Restricted foster home
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Restricted foster homes are a model of fostering children practiced in British Columbia, Canada.[1] It involves a child being placed in a foster home with a family member, neighbour, or close family friend instead of a standard foster home placement.[2] Restricted foster homes are unlike regular foster homes in the sense that the caregivers probably had a relationship with the child before they entered into foster care.
Restricted foster home families are typically extended family members of the child in care who have a significant relationship with the child.[3] The name comes from the fact that the carers are restricted to caring for their own family members and will not be asked to foster other children.[4]
Child Protection Agencies will sometimes place a child in a restricted foster home as way of maintaining consistency in the child’s life while they are away from their parents.
The process to become a restricted foster home is involves criminal records checks, home visits, assessment interviews, and a medical assessment done by a physician.[5] Families are also expected to take the Foster Care Education Program which consists of a total of 53 hours of training and includes topics such as the effect of neglect and abuse on children, separation and loss, and suicide intervention and prevention.
