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Parents, babysitters, and others...never, ever shake a baby. Shaken Baby Syndrome leads to death in 1/3 of all cases and others end up with lifelong disabilities.
Foster and adoptive parents with years of experience and training know the proper ways to handle a crying baby. They know not to shake an infant.
FACES strongly urges all child-placing agencies to do continual monitoring of children placed in new foster or adoptive parents. It is imperative that continual visits be made to assure child safety and that new parents have the tools to safely care for children. In addition, while background checks and criminal record checks can help to provide a level of assurance that families are safe for children...nothing can replace frequent unannounced and announced visits to the home of new parents. Monitoring and feedback are critical for new foster and adoptive parents, especially if they have never parented before.
FACES, also, recommends that previous foster parents for children (who have provided appropriate care to the child) be encouraged to assist in the transition of the child to a new foster home. The most recent caregivers may have learned strategies for the particular child which could help the new family. Also, the transition period allows the child-placing agency another set of ears and eyes in the new home.
Raising a child takes a village...if you think a child is in danger of shaken baby or any other harmful conditions, please report it to the state Child Protective Services Hotline at 800-552-7096. |
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FACES of Virginia Families Launches Open Arms Initiative
(RICHMOND), Virginia – FACES of Virginia Families, a non-profit support association has established the Open Arms Initiative as an effort to assist families in adopting children from the Virginia foster care system, and assist children currently in the system find a family that might be of interest to them.
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In 2007, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) began the development and implementation of the Response to Intevention (RTI) program. The RTI is a comprehensive student-centered assessment and intervention model used to identify and address individual student difficulties before referral to special education. In using the RTI approach, students receive research-based intervention and assessment. Rather than waiting for a student to fail, interventions and assessments are designed to meet the needs of each student with individualized instruction.
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VDSS Announces New FREE Training Initiative on Education
The Virginia Department of Social Services Family Services Division has announced a new training opportunity for workers and families...Educational Advocacy Training. The training is designed as a one day training presented by the JustChildren Program. The Educational Advocacy Training initiative is designed to support workers, parents, and youth by...
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FACES members are invited to cast their votes for the new FACES Board of Directors by clicking here. Votes must be received by April 10, 2010.
Looking for Information about IEPs? Click Here. |
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Be a part of the health care solution and provide us with information about your experiences in arranging health care for children in foster care. The Virginia Department of Social Services is seeking to improve the medical, mental health, and dental care of children in foster care. Please take 10 minutes to complete this short FACES survey about the experiences you have had with the most recent child living in your home for foster care. Click Here to take survey. Please log on and help inform the solution! |
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FACES urges all members and other persons interested in improving the child welfare system to learn more about current efforts underway at the Virginia Department of Social Services. Click on this link to learn about Virginia's new practice model and the upcoming Governor's Conference on Child Welfare Transformation: www.vafamilyconnections.com.
Please contact your FACES office to apply for a FACES scholarship to attend this conference. We may be reached by email at
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or by calling us at 877-823-2237 (VA FACES). |
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