Best Practices in Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment and Retention
A key component of permanency for children in foster care is the recruitment and retention of highly engaged foster and adoptive parents. This video presentation, intended for caseworkers and home finders from local departments of social services and voluntary authorized agencies, will provide information regarding comprehensive plans and the newest strategies and tools that will aid in recruiting and retaining foster and adoptive parents. This video will cover and clarify the following four topics:
- The benefits of developing comprehensive Recruitment and Retention Plans
- Process steps for developing Recruitment and Retention Plans
- Tools and strategies to support Recruitment an Retention planning
- The role of OCFS, PDP Recruitment and Retention Specialists and Regional Offices in supporting plan development