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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the thoughtful responses.  We are nowhere near the point of fostering yet but I am really asking a lot of questions.  I can understand the high potential for reunification in cases where a parent is actively in treatment for addiction issues etc.  I guess I was more unsure when it came to issues of severe physical abuse/neglect. I figure if a parent is acting that bad then they have such severe mental and emotional problems that it seems impossiblet o overcome. But I a PP made a point that almost all kids want to hope for the best in their families and maybe the devil you know is better than an unknown family.   Very interesting topic and I have a ton a respect and admiration for foster families.[/quote]

I'm answering this as a foster parent.  I really think the answer is that the law requires reunification to be the initial goal except when certain circumstances are met (these circumstances are in the statute).  I have had children come into my home where the social worker said at the beginning of the placement essentially that there was a very low probability of reunification working.  But the parent is still given a service plan, and the county provides services to the parent.   Now, whether or not they engage in services is a different story.[/quote]

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