Consider the following persona:
Razae
Razae is 12 months old and has been placed in foster care since he was four months old. He was prenatally exposed to drugs and was placed in foster care because of domestic violence in the home. Emma and Andrew are the young couple providing care for the first time.
Razae is a very sweet, rambunctious boy who enjoys music and movement. He’s also a great sleeper. Razae has learned how to walk, makes a variety of sounds, and is imitating others’ language consistently. Based on developmental delays in several domains, Razae qualified for and is receiving home-based early intervention services. He was slow to attach to his foster parents and is now bonding through play and enjoying skin to skin contact and other attachment-based activities. These were the areas that were goals in Razae’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). He is thriving in this placement. Razae still visits his maternal grandmother and there is talk of placing him with her in the future.
1. How will you support Razae and his family?
After doing the DB reply to two other ppl agree or disagree and why?
First person :First and foremost, since the foster parents are completely new to provididng care for infants, i will find resources in helping guide new parents with infant care and their needs. He is finally showing a bond with them, so i would reinforce that by finding programs that can reinforce what is already happening in the home.  Although he is still young, he can still be affected by some of the domestic violence that occured in the early months. Finding a resource list of family counseling  for all parties, including the maternal grandmother.After going through the list based off of their area and the needs for their specific family dynamic, we can find a suitable therapist to help guide the family further.. If allowed I would like to join to see the progress from day 1 until he is ready to be placed with his grandmother. I will continue to stay in touch with the grandmother to check on the family to see if further assistance is required. Also staying in touch with the foster parents to see how they may be coping with their new family dynamic considering they wont be with baby Razae anymore.
Second person:At 12 months old Razae is very young and there are many things that should be considered. At such a young age it is more imperative than ever that the baby is not bounced around from home to home. It is also important that he not fall back into the children’s home. The children’s home is filled with too many babies and Razae would not be cared for properly since there are too many babies and not enough providers. Razae’s current foster parents sound wonderful and are doing all the right things by giving the baby a wonderful home, love, cuddles, attention, and the help that he requires. Razae should stay with his foster parents until he is able to be placed into his forever home hopefully with his grandmother. Razae should see his grandmother frequently to maintain the bond that is needed for a seamless transition when moving from his foster parents care to his grandmother’s care.