{"id":8879,"date":"2020-10-22T19:59:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T19:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childrensbureau.org\/?p=8879"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:06:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:06:22","slug":"kris-corner-the-importance-of-respite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/cnh\/resources\/news-library\/kris-corner-the-importance-of-respite\/","title":{"rendered":"Kris&#8217; Corner &#8211; The Importance of Respite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I\u2019ve mentioned previously, we are a respite foster home\u2026this means that we provide respite (or a break) to homes placed with a longer-term placement. We know that full-time foster care can be exhausting, and sometimes foster parents simply need a break. And that\u2019s ok. That\u2019s why respite exists\u2026so that they can step away for a bit and not have their placement disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>Many people have never even heard of respite foster care, but it is an integral part of the system, and is often a piece which can help alleviate stress and keep a placement intact.\u00a0 In fact, respite can be utilized for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the foster home is not allowed (as deemed by the court) to take a placement out of state;<\/li>\n<li>the foster home does not want to take their placement on a trip (either in or out of state);<\/li>\n<li>the foster home simply needs a break, for any particular reason;<\/li>\n<li>there is an emergency in the foster home and the foster parents need to focus on it (i.e. Illness or death of a parent or loved one, their own illness, some other family emergency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you may have gathered from a previous post, we didn\u2019t set out to be a respite home. However, it has become our family\u2019s way of still being connected to foster care and lending a hand as we are able. We wanted to continue with longer-term placements but right now that\u2019s not what we are able to do. But short-term placements (as in 1-3 days typically) that fit into our schedule? We can absolutely do that!<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, sometimes respite can be a week or more (and you would know the timeframe ahead of time\u2026it\u2019s rarely, if ever, something that\u2019s in flux); the actual length of time will depend on the needs of the foster home utilizing it.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not going to beat around the bush: respite homes are in high demand. So if you\u2019re new to being a foster parent or aren\u2019t quite sure that you would be able to take long-term placements, I encourage you to consider being a respite home. Doing respite to get your feet wet can give you access to different types of kids with a variety of needs and ages (or number in a sibling group) to determine which type of child might fit best into your family\u2019s dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>But because being a respite home does require the same paperwork and training hours as long-term placements, foster parents who respite are also able to \u201cfull-time foster\u201d if the opportunity should present itself. And because it goes both ways, homes who are taking longer placements but who may be between placements often will accept a respite, as a way to stay involved; however there is such a demand for foster homes in general, the opportunity to find a \u201cempty\u201d foster home is getting more difficult to find. More often than not, it is homes with full-time placements who are also doing respite at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Hope that clears up any misunderstanding, or possibly gives you the push you needed to pursue your foster care license.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Kris<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I\u2019ve mentioned previously, we are a respite foster home\u2026this means that we provide respite (or a break) to homes placed with a longer-term placement. We know that full-time foster care can be exhausting, and sometimes foster parents simply need a break. And that\u2019s ok. 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