Adoption update:
We are now down to 3 referrals. A decision was made this past Tuesday about one of our referrals. I will not go on a whole tirade here but the communication from social workers is frustrating. I email; I call at 8:30 in the morning & have to leave a voicemail; and, then the responses make me feel like my quest to find out if we were chosen is bothersome to said social worker. Arrgh!!!
What is the status of the remaining 3 referrals? I have asked this many times...no real answer or specific answer to that question. Two referrals were made late April/early May, with 1 placement being preferred outside of the local county. Should we assume that these children have already been placed with forever families?
But I will continue to call & email our social worker. I will continue communicating on my end because I understand we only have 1 social worker but she has lots of families. Oh, another thing about the communication or communication style - please answer all my questions...like when I ask to verify how many hours of continuing education we have to have per year to maintain our foster license (b/c I can't remember & I have now asked this same question in 3 different emails!!!!).
We have not had any new profiles sent to us in 2 months. Does no new profiles equal no referrals made on our behalf? I know that this is going to be a process; and, we would prefer only 1 child but were open to children 0-18yrs old. I really would like to know what our social worker does all day.
Thanks for listening to me vent. Stay safe this weekend in the rain.
3 comments:
My heart aches for you. I'm angry for you too- would it be possible to transfer to another agent? I'm sure there are agents out there that are more compassionate and understanding of the people wanting to adopt.
NO luck in transferring. Our agent is the same way.
Megan, I emailed this to you. The little girl you inquired about today (K). She was placed. The real bummer is that we got this news in July. I don't understand why you had to wait til Sept. to hear about her. This is so infuriating. I understand exactly how you feel. ~~~Kristi
NO luck in transferring! I LOVE our agent but the waiting game doesn't change! The reason they dont call as often as they should is because they hate telling you that nothing has changed! Hang in there...
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