So You Want to be a Foster Parent

About this episode

The episode discusses the considerations and processes involved in becoming a foster parent with guest Laura, a Foster Parent Partner.

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Have you considered fostering? What might be holding you back? Join us for a conversation with Laura, the Foster Parent Partner, to explore what it takes to be ready to foster, what the licensing and placement process looks like, and how to navigate relationships with the child's birth parents while providing a safe place for the child to land. Laura is the author of First Time Fostering and brings awareness and advocacy for foster families to social media space...

People in this episode

Guest: Laura

Topics covered

• fostering
• child welfare
• birth parent relationships
• licensing process
• foster care advocacy

Keywords

• foster parent
• fostering process
• child placement
• birth parents
• foster care

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: First Time Fostering

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