Honesty throughout the permanency process can be difficult because the truth is often painful, and a child or youth may respond with anger, tears or withdrawal. But honesty helps children and youth understand each step of what they are going through. Listening to their expression of their needs is the primary goal of your conversations. This guide is designed for people who are involved in key transition points for a child in out-of-home care: ongoing workers, foster parents, relative caregivers, adoption workers, CASA volunteers, therapists, tribal workers.

 

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Author: Coalition for Children, Youth & Families