How often is too often to e-mail caseworkers

you know- i just had this question for myself. my homestudy was sent for not one but two different little girls. homestudy was sent on 1/4/2011. i waited a bit and sent my first email 1/12/2011 asking politely if there was any news or if either of the girls had been placed. no email response, oh, but she read the email. so i figure...ok....people are busy, let me not be that annoying person cluttering up emails. so i waited a week and sent ANOTHER follow up email on 1/19/2011, again keeping it simple and politely asking if the girls had been placed. and again, no response back but read receipt. i'm just like, wth? so i finally emailed my homefinder and asked her on 1/27/2011 if it normally takes this long and should i just assume i was not chosen for either child, and she said that sometimes it means you weren't chosen, and sometimes it means they haven't decided. which i'm like ok, you know what? i can understand being busy but let me tell you something. i worked as a publicist for a backstreet boy's charity back when they were HUGE, and can i say no matter HOW busy i got, i ALWAYS had time for a quick 10 second, "thanks for your email, no news yet," or "thanks we didn't choose you." i mean really.....it ain't that complicated or that deep. it's a matter of common courtesy, which i find most of them don't have. *frowns* being as tho i have worked in high demanding careers in the past and have still maintained politeness and courtesy at all times, i just find that to me, there really is no excuse what so ever to keep people hanging on like this. *steps off soap box* i ummmm...just wanted you to know you are not alone in wondering, lol. :wings:

I agree, there really isn't any reason to keep people hanging on when one quick e-mail could give us the answer we need. I can handle being told I wasn't chosen better than I can handle hanging on from day to day wondering what's going on...sorry to hear you've had the same kind of luck.

It totally sucks, and I am in the keep emailing them group. For instance, our homestudy was sent in Oct. Checked back by end of Oct, no news didn't hear anything. Checked back in Nov, baby girl had a new SW. Later in Nov, no news. By Dec. we figured we definitely hadn't been chosen. Middle of January we hear back from new SW that basically because we keep checking in we are the one matched. I think they don't really read all the homestudies, they just wait to see who contacts them the most. But I don't really know. Good luck!

Wishingndreaming--congratulations on being matched! Your situation shows that persistence does pay off. Hopefully one day my persistence will pay off too. I just wish the workers knew how much one little reply e-mail could mean to someone (even if it's an "I'm sorry you're not a match" e-mail. Best of luck to your new family

Wishin, Wow I wish I had ur cw..u moved very quickly. I had an adoption hs for 3 years. Was in matchin staffings for only 2 or 3 but never matched. I was open up to 12 ,any race mild beh & med needs and siblings up to 3...I called or email at first weekly after a while I went to about once a month. Good luck & congrats to u!

I on,y contact a social worker of a child if I'm invited to do so AND I have a question. If I want to know the status of aa child I cotact my social worker. There may be a flurry of e-mails for a few days/a week while I get our questions answered and then nothing for quite awhile. I don't know how often my social worker contacts the child's social worker, but she usually seems to know what's going on.

I think a CW should contact you within 24 hours of receiving an email from you. Given the great need for foster and adoptive parents that exists in our country today, I think that foster/adoptive support should be first and foremost. I understand that CWs are busy and have high caseloads, but in my opinion foster/adoptive parents should come before staff meetings, paperwork, lunch, etc. I am a former foster parent and trust me I understand your frustrations. While fostering, I would leave voicemail after voicemail and wouldnҒt hear back from a CW for days and in some cases never heard back from them period. Now that Im a Child Advocate, I encourage Foster Parents to address issues such as CWҒs not returning emails or voicemails in a timely manner. You play the most important role in a childs life thatҒs in custody. Your input is vital to the child. I think a CW should be grateful when they are working with a caring foster parent and be there at a moments notice to answer any questions or hear any concerns a foster/adoptive parent has.

This has frustrated me lately as well! For two weeks I called and emailed my adoption worker without any reply. I just wanted to know if they got the paperwork I sent them and if there was anything else they needed from me. Finally I called the general adoption line and was transfered to an adoption worker. Guess who answered the phone? Our adoption worker! I asked her whether she received any of my messages and she said she had, but didn't apologize or anything. I actually apologized for calling her and emailing so much, and that i was worried that there was a problem. She didn't say "its ok" or anything. She was just like "yeah..." Um alright? Anyway, i finally got the info I wanted and the entire conversation took less than 3 minutes. I totally understand that they are busy, but really, 3 minutes? Even less than that if she had replied to an email. Personally i am not worried about being the annoying person who constantly calls and emails. I have questions and I don't think a quick email back or 3 minute phone call is too much to ask.I hope I don't sound too harsh but all this happened today so its still fresh in my mind. Lol. :)

From my experience if you want a reply, it is best to call and talk to a person. I have found that social workers rarely answer emails or even voicemails.

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