Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 340 - FOSTER PARENT CODE
Subpart B - FOSTER PARENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 340.50 - Foster Parent Responsibilities
Universal Citation: 89 IL Admin Code ยง 340.50
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) A foster parent's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
1) The responsibility to openly
communicate and share information about the child with other members of the
child welfare team.
2) The
responsibility to respect the confidentiality of information concerning foster
children and their families and act appropriately within applicable
confidentiality laws and regulations.
3) The responsibility to advocate for
children in the foster parent's care.
4) The responsibility to treat children in
the foster parent's care and the children's family with dignity, respect, and
consideration.
5) The
responsibility to recognize the foster parent's own individual and familial
strengths and limitations when deciding whether to accept a child into care;
and the responsibility to recognize the foster parent's own support needs and
utilize appropriate supports in providing care for foster children.
6) The responsibility to be aware of the
benefits of relying on and affiliating with other foster parents and foster
parent associations in improving the quality of care and service to children
and families.
7) The responsibility
to assess the foster parent's ongoing individual training needs and take action
to meet those needs.
8) The
responsibility to develop and assist in implementing strategies to prevent
placement disruptions, recognizing the traumatic impact of placement
disruptions on a foster child and all members of the foster family; and the
responsibility to provide emotional support for the foster children and members
of the foster family if preventive strategies fail and placement disruptions
occur.
9) The responsibility to
know the impact foster parenting has on individuals and family relationships;
and the responsibility to endeavor to minimize, as much as possible, any stress
that results from foster parenting.
10) The responsibility to know the rewards
and benefits to children, parents, families, and society that come from foster
parenting and to promote the foster parenting experience in a positive
way.
11) The responsibility to know
the roles, rights, and responsibilities of foster parents, other professionals
in the child welfare system, the foster child, and the foster child's own
family.
12) The responsibility to
know and, as necessary, fulfill the foster parent's responsibility to serve as
a mandated reporter of suspected child abuse or neglect under the Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act; and the responsibility to know the child welfare
agency's policy regarding allegations that foster parents have committed child
abuse or neglect and applicable administrative rules and procedures governing
investigations of those allegations.
13) The responsibility to know and receive
training regarding the purpose of administrative case reviews, client service
plans, and court processes, as well as any filing or time requirements
associated with those proceedings; and the responsibility to actively
participate in the foster parent's designated role in these
proceedings.
14) The responsibility
to know the child welfare agency's appeal procedure for foster parents and the
rights of foster parents under the procedure.
15) The responsibility to know and understand
the importance of maintaining accurate and relevant records regarding the
child's history and progress; and the responsibility to be aware of and follow
the procedures and regulations of the child welfare agency with which the
foster parent is licensed or affiliated.
16) The responsibility to share information,
through the child welfare team, with the subsequent caregiver (whether the
child's parent or another substitute caregiver) regarding the child's
adjustments in the foster parent's home.
17) The responsibility to provide care and
services that are respectful of and responsive to the child's cultural needs
and are supportive of the relationship between the child and his or her own
family; the responsibility to recognize the increased importance of maintaining
a child's cultural identity when the race or culture of the foster family
differs from that of the foster child; and the responsibility to take action to
address these issues. [20 ILCS
520/1-20 ]
b) Implementation strategies for these responsibilities shall be explained in narrative form in the annual implementation plans described in Appendix A.
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