Our first foster care and adoption education class, called MAPP (Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting) classes was tonight. I was excited and nervous but I didn’t know what to expect or who to expect.
The classes were being held at Children’s Home Society’s Raleigh Office and being run by two social workers. Both seemed very pleasant and one happened to be the very social worker we met at county DSS foster meeting.
The room had about 10 couples and a single woman. The group had young and old couples, couples of several races and a lesbian couple. We went over about the rules of the sessions, the schedules and what the goals were of the classes. We got big binders with worksheets (egads - homework) and were ready to roll.
One thing we learned more about was the process to get approved for adoption. They license you for foster care as well so you can get the children out of their other foster placement as quickly as possible. Also, there is something…
