Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
01/22/21
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We talk about evaluating the risk factors for foster care with Dr. Kimara Gustafson, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota with appointments at both their Adoption Medicine Clinic and Pediatric Emergency Department.
In this episode, we cover:
- The common risk factor that foster parents and those wanting to adopt from foster care need to be aware of include physical, emotional, developmental, educational, and behavioral problems rooted in childhood adversity and trauma.
- What types of trauma are foster kids exposed to? Neglect, abuse, prenatal exposure, multiple caregivers, not having a reliable caregiver, constant stress
- What percentage of children in foster care have been exposed to drugs or alcohol prenatally?
- Impact of trauma on physical health.
- Foster parents often have little information about prior health history.
- Overmedication of foster children and youth.
- Research has found that the average number of psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medications prescribed were significantly greater for youth and children in foster care. o Children in foster care are likely to be kept on them longer than other Medicaid-enrolled children who are not in foster care.
- What are psychotropic drugs and why are so many foster children on them?
- Who has authority to make health care decisions for foster children and youth?
- Impact of trauma on mental health.
- hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity.
- What types of behaviors are common as a result of trauma?
- Sleep issues common to children in foster care.
- Food issues common to children in foster care. Creating a Family course: Practical Solutions to Typical Food Issues
- Impact of trauma on a foster child’s education.
- Children in foster care need educational advocates.
- Risk factors to consider for children already in the home. Creating a Family course: The Impact of Fostering on Children Already in the Home
- Children can heal and foster parents can and do make a difference!
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
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Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
Previous Episode
Maintaining Your Marriage & Relationships When Adopting or Fostering
January 15, 2021
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We don’t just bring kids into our homes; we bring them into our marriage and relationships. And marriages or relationships are particularly challenged when we are parenting kids who have been exposed to trauma. We talk with Amy Garber, MSW and LICSW, the Manager of the Post Adoption Program with Wide Horizons for Children, a child welfare organization. We also talk with Anne Meijers, a licensed clinical social worker, specializing in adult and couples therapy.
In this episode, we cover:
- Our goal should be for our marriage or relationships to be around long after the kids leave home. This takes being proactive because if we’re not careful our relationship becomes all about parenting or fostering.
- How can kids enhance a marriage or relationship?
- We know that kids who’ve experience trauma can be challenging to parent and can test a marriage or a relationship.
- Why are children adopted or fostered past infancy, children with prenatal exposure, and kids who have experienced trauma often harder to parent?
- CreatingaFamily.org has many courses on Trauma Informed Parenting.
- What are some of the stresses that relationships may face when fostering or adopting kids who’ve been exposed to trauma?
- Feeling isolated
- One parent wanting to adopt or foster more than the other
- Blame from the outside or between the parents
- Grief- that parenting is harder or less fun than you anticipated, etc.
- What are some situations that children who’ve experienced trauma can bring to the family and be particularly difficult for the marriage?
- Disagreement on how to handle behaviors
- Triangulation
- What are some signs that you are neglecting your marriage?
- How can trauma or neglect in the parent’s background impact the marriage once children arrive?
- How to handle extended family members (grandparents, etc.) that are negatively impacting your relationship?
- Tips for strengthening your relationship while parenting kids who’ve been exposed to trauma, including prenatal exposure.
- Special issues for single parents.
- We encourage single parents to establish a support network. How can challenging kids test this network?
- How can single parents find support?
- Tips for singles to strengthen their support network and relationships.
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
· Weekly podcasts
· Weekly articles/blog posts
· Resource pages on all aspects of family building
Creating a Family also has an active presence on many social media platforms. Please like or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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Adoption Tax Credit 2020
January 27, 2021
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How can you talk full advantage of the Adoption Tax Credit? What changes are important when filing for this credit for your 2020 taxes. We talk with Becky Wilmoth, an Enrolled Agent and Adoption Tax Credit Specialist with Bill's Tax Service and Josh Kroll, the Adoption Subsidy Resource Center coordinator at the North American Council on Adoptable Children.
In this episode, we cover:
- What is the Adoption Tax Credit for adoption being claimed on 2020 federal taxes $14,300
- It is a non-refundable tax credit. How to advocate for refundability.
- What is a “credit” and how does it differ from a deduction or some other form of tax savings?
- If you get a tax refund every year, how would you use the Adoption Tax Credit?
- If you don’t have any federal tax liability, should you still apply the credit to your federal income taxes?
- What type of adoptions are included or excluded? Stepparent adoption? Embryo adoption? Same-sex partner second parent adoption? Unmarried heterosexual second parent adoption? Surrogacy?
- Can you get credit for each adoption you complete even if completed in the same year? What about adopting siblings at the same time?
- What is a Qualified Adoption Expense for purposes of the Adoption Tax Credit?
- When can you claim the Adoption Tax Credit?
- Domestic Infant Adoption
- International Adoption
- Re-adoption in the US for International Adoption
- Foster Care Adoption
- Special Needs Adoption: How does the Adoption Tax Credit differ for adoptions from foster care?
- Special needs child for international adoption
- What income level is excluded from claiming the Adoption Tax Credit in 2020?
- How long can the credit be carried over?
- Will the Adoption Tax Credit offset self-employment tax or will it only offset income tax liability?
- How does the Adoption Tax Credit work in conjunction with employer benefits?
- What type of documentation should you submit with your taxes? What type of documentation should you keep in your records?
- What should you do if you do not have your child’s social security number when you get ready to file your taxes? When should you consider using an Adoption Taxpayer Identification Number (ATIN #) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN #)?
- How does the Adoption Tax Credit work with kinship adoptions? What if the child never was involved with the foster care?
- What are the most common questions received about the Adoption Tax Credit?
- How to find a tax specialist knowledgeable on the Adoption Tax Credit?
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
· Weekly podcasts
· Weekly articles/blog posts
· Resource pages on all aspects of family building
Creating a Family also has an active presence on many social media platforms. Please like or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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