For anyone reading this string and might foresee this coming their way, I would like to add FYI the Reintegration Plan created and mailed to me today.

Reintegration Plan.....

Into a home with Deborah E.

The following is a reintegration agreement written to specify actions
needed to be taken by Deborah E., the Farm Inc. and SRS to facilitate
the return of 'daughter' to Deborah E.'s care. This reintegration plan does
not guarantee that the child will be retuned upon completion of tasks
or upon expiration, but is a basis by which SRS, The Farm Inc., and
the District Court can evaluate the ability and resources of the
parent to resume care of the child.

Length of the Agreement

This agreement shall be in effect upon signature of the parent and
exact length of plan will be reviewed in court on 3/21/05.

I. Home Environment

A. D.E. shall maintain proper and suitable housing for herself and
'daughter' without the threat of eviction and provide a current
mortgage/lease prior to reintegration. Deborah will notify the Farm,
Inc. of any changes within 72 hours of the change of residence/phone
number.

B. The home shall be in good working condition at all times and
any necessary repairs will be made timely. All utilities will be in
proper working order at all times. Deborah will cooperate with
scheduled/unscheduled home visits by SRS and The Farm, Inc.

C. Deborah will maintain the home with a suitable level of
cleanliness.

D. Deborah will ensure that 'daughter' has her own bedroom, bed and bedding.

E. Deborah will have age-appropriate toys, games, and activities
for 'daughter'.

F. Deborah will ensure that the home is stocked with nutritional food.



II. Employment

A. Deborah shall maintain full time employment and/or seek
assistance to have regular income adequate enough to fulfill the
family budget.

B. Deborah will submit to monthly budget worksheet showing all
income and expenses to The Farm Inc. case manager along with proof of
employment and payment of bills the the 5th of each month.

C. Deborah will remain current on child support obligations and
included documents of payment with the monthly budget.


III. Parenting Skills

A. Deborah will actively participate in parenting education
classes. (her present foster worker has several other children in the
home and she was made upset by watching the foster worker pick up the
infant by one arm and walk across the room with this child dangling by
it's arm)

B. Deborah will write a list of household rules/consequences and
provide copy to the Farm Inc. (Her first foster worker remanded her
to her room for two and half days and she ate one peanut butter and
jelly sandwich the whole weekend, her place at the table was not set
at mealtimes.)

C. Deborah will write a daily schedule/routine that includes
age-appropriate chores, home work time, and consistant meal and
sleeping times. (Presently, she comes to the foster house after school
each day and at approximatly 4:00 she leaves the home and is out till
approximately 9 PM each night.)

D. Deborah will offer age appropriate consequences and redirection
without the use of verbal aggressions or belittling. (her first
foster worker asked her, "are you a lesbian"? when she learned that my
daughter had a book about the our religion. She was belittled by
both the foster worker and some of the other teens in the home, this
hurt her greatly.)

E. Deborah will refrain from using any type of physical discipline
at all times with daughter. (again, daughter was remanded to her room
for two and a half days with near no food.)

F. Deborah will seek help from community helpers, The Farm, Inc.
or SRS upon feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty parenting.

G. Deborah will explore and enroll daughter in school prior to
reunification.

H. Deborah will cooperae with mental health recommendations
including but not limited to parenting tips and medication management.
( I'm 49 years old. I don't take psych drugs.)

I. Deboarh will ensure that 'daughter's' whereabouts are accounted for
by a responsible adult at all times.

J. Deboarh will refrain from making negative comments about other
family members in the presence of "the" daughter.



III again. Psychological

A. Deborah will actively and honestly participate in a clinical
assesment on or by 3/1/05 and actively follow all recommendations, if any.

B. Deborah will call and schedule a psychiatric/psychological
evaluation, if recommended, within 14 days of clincal assessment and
actively participate in evaluation and treatment plan.

C. Deborah and 'my daughter' will participate in family therapy as
recommened by the mental health professionals.


IV. Visitation

A. Deborah will have regular contact with 'daughter' as supervised by
the Farm, Inc. and will agree to follow visitation guidelines.

B. Visitation will not occur in the home until Deborah and 'daughter'
demonstrate a consistent willingness to follow visit guidelines.

C. Following sucessful completion of clinical assessment and
consistent compliance with the professional recommendations, if any,
the necessity of supervised visitation will be reviewed by all parties
and adjusted accordingly.


V. Miscellaneous

A. Deborah will not engage in any unlawful behavior.

B. Deborah will provide an environment that discourages 'my
daughter' from engaging in unlawful behavior.



VI. Terms and Conditions

A. Any and all adult persons planning to reside in the home at the
time of reintegration will be expected to follow the guidelines
outlined in this reintetration plan, including but not limited to Mr. E.

B. Deborah will provide all information nesessary to The Farm Inc.
to verify that the goals in this reintegration plan have been met.
This includes the signing of all necessary releases of information.

C. Deborah will initiate contact with The Farm Inc. monthly to
schedule a face to face meeting to discuss progress and provide updates.

D. Deborah is financially responsible for all costs incurred by
the tasks outlined in this plan and must obtain funding accordingly.

E. The Farm Inc., and SRS will provide and make available
information and support to aid in implementing this agreement, upon
request.


And laid out to be signed by Me, Attorney, Farm Worker, SRS, GAL, and
the ADA.


With a note to "Forward to the Court on:_________date.

Comments?