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I was told recently by one of the nurses that EI is going to become mandatory for all children in placement. Anyone else heard this?
We did one already but it was pediatrician recommended for FD S and they ask a ton of questions. So this morning I got a call from EI that FD A is going to be getting her assessment done and that the bio-mom wants to be the one present for it. How will they be able to do an honest assessment with a parent who hasn't had the child in her custody for the past 3-4 months and only sees her 2 hours every week?
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There was a policy change at EI recently that bioparents have a right to refuse participation from foster parents in any portion of an evaluation.
My friend has a baby who has been with her since he was discharged from the hospital. Biomom refused to allow her to participate in the eval (even the initial phone intake). His law guardian has to get a court order to allow the foster mom to be a part of the eval.
My FS has been with me for 16 months. We are working on getting an EI eval again because of some concerns. Initially, EI said they needed mom's ok to allow me to be part of the initial intake. I called them back and explained that the baby has been with me for 16 MONTHS, and hasn't been with his biomom since he was 11 months old! Also, mom has cognitive issues and only sees him 2 hours a week, in a therapeutic setting- how can she give an accurate description of his issues without my input? Its ridiculous that she would have the right to refuse my participation. Is this about the best interest of the children, or the rights of the bio parents.
I think the policy change at EI has big, big problems.
But, now that my vent is over, I thought all kids under 3 who came into care needed an EI eval.
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I completely agree! I was told that the bp's hold her the entire visit which is good but they were surprised that she rolled on her side while changing her diaper and I said, "she's been doing that for 3 months...do they even realize she's rolling front to back?" The answer was no even though every time she reaches a milestone I tell the cw. I understand wanting to hold her all you can but wouldn't you also want to see her progress? How are you going to tell EI what she can and can't do if you don't even look for it during a visit? So frustrating!