US: Family Foster Care: National Workforce Standards Needed Now (Opinion)
Imprint – April 30, 2023
Countless numbers of foster families, child welfare and mental health practitioners and other advocates strive to provide the best services possible. But the outcomes are uneven: some children get what they need, others do not. From each of our perspectives of more than 40 years’ experience in foster parenting, child welfare and mental health respectively, we are convinced there must be a mandate for foster care workforce national standards. Such requirements are essential to help ensure that child professionals and foster parents have the necessary skills and knowledge to fulfill their mission to serve children separated from parents by child protective services.

Family Foster Care: National Workforce Standards Needed Now