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SW 4810 Assignment 1 Narrative
SW 4810 Assignment 1 Narrative
reviews the case and meets with the child, their caseworker, biological and foster parents, judge,
lawyer, and anyone else that has a connection with the child being reviewed, suggestions may be
made to specific parties to improve the childs well-being and permanency placement. Since the
review board consist of local residents of various professions, they often provide useful resources
and insight to the other participants at the meeting. The client population is any foster child from
infant to 18 years old. The overall goal is to either have the child return to their biological
parents, be adopted, or learning independent living skills to be a productive member of society.
By surveying the Foster Care Review Board members throughout the state, data can be compiled
to determine whether previous cases have shown that a childs mental health state in improving
when contact with parents increases.
By administering the survey, I anticipate I will conclude that regular visits with the foster
childs biological parent will improve or at the very least maintain the childs mental health. I
suspect the foster parent will have to endure some emotional and behavioral issue as the child
processes the visitation time before, after and during the visit (McWey, Acock, & Porter, 2010).
However, the visitation time results could be beneficial to the child.
References
McWey, L. M., Acock, A., & Porter, B. E. (2010). The impact of continued contact with
biological parents upon the mental health of children in foster care. Children and Youth
Services Review, 1338-1345.