanency, and Adoption (SPA) Blog was developed by CASCW as a way to inform child welfare professionals and others about practice, research, and policy issues regarding permanency and adoption of children and youth.

February 2014

Positive results in MN for youth electing to remain in foster care after age 18
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Positive results in MN for youth electing to remain in foster care after age 18

Positive results in MN for youth electing to remain in foster care after age 18

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:03-06:00February 24th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: extended foster care, Fostering Connections Act, MN child welfare policy, research|

Minnesota has had an extended foster care policy since October 1, 2010, meaning that youth can elect to remain in foster care beyond age 18 until age 21. Youth can opt for a traditional foster home placement or a supervised independent living setting. Funding for extended foster care benefits primarily comes from county and federal [...]

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Minnesota’s foster care re-entry rate is a complex issue
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Minnesota’s foster care re-entry rate is a complex issue

Minnesota’s foster care re-entry rate is a complex issue

By lali0017|2016-12-01T19:33:03-06:00February 20th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol, Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: ASFA, MN child welfare policy, permanency, practice issues, re-entry, reunification|

Source: MN DHS Child Welfare Continuous Improvement Brief 1 A little over a week ago this Star Tribune article reported that Minnesota's high foster care re-entry rate may cause the state to incur a large federal financial penalty for failing to meet the national standard. According to the article, the national standard is 9.9 percent while Minnesota [...]

November 2013

Guest Blog: Creating Ongoing Relationships Effectively (CORE) at Family Alternatives
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Guest Blog: Creating Ongoing Relationships Effectively (CORE) at Family Alternatives

Guest Blog: Creating Ongoing Relationships Effectively (CORE) at Family Alternatives

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00November 11th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: aging out, CORE, education, Family Alternatives, foster care, guest blogger, permanency, practice skills, youth connections|

This blog post was written by Joan Riebel, LICSW, Executive Director of Family Alternatives in Minnesota. Family Alternatives is a licensed foster care and adoption agency. Andrea Brubaker's blog post on San Pasqual Academy caused me to share our experiences as well. For any child, being removed from her family is a traumatic experience, regardless [...]

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October 2013

Achieving Permanency for Youth Based in the Community

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00October 23rd, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: Foster youth, permanency, practice|

This post is written by the Stability, Permanency, and Adoption MSW Intern, Andrea Brubaker. As an alternative design to placing children in foster care in permanent families, the non-profit group home San Pasqual Academy near San Diego, CA offers a place for youth in foster care to live, attend high school, learn job skills, and [...]

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Another South Carolina couple refuses to return Indian child to Oklahoma father

By JaeRan Kim|2014-08-28T19:21:09-05:00October 21st, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, ICPC, ICWA, Indian child welfare, legal issues|

In a case similar to the controversial "Baby Veronica" situation, another Oklahoma father is fighting to have his baby daughter returned. Baby Desirai's pre-adoptive parents have refused to turn the child over to the Absentee Shawnee tribe, despite an Oklahoma's court ruling last month in favor of the tribe, according to Oklahoma's News One 6. [...]

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Support for birth mothers who have placed a child for adoption

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00October 17th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, birth parents|

We often talk about the "adoption triad" and yet most of our attention is spent on the adopted child and the adoptive parent. There are few resources available for the birth parent who places the child for adoption and what needs they will have after the adoption is finalized. While pregnancy counseling is available through [...]

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Save the date! Celebration of adoptive families in Minnesota

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:05-06:00October 15th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, permanency|

November is only a few weeks away and to herald the beginning of National Adpotion Month, Minnesota Adoption Resource Network (MARN) is celebrating families that have adopted Minnesota Waiting Children with its annual Circus of the Heart on November 3rd. Funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Circus of the Heart has fun activities [...]

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What to expect…when you’re adopting internationally – from the American Academy of Pediatrics

By JaeRan Kim|2014-01-17T17:37:00-06:00October 11th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, foster care, medical health|

The American Academy of Pediatrics as part of their Healthy Children series, has created a brochure for parents who have or are considering adopting a child internationally. Their brochure, "A Healthy Beginning" offers advice on things to consider prior to bringing the child to the U.S., what to expect in the first medical visit, a [...]

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