Understanding and Supporting Kinship Caregivers | Angela Tobin | TEDxOhioStateUniversity
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ต.ค. 2024
- What happens to a child when their parents are unable to care for them? You may have heard of foster care , but have you heard of kinship care? Kinship care, when a relative becomes the primary caregiver for a child, has better outcomes for children and is much more common than foster care. Through sharing academic research and personal experiences, Dr. Angela Tobin will challenge you to imagine what it might be like to unexpectedly step into the role of a kinship caregiver, who receives little support yet has the power to change the trajectory of a child’s life. Angela Tobin was inspired to learn more about kinship care after witnessing her grandparent raise their grandchild, her cousin for over 10 years. Through founding and leading an online support group for caregivers, as well as delving into research experiences around kinship care, Angela has made it her mission to listen and amplify the stories of kinship families, who so often are unseen and under-supported. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
This Ted talk is a very accurate portrayal of kinship care. It is a condensed version of how it comes down, and how things change going forward. So many emotions were released viewing this....
Hi Lynne, Thanks so much for sharing this. I did my best to summarize kinship care in 10 minutes, but it was a challenge since there are so many layers at once. I'm honored some of it resonated with you. It's important for caregivers to know they are not alone.
Great talk, Angela. Thank you so much for speaking on behalf of all the kinship families! I was blessed to know you and participate in the Zoom group with all the wonderful people. Thanks for your energy and dedication to spreading the word about Kinship!
It's truly my greatest honor to know and serve so many amazing kinship families. Thanks so much for your support! We have built such a special community together
Fantastic talk and any way that Kinship can be known is a fantastic thing. Amazing
How u get into kinship care is also different than being offered the foster care route when taking the children.
I didnt get the option to do foster care for my gks cuz cps closed the case because I took the children. Thus no longer at risk which made me not eligible for the foster care route or benefits. To keep the kids safe I had no choice but to go to court for guardianship otherwise birth parents could take them back anytime. I did this all on my own. All the paperwork for court getting the parents served and presenting our case in court to a judge. A GIL was assigned and thank goodness agreed children couldn't live with parents. The parents however were not given any items they must do to be able to get children back nor children assigned a caseworker to follow that parents doing what they said they would. Also judge left visitation totally up to my discretion. The judge was also very angry cuz our case was something that cps should not have closed. But it was too late . If we didn't get guardianship we wouldn't have been eligible for kinship care monthly stipend to help raise the girls. While more less than half of what we would have gotten from foster care if cps did keep our case open assign a worker and get the court date to become the children's foster care agent. So we can't say kinship care is for every child that doesn't fall under the foster umbrella as each state has its own rules on what is needed to be eligible for the kinship benefits if at all. Its way to complex for anyone that doesn't do alot of research to know what is available and what is necessary to get it.
In WI u must have guardianship. However nobody helps u get this but u and a lawyer if u can afford it. But guardianship of the children if they don't fall under foster care is critical as it provides u permanent guardianship from the parents. Meaning they just can't come and take them away from you when ur trying to save them from parents for a number of reasons.
This deep dive needs to be addressed. And I believe every child that is taken from parents due to neglect, abuse, drug use whatever should all still fall under the foster care cap and those families be offered the same benefits as any kid taken from a parent. Even if those taking the children have to go thru the foster care process. I would have gladly done that and wasn't even given that option. Kinship care I get review with a worker that comes to my home. Meets with the kids fills out the yrly paperwork n that's it. Takes less than 20min. Doesn't know of other resources available other than TANF which most grands find on their own. And again each state offers different types of programs if any other than the actual kinship care benefit. So check ur state if ur forced to take a child outside of foster care process . It's actually ridiculous that this age group of care givers get very little if any support in assistance for raising these kids. Which also limits what other options the kids have available.. again it's confusing but make sure to check ur state requirements for both. In my case I wish I wouldn't have taken the kids from the parents but let the state do this and then work thru foster care to get them. Cuz then we would have fallen under their umbrella better benefits and more resources for both caregivers n the children. At least in WI. Important to note we had to have legal guardianship to be eligible for kinship care benefit
Thank you so much for sharing your experience Kelly. I am so sorry to hear that you were not provided the option to become licensed as a foster parent when you took guardianship... unfortunately this is the case for so many kinship caregivers. I agree with you that any family caring for a child removed from their home should receive the same supports. It is so sad that kinship caregivers are left to figure everything out with little information or support. Hopefully we will see some policy change in the future toward support kinship caregivers and giving them their full options at the time of placement. Thank you for being an advocate and voice for kinship care.
Great video!
Good
may one day you could build "kibbutz" communal nuclear family livelihood township/housing complex/village.