{"id":3256,"date":"2014-05-12T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T19:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beccablogs.com\/?p=3256"},"modified":"2014-05-12T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T19:26:12","slug":"questions-to-ask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beccablogs.com\/?p=3256","title":{"rendered":"Questions to Ask"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ballerina\"Sooooooo…. we are meeting Ballerina’s<\/a> therapist (TH<\/a>) Thursday morning to ask him questions. So. Many. Questions.<\/p>\n

Actually, we have a huge list that I need to better sort by the person being asked. I have questions for Ballerina herself, for TH and for her case worker. I’m not sure if it’s normally done this way, but we’re meeting with the adults in Ballerina’s life before we meet her to ask them all the details and go over any concerns we may have. Honestly, I think doing it this way is genius! I would never want to ask someone in front of<\/em> a child about their history of abuse, why they’re in care, what their background is, etc. I would think it would cause a bit of a backslide to hear it all again.<\/p>\n

We are meeting him Thursday. If we choose to move forward, we will then meet Ballerina’s case worker and the CW’s supervisor. And then, and only once we’re all<\/strong> satisfied with moving forward, we will meet Ballerina.<\/p>\n

Here is the list I’ve compiled, in absolutely no order and unsorted. You’ll notice there are several duplicates as all I did was copy and paste all the input into a single file.<\/p>\n

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Why she came into care?<\/div>\n
What trauma did she go through?<\/div>\n
Does she have specific triggers?<\/div>\n
Past diagnosis?\u00a0 Current diagnosis?\u00a0 Medication, Name, what for?\u00a0 How many mg.?<\/div>\n
In regards to treatment what issues is she still struggling with in therapy?<\/div>\n
What are her treatment goals?<\/div>\n
What challenging behaviors does she exhibit?<\/div>\n
What is the most challenging\/ inappropriate\/ negative behavior(s) she has exhibited if any?<\/div>\n
Do they know her likes and dislikes in hobbies, food, etc..<\/div>\n
What are her strengths?<\/div>\n
What are her social skills
Is she afraid of the dark
What triggers her outbreaks
Any habits does she have?
Is religion important to her? Which denomination does she identify with
Does she have a healthy appetite?
What is her history of abuse?<\/div>\n
Does she want to be adopted?
Birth parents- both mother and father present?
Does she want to keep in contact with adult relatives?
What circumstances brought her into care?
What are the most important things you want us to know about you to make you happy and part of our family?
What was she told is the reason shes in care
Does she have a history of stealing, lying, pyromania, etc
What are her medical issues – physical, mental, emotional
How does she feel about adoption
What are her likes and dislikes<\/div>\n
Does she have any hobbies<\/div>\n
Is she creative<\/div>\n
Does she like comics<\/div>\n
What are her favorite shows, movies, music
Does she want to go to college
What does she aspire to be when she grows up
How has she been at forming attachments in foster care?
What things are the most important to her<\/div>\n
Why did the child come in foster care
Does she have siblings and do they need to maintain contact?<\/div>\n
Are there any other relatives that the child would like to maintain contact with<\/div>\n
Is there any maternal or paternal history of mental illness, like depression, bi polar disorder, schizophrenia
Does she have a history of sexual abuse? If yes, has there ever been any sexual reactivity?
How many placements has she been in since being in foster care?
What were the circumstances of her failed adoption\/ placement?
Is she on an IEP?
Is she developmentally on target?
What are her fears about adoption, if any
Has she ever expressed what she is looking for in a family?
Birth parents. – How long before their rights were revoked or they were TPR’d?
History of foster homes
What happened to end her last placement
Ice skating- How often does she get to go? Would she be interested in lessons?<\/div>\n
Is she on any medication? Why? What is her diagnosis?
At school – Does she have friends? Many? Who does she hang out with?
How are her grades?
What does she do after school?
Has she has been in other trouble or is therapy due to foster care?
Does she like dogs? Cats?
Allergies?
Does she have siblings?
How many placements? Why did they fail?
What reasoning or discipline style does she respond to best?
What is her learning style?
What are her challenges at school?
What therapies is she receiving? What are the goals of the therapy?
Is she willing to transfer to a school or does she wish to stay in the same school.
How many different homes has she lived in?<\/div>\n
How many potential placements?
How old was she when she was put in care?<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many many thanks to everyone on FB<\/a>, twitter<\/a>, at work, via email and, of course, here<\/a> for giving us a chunk of these questions. You are all my rock stars!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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