Independent Living Program - Florida's Center for Child Welfare

Involving Birth & ResourceParents in Plan Development• Another opportunity for relationship building & support• Demonstrates foster parent is more than temporarycaregiver of their child. They are an integral part of theprofessional team and an ally in the process ofhelping child return home• Establishes the ability for continued contact followingreunification or adoption, eliminating another loss forchild and in reunification, provides an additionalsupport for birth family