Between September 2012 and August 2013, DSHS surveyed 1,398 foster parents who had a child in care on the 15th day of August 2012, November 2012, February 2013 or May 2013. These foster parents were asked about their satisfaction with support, training, and information provided by Children’s Administration and private agencies contracted by the Administration to provide services to foster parents. They were also asked to offer recommendations for change. The majority of foster parents expressed satisfaction with the support and training they receive, and with the social workers assigned to their cases. In regard to support, some indicated they want more complete and timely information about their foster children’s cases; more resources, such as respite and timely reimbursements; more flexible processes; and more social workers hired. In regard to training, some suggested a need for more convenient training locations and schedules; more training on specific topics; more non-traditional training formats such as online training and foster parent panels; and more choice about which trainings they take.
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- 2012 Foster Parent Survey (11.188)
- 2014 Foster Parent Survey: DSHS Foster Parents Speak (11.215)
- 2015 Foster Parent Survey: DSHS Foster Parents Speak (11.227)
- 2016 Foster Parent Survey: DSHS Foster Parents Speak (11.239)
- 2017 Foster Parent Survey: DSHS Foster Parents Speak (11.243)
- 2018 Foster Parent Survey: DCYF Foster Parents Speak (11.246)
- 2019 Caregiver Survey Report (7.118)
- 2020 Caregiver Survey Report (7.123)
- 2021 Caregiver Survey Report (7.125)
- 2022 Caregiver Survey Report (7.126)
- 2023 Caregiver Survey Report (11.270)
- Characteristics and Service Use of Young Adults in Extended Foster Care (11.266)
- Children's Services Needs Assessment (7.21a)
- Family Foster Care Update (7.26)
- Foster Care Expenditures Study (7.66)
- Housing Status of Youth Exiting Foster Care, Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Systems (11.240)
- In-Home Service Use and Family Risk for Child Welfare Involved Families: Findings from Washington State (7.116)
- Independent Living Services for Foster Care Youth (11.183)
- Independent Living Services for Foster Youth (7.111)
- Informing the Placement Continuum: Classifying Children in Out-of-Home Placement Using Integrated Administrative Data (7.124)
- Predicting Homelessness among Emerging Adults Aging Out of Foster Care ()
- Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care in Washington State: Comparison to Other Teens and Young Women who Gave Birth (11.202)
- Substance Use Disorder Treatment Penetration among Child Welfare-Involved Caregivers (7.121)
- Transition to Adulthood (7.104)
- Transition to Adulthood: Foster Youth at 19 (7.107)
- Transition to Adulthood: Washington State Foster Youth at Age 17 (7.108)
- Washington State's Fostering Well-Being Program: Impacts on Medical Utilization (9.105)
- Youth Aging Out of Foster Care (7.109)
- Youth at Risk of Homelessness (7.106)