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We've been waiting for several months for a placement. A couple weeks ago, we were chosen for a legal risk placement. I guess you could say we were "matched". The caseworker said she would call us within a couple of days to set a move-in date for the children. She made it sound like a for-sure thing, and had us get the rooms ready & everything.
Since then, though, we have not heard anything. There's been voicemails left for the caseworker and no response either. First....is this normal at all???
Second....what do you think is going on? Why no call or contact??
Third....what should we do?
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Have you tried contacting the cw's supervisor? Sometimes (more times then not in our case) we get these kinds of calls, and THEN the cw is either out sick or on a vacation.
Our most recent placement we were told he'd be moving in on the 11th of the month and many many many phone calls later he FINALLY moved in on the 19th!!
I'd keep making the calls and leaving messages if need be. I'm a firm believer in the "squeeky wheel gets the oil"....LOL.
Good Luck.
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Glad you finally heard back. My son's SW was very responsive, but I've worked with kids whose SWs NEVER reply unless I email and Cc someone they're accountable to.
re: tips: I second a PP's advice about being parents not buddies. That was tough for me as a first time parent. I'd suggest making the visits mirror "real life" as much as possible. Eat at home if you usually eat at home, got to the library not always the arcade, have the child help with a project e.g. decorating his/her room. That's all I've got! Best of luck & have fun.
Happymamma...This varies by county/agency sometimes.I did visits for 1 month before move in....but know that the agency normally stated they like to take longer when possible....that give people time to get adjusted and make sure that it is a "good match" (that's the sw/cw in me speaking)
Fostermom22 - I hope you have been having good visits and maybe even a move in date if the child hasn't already moved in.
In our case, it's not so much how long she wants for transition, but that we've been matched for over 2 months and there's still no timeline for starting visitation or a move in time table. If the cw has a plan she isn't sharing it with us or our cw. Our paperwork is signed and has been received by their office - over 1 month now.
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