Help Foster Children find a Better Home!

Bill H.R.2742 Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act, would be in favor of all foster children and even children in adoptive homes. The overall outcome we all want for foster children is that they are placed in foster homes that are loving and treat them well; whether it is in or out of state. What this policy would help get is the electronic interstate case-processing system to states that would like to have this system, also to propose to other states to obtain it and use it. The electronic interstate case-processing system helps get documents and all the other necessary paperwork from agency to agency electronically especially if it is out of state lines. The system would help get foster children to better living settings even if it means it is out of state. It would be quicker and less expensive to do it with the system, instead of having to fax papers over or send them over through the mail and have it take longer to get to the other agency. It would reduce the amount of time foster children have to wait to get a placement somewhere because if there is a foster home in another state that is willing to take in the child it would be in the child's benefit to go out of state. It would ensure the caseworker to be able to give the child more attention and focus on their needs while they are waiting to find a placement for them. Another great benefit to the policy is it would make sure to run background checks on the families who might be taking in the foster children. The system would be connected to other data systems such as State law enforcement and judicial agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The reason being is to make sure the foster children are not going to families who may have a history of child abuse and or neglect. The way the policy would be funded is the Secretary would have $5 million reserved just for the system to be put into place and activated. The NASW Code of Ethics that would promote the petition of going through with thus policy is 1.01 Commitment to Clients the reason is because the main focus and goal is to get the foster children in a safe and loving environment in order for them to have a successful growth in their lives. As social workers the best interest is for the people and in this children; if they can have a stable place even if it means going out of the state then it should be proceeded that way and quickly to ensure their safety. Lets help get foster children in safer loving homes as soon as possible.
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